We have all heard about the stories of the immeasurable art and cultural heritage India holds. We are also aware of the numerous attempts made by foreign rulers to plunder our wealth. This is one such story, where we have managed to collect a list of priceless artifacts taken away during the British rule. The eminence of our art and culture is beyond time and value. We hope to deliver the greatness of these artifacts, and its history through this article. Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Throne: Hafez Muhammad Multani[Goldsmith] made a throne for Maharaja Ranjit Singh between 1820 to 1830. The throne’s outer surface was engraved with gold sheets and inside was made of wood and resin core. This throne is composed of two tiers of lotus petals. Traditionally lotus throne had been used by kings. Even though Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a king, he followed simplicity and rarely sat on his throne. After second Anglo-Sikh war, Singh’s throne was taken by British in 1849. It was displayed at an ...
Carl Gugasian, also known as the Friday night bank robber, dedicated all his life to master a crime so perfect, that it could never be traced back to him whatsoever. He worked so hard and devised his grand robbery, the plan worked so perfectly for almost 30 years. He left no trial at all; he succeeded more than 50 robberies, none of them had any clue that related him, still he was caught. He was sentenced with 115years imprisonment. How did the officials manage to catch him? What was his strategy that kept him from being caught for almost 30 years? The story starts when Carl Gugasian was 15 years old. He tried to rob at a candy store near his locality and got caught. He served 18 months in a youth facility before he started his higher education. He did his under graduation in Electrical Engineering and joined to army to gain weapons training. Later he did his post graduation in system analysis at the University of Pennsylvania. He continued his education and completed doctorate in ...