Have you ever wondered beyond the radiant smile and love, what else made Kiara Advani spark like the north star in her wedding? Didn't her attire make her look splendid? Badla Embroidery is done with metallic thread known as 'Kalabattu' and forms the zari which is known as Zardozi. The magnificence of Indian embroidery is how it is embedded in rich cultural history and art.

Lipstick is a must-have makeup accessory everyone swears by. But where does it come from? How did women start using it? Women have, as a part of their makeup, always reddened their lips ever since the dawn of civilization. In ancient India, the effect of applying lipstick was achieved by chewing Betel leaf. Lipsticks, as we know them today, were introduced in England in the 16th Century by Queen Elizabeth I.

The Chola King Rajendra Chola, the son of the Epic hero, Rajaraja Cholan alias the 'Ponniyin Selvan' who was throned in 1012 AD had extreme access to the seas. The King built a strong navy force and used it to conquer the territories beyond sea like Sri Lanka, Maldives and even parts of present-day’s Malaysia. The way the strong naval force was built, its conquests and the great structures it had to operate are way beyond imagination and expertise.

Who could forget the epic Jack and Rose from Titanic, directed by James Cameron? Was Titanic the only ship that sank to the mercy of the sea?  During the year November 1942, when a total of 732 passengers traveled from India to Africa in the magnificent SS Tilawa. It was the period when the world was at war and India was not given independence. And the Tilawa became prey to the rage of the Japanese army, swollen by the Indian Ocean.