World History
Photos of Lost Cities. This site has a large collection of photos from the world's lost and in-ruins cities. The cities are on several different continents and from various ancient time periods. There are a lot of photos here.
The site has a blog which adds commentary on many of the photo collections. For example, the text on the Land of Two Rivers reads, "Punjab comes from two Persian words, panj ("five") and ab ("water"), thus signifying the land of five rivers (the Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, and Sutlej). The present Indian state of Punjab is the result of two divisions: a) during the partition of India in 1947, and b) during 1966, when the majority Hindi-speaking areas were separated to form Haryana. "Punjab" is a misnomer today since only two rivers, the Sutlej and the Beas, lie in its territory. Chandigarh, a union territory, is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. Cultural clichés associate Punjabis with prosperity, hard work, straight talk, tolerance, a relaxed yet enterprising spirit, stellar contributions to Indian defense, politics, media, sports, and entertainment, a huge presence in Bollywood, truck/cab driving, dhabas and Punjabi food (the best known Indian cuisine worldwide), turban and beard, a butt of ethnic jokes, and a joie de vivre that manifests itself in the exuberant song and dance routines of the bhangra. Women here seem among the freest in the north. Literacy stood at 70% in 2001, higher than the Indian average of 65%. Sikh Gurdwaras are cleaner and more charitable and welcoming to outsiders than most temples and mosques I have visited. From the road, the harsh edge of poverty is visible here far less than in most parts of India."
- Ancient India
FACTS-ABOUT-INDIA.Com has a nice subsection on the History of India. I am highlighting the Ancient India section here. It has subsections on Sources of Ancient Indian History, Pre Historic Period, Indus Valley Civilisation , and the Vedic Age. Another...
- Footnote.com Launches The Largest Collection Of World War Ii Photos On The Web
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- World History Blog Banned In India!
It is true. This blog has been banned by the Indian government and Internet Service Providers have been ordered to block this url. Am I really that subversive? Do I help to spread dissent or bad karma? Unfortunately, I am not alone. Millions of blogs...
- Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe. Description of the lost civilization of Great Zimbabwe, east of the Kalahari Desert, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. From the site: Not much is known about the people and the culture of Great Zimbabwe. This is due to the fact that...
- Afghanistan
Afghanistan. Frederick Engels' view of the country in 1857. Includes a map and commentary. This is an interesting read. From the site: Afghanistan, an extensive country of Asia, north-west of India. It lies between Persia and the Indies, and...
World History
Photos of Lost Cities
Photos of Lost Cities. This site has a large collection of photos from the world's lost and in-ruins cities. The cities are on several different continents and from various ancient time periods. There are a lot of photos here.The site has a blog which adds commentary on many of the photo collections. For example, the text on the Land of Two Rivers reads, "Punjab comes from two Persian words, panj ("five") and ab ("water"), thus signifying the land of five rivers (the Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, and Sutlej). The present Indian state of Punjab is the result of two divisions: a) during the partition of India in 1947, and b) during 1966, when the majority Hindi-speaking areas were separated to form Haryana. "Punjab" is a misnomer today since only two rivers, the Sutlej and the Beas, lie in its territory. Chandigarh, a union territory, is the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. Cultural clichés associate Punjabis with prosperity, hard work, straight talk, tolerance, a relaxed yet enterprising spirit, stellar contributions to Indian defense, politics, media, sports, and entertainment, a huge presence in Bollywood, truck/cab driving, dhabas and Punjabi food (the best known Indian cuisine worldwide), turban and beard, a butt of ethnic jokes, and a joie de vivre that manifests itself in the exuberant song and dance routines of the bhangra. Women here seem among the freest in the north. Literacy stood at 70% in 2001, higher than the Indian average of 65%. Sikh Gurdwaras are cleaner and more charitable and welcoming to outsiders than most temples and mosques I have visited. From the road, the harsh edge of poverty is visible here far less than in most parts of India."
- Ancient India
FACTS-ABOUT-INDIA.Com has a nice subsection on the History of India. I am highlighting the Ancient India section here. It has subsections on Sources of Ancient Indian History, Pre Historic Period, Indus Valley Civilisation , and the Vedic Age. Another...
- Footnote.com Launches The Largest Collection Of World War Ii Photos On The Web
Footnote.com Launches the Largest Collection of World War II Photos on the Web Snapp Conner PR for Footnote.com Jeremy Kartchner, (801) 994-9625 [email protected] Footnote.com today announced the addition of thousands of US Air Force photos to their...
- World History Blog Banned In India!
It is true. This blog has been banned by the Indian government and Internet Service Providers have been ordered to block this url. Am I really that subversive? Do I help to spread dissent or bad karma? Unfortunately, I am not alone. Millions of blogs...
- Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe. Description of the lost civilization of Great Zimbabwe, east of the Kalahari Desert, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. From the site: Not much is known about the people and the culture of Great Zimbabwe. This is due to the fact that...
- Afghanistan
Afghanistan. Frederick Engels' view of the country in 1857. Includes a map and commentary. This is an interesting read. From the site: Afghanistan, an extensive country of Asia, north-west of India. It lies between Persia and the Indies, and...