Context: Birth anniversary

Subject : History Context : Maharani Jindan Kaur, the last wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, is in news for the auction of some of her jewellery at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale in London. Concept : Rani Jindan (1817-1863) was the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire, whose boundaries […]

Subject : History Context : This year marks 100 years of discovery of Indus Valley Civilisation, and a new study has shown that dairy products were being produced by the Harappans as far back as 2500 BCE. Concept : Indus Valley Civilization was the first major civilization in South Asia,  which spread across a vast […]