About India Legacy

India Legacy is an independent website about Indian history, monuments, festivals and culture, written for students, travellers and anyone curious about India’s past. It is researched and written by me, Gaurav Thapa, and has been running since December 2025.

The idea came from a simple frustration. Whenever I helped younger cousins and friends with a history project, we ended up jumping between four or five websites just to get the basic facts about one monument, one freedom fighter or one festival. Some pages were too academic, some were wrong, and most didn’t say where their information came from. I wanted one place where those answers were clear, correct and easy to check.

Who writes India Legacy

India Legacy is a one-person site. I choose the topics, do the research, write each article and update it when I find something new or wrong. I’m not a professional historian. I’m a heritage researcher and writer who reads widely, visits the places I can, and tries hard to get the details right. You can read more about me on the About the Author page.

The people I have in mind when I write are:

• school and college students, and UPSC and state exam aspirants, who need the key dates and facts explained clearly
• travellers planning a trip to a fort, temple or heritage site
• families and Indians abroad who want to know the stories behind the festivals they celebrate
• teachers looking for something readable to share with a class

What you’ll find here

• Indian history: the Harappan cities, the Mauryas and Guptas, the Cholas and Vijayanagara, the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals, the Marathas and Rajputs, British rule, and the freedom struggle and its leaders.
• Monuments and heritage sites: guides to temples, caves, forts and palaces, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Ellora, Ajanta, Konark and the Taj Mahal, covering who built them, what to look for and how to visit.
• Festivals and culture: Diwali, Navratri, Lohri, Chhath and other festivals, along with classical dance, folk art, traditional clothing and weddings.
• Food and daily life: North and South Indian food and how village and city life in India differ.

How I research and write

I start with books by historians, museum and archive material, and official sources such as the Archaeological Survey of India and UNESCO. Key facts are checked against more than one source before they go into an article, and the main sources are listed at the end of each post.

Where historians disagree, or where a popular story is a legend rather than recorded fact, I say so instead of picking a side. Indian history touches on religion, identity and politics, and I try to write about every community fairly and without an agenda.

Dates, ticket prices and opening times change. I update visitor guides when I learn of a change, and each article shows when it was last updated.

Corrections and suggestions

If you find a mistake, please tell me. I’ll check it and correct the article, and I’m grateful to every reader who has done this. I’m also happy to hear topic suggestions, especially from teachers and students who need an article on something they are studying.

Email: contact.indialegacy@gmail.com
I usually reply within 48 hours.

How the site is funded

India Legacy has no sponsor, publisher or political group behind it, and nobody pays me to write about a particular topic. The site is supported by display advertising, which never decides what I write.