Stressful week? We can help. With 607 maps at your fingertips, go from laptop to hilltop with OS Maps. | Ordnance Survey

The Portuguese were the first to set foot in India, but did you know that they kept the sea route to India a closely guarded secret for nearly 100 years? And when the maps were stolen, it led to the formation of the VOC or the Dutch East India Company, the biggest company ever in history!Wardrobe partner - Kalpa DrumaMedia Partner - The HinduResearched and produced in partnership withArchaeological Survey of India andTamil Nadu Tourism#DutchinIndia #DutchEastIndiaCompany #OldMaps #DutchColony #S

India's largest burial ground hides a 4,000-year-old unsolved mystery! #AncientIndia #HistoryMystery #LostCivilizations #UnsolvedMystery #BurialGround #AncientWarriors #Archaeologysurveyofindia [Ancient India, Archeological Survey of India, History of India, Largest burial ground, unsolved mystery] | TheBetterIndia

Set foot in history at the Barabar Caves, one of India's oldest rock-cut structures, carved into Precambrian granite of the Barabar and Nagarjuni Hills, Bihar. Adorned with intricate carvings and Ashokan inscriptions, these rocks contain Titaniferous magnetite ores within anorthosite pockets, reflecting India’s unique geological and cultural heritage. #Geoheritage #BarabarCaves #Geotourism | Geological Survey of India