This southernmost tip of mainland India, where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean converge, is a major pilgrimage site.
This 1995 blockbuster directed by Aditya Chopra, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, holds the record for the longest continuous theatrical run in Indian cinema history at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema.
This Mughal emperor, father of Akbar, briefly lost his empire to the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri and spent years in exile before reclaiming the throne, as chronicled in his autobiography the Humayun-nama.
This chess grandmaster from Tamil Nadu became the first Asian to win the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000 and held the title multiple times, earning the nickname 'Tiger of Madras.'
This 13th-century Marathi saint-poet of the Varkari tradition composed the 'Dnyaneshwari,' a Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, at the remarkable age of about sixteen, and is revered as one of the greatest figures of the Bhakti movement.