Rajshri.com brings you a rich library of footage encapsulating the chronological developments of the independent India from the legendary BBC archives. Socio-economic and political events, disasters, epidemics, terrorist attacks and recent occurances - these are the events that have shaped India into the global power it is today. Diverse, intense and well researched, this series of videos take you back in time and place and better acquaint you with India's rich history post-1947.
The haranguing history of a troubled land - Ayodhya - leaves little for imagination. The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was built by a sixteenth-century Muslim ruler of India. Some Hindus believe that the mosque violated the much-revered birthplace of Lord Ram.
Envisioning India's future, this video covers the story of outsourcing in India from one of its major powerhouse - Hyderabad. While the economic process is based on high volume businesses like call centers where it is easy to undercut global competitors, there is a shift to high value enterprises like research and development in pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. The a paradigm shift that is speculated to have grave implications on the British and American jobs.
Capturing the moment when the politically-miraculous became real, this video covers the Congress Party supporters celebrating the restoration of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. It also highlights one of the major causes of this victory - the dark side of the 'India Shining' campaign, started by the BJP-led coalition Government.
The landmark talks between leaders of the Indian government and the Kashmiri separatist movements brought smiles and handshakes from long-time political foes and goaded broader efforts between India and Pakistan to bring peace to the Kashmir Valley. While a definite feeling of war-weariness loomed large over the 'paradise on earth', there was a sense that meaningful resolution process might be in the offing.
A devastating upshot of the 1993 Bombay Bomb blasts left the city's hospitals bursting at the seams, but there was no sign of the culprits being caught. The problem that India has faced for the past fifty years is that every action has had an equal and opposite reaction as far as religion is concerned.
In India, there is no decision bigger than that of getting married. Parents don't just want to know who their children should marry, but also when the wedding should take place. Referring to a personal astrologer implies that the entire wedding entertainment business goes into a state of limbo.
Dowry is almost an accepted evil in India. However, contrary to wide belief, Nisha Sharma became the focus of a new campaign against dowries after she imprisoned her fiance because he demanded money from her family.
The Pakistani and the Indian armies, although not in direct war with each other, engage in deadly artillary duels. The nightly artillery clashes got more intense and caused fatalities amongst innocent villagers in Panjara, situated 400 kms. from the Pakistani border.
An explosion of Hindu pride as Hindu activists parade the symbollic pillar, carved for the Ram Temple they want to see on the disputed Babri Masjid site of Ayodhya. The fracas between the Hindus and the Muslims have become India's bitter most religious conflict.
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