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A few days ago, the expressive, 'fancy' writer inside me, quite unexpectedly decided to come to life. I was viewing pictures of naturally formed chalk cliffs for one of my chemistry assignments and felt a startling urge to write a piece describing their divine beauty. So, I did write something. Now before you move on, just to let you know this is not going to be a usual informative blog and is completely out of theme regarding the usual genre of the blog. Also, this piece of writing is simply a product of my imagination and is therefore not an accurate portrayal of real-world settings. Well then, here it goes: The Cliffs by the coast The majestic coastline, surrounded by dazzling white chalk cliffs, looked like it was straight out of a picture postcard. The barnacled beach seemed like a splendid line of embroidery between the sea and the coast. The bracing sea breeze coated the skin with a rejuvenating layer of mist. The clouds were turning darker every minute and spread...

All right, so in this post, I'm going to talk about two nations between whom a serious border dispute was the most unanticipated thing ever. India and Nepal have enjoyed blissful relations since the 1950s. Under the 1950 Indo-Nepal treaty of peace and friendship , Nepal became the only country in the world to allow Indian citizens the freedom of movement within its territory. Nepalese citizens can also travel into India visa-free. So to say, India and Nepal have shared an 'open border' since 1950. The question then arises what is this discourse all about?                               The Problem: Recently, Nepal produced a new political map which included the areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura under its territory. Now, the problem is that these areas have effectively been under Indian control since 1947 and since the 1962 Indo- China war, India even maintains a strong military presence there...

Apart from being the country of origin of global brands like IKEA and H&M, Sweden is also known for housing one of the happiest populations in the world and why won’t you be happy when there are only 190 annual school days in your country! Personally, I think the Swedes are the most ‘chilled-out’ people in the world. Don’t trust me? Look at Sweden’s ‘radically different’ approach to handle the Covid-19 crisis. What if I told you that while the rest of Europe remains under strict lockdown, Sweden has not shut down its transportation systems, schools, and even restaurants and cafes remain functioning? Believe it or not, this is the truth, apparently, the Swedish government believes that social distancing is a matter of self-regulation and cannot be imposed by the government. This might well be true as we can see in India itself that despite severe government regulations, a lot of people are taking to the streets and trying to defy the lockdown. Although the Swedish ideology might...

    The Maginot line, named after the French Minister of War, André Maginot, was a chain of costly fortifications built along the Franco-German border. It was built by the French in the 1930's to prevent any German attack from the east such as the devastating German offensive during WWI. The line consisted of about 5000 blockhouses, 78 shelters , around 350  casemates  and approximately  142 ouvrages ( or defensive structures). The Maginot Line was designed to ensure that the French forces had enough time to mobilize, in case of a German attack. The French believed that the Maginot line was the 'work of genius' and was almost impenetrable. French troops along the line A plan for a fortification in the Maginot Line                                            The Question then arises why did such a strong chain of fortifications fail to st...

Russia, before 1917, was ruled by various Tsars(emperors) who were the absolute heads of the state with unquestionable power. The Tsars commanded great respect in the Russian society and were said to 'chosen by God' to rule over the Russian empire. But in 1905 for the first time, there was a major revolt against the Tsar, Nicholas II of the mighty Romanov dynasty. Nicholas was crowned in 1894 shortly after his father's murder. There were great celebrations to mark his coming into power. So, why was there a revolution against one of the most respected figures in Russia?           A Portrait of Nicholas the II It is very important to understand the situation of Russia at that time. Most of the Russian population were peasants who lived in poverty. Farming was primitive and backward, the conditions of the majority of the peasants were appalling. There was also a growing population of urban workers due to growth in industrialization but due to massive...

I've been studying history for the last five years now and it is one of my favorite subjects. Unlike many other students who aren't interested in history but some other subject, I like to spend a bit of my free time doing some extra research on the subject. While talking to multiple people and reading a couple of texts, I have noticed that many of us make the widespread mistake of considering opinions to be historical facts. For example, It is a common view that ' Adolf  Hitler caused the second world war ', although it seems very right it is NOT a fact but still an opinion. I would not go into much detail, but if you do more background study you will see that there are two sides even to this story. On the other hand, it is a clear fact that 'Hitler played a major part in WWII'. I hope you are now starting to understand what I am trying to say. We need to crucially understand the difference between historical facts and opinions. If we consider an opinion to be...