Mark Twain described Varanasi as – ‘Older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend’. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, famously known as Mark Twain, visited India with his wife in the year 1895–96 on their way to the world trip. He visited Bombay, Delhi and Benares. While in Benares, he took a boat ride on the …
India – the birthplace of chess
The original word for chess is the Sanskrit chaturanga, meaning four members of an army, which were most likely elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers. According to a German Indologist researching on the origin of chess, in the 6th century, the Maukhari rulers of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, used to play chaturanga with 16 cabinet terracotta before venturing …
India – the birthplace of chess
The original word for chess is the Sanskrit chaturanga, meaning four members of an army, which were most likely elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers. According to a German Indologist researching on the origin of chess, in the 6th century, the Maukhari rulers of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, used to play chaturanga with 16 cabinet terracotta before venturing into military …