The Amarnath Shrine,located in South Kashmir at a height of about 13,000 ft. is dedicated to Lord Shiva . Come July-August and every year the Valley is full of pilgrims from all over the country coming to have a glimpse of Amarnath Mahadev. All the villages around the township of the famous tourist destination,Pahalgam become agog with a lot of activities. After all in these two months they have [...]

The recently concluded 3-day meeting between SM Krishna,Indian Foreign Minister and his Pakistani counterpart,Shah Mahmood Qureshi was just another link in the endless series of such parleys.They met,talked ,attended a formal press conference and routinely announced to meet again. Strangely enough they disclosed that the talk had taken place in a very cordial atmosphere.It appeared to be something [...]

History Of Indian Currency Some 500 years ago, Sher Shah Suri introduced a silver coin and called it’ Rupia ‘. Since then it is in currency, in India subsequently adopted by Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. It was in the last quarter of the 18 the century when the first paper currency note was issued by different banks in India. The Reserve Bank of India started producing notes in 1938. [...]