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From ancient walls to modern skylines. From timeless traditions to world-changing innovations. From stories carved in stone or rendered in code to those still being written. For 15 years, we’ve told the story of our times and all that has shaped them. And we’re right here, to bring you more. #HistoryAt15

🚗 No Lonavala trip is complete without this stop! Rocky heads to Cooper’s for the town’s quintessential treats, from its famous chikkis to rich, indulgent fudge. Because every good road trip deserves a sweet ending! 😋🍫 #RoadTrippin #Rewind

An Indian museum has made the world’s Top 10! 🇮🇳🏛️ Bihar Museum in Patna has been ranked No. 9 in the world and No. 1 in Asia in Worth a Journey’s The World’s 100 Best Museums 2026. It is the only Indian museum on the list, ranking ahead of New York’s The Met and Paris’s Louvre. #HistoryMaker #HistoryTV18

🪑✈️ A garden chair. A bike engine. A pesticide tank. And somehow… it FLIES! 🤯 Tamil Nadu’s A.K. Raja Gnanaprakasam spent four years putting together an unlikely collection of everyday parts to build his very own flying machine. Now that’s jugaad reaching new heights! 🔧🔥 #OMGIndia

🇺🇸 When getting a US visa gets harder, some applicants turn to a higher authority! 🙏😄 Chilkur Balaji Temple near Hyderabad has become famous as the ‘Visa Temple’, drawing devotees who pray for their dreams of studying, working or travelling abroad to come true. From visa interviews to pradakshanas, this is where ancient faith meets modern ambition. ✈️🛕 #OMGIndia

🤯 Look closely. This sculpture is made entirely from paper! In the hands of Mohit Lakhmani, humble sheets take on incredible shapes and forms, proving that an artist doesn’t need conventional materials to create something remarkable. Paper has never looked this impressive! 📄🎨 #OMGIndia

Professor Ashoke Sen has become the first Indian physicist to receive the prestigious Oskar Klein Medal, recognised for his pioneering contributions to string theory, black hole entropy and string field theory. He currently serves as the Infosys Madhava Chair Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences in Bengaluru. A remarkable achievement for the Padma Shri (2001) and Padma Bhushan (2013) awardee, and a proud moment for Indian science. #HistoryMaker #AshokeSen #IndianScience #HistoryTV18

🚗🍽️ What does Rocky crave on the road? Sometimes, just a good home cooked meal! At Mummy’s Homely Food in Valvan, the old Mumbai Pune highway serves up a treasure trove of comforting parathas, chole, thalis and more. Just the pit stop a hungry traveller needs! ❤️ #RoadTrippin #Rewind

👟♻️ 10 plastic bags + 12 plastic bottles = one seriously cool pair of sneakers! Gurugram based Thaely turns discarded plastic into footwear, using everything from plastic bag based material to recycled bottle canvas and laces. From the shoes to the packaging, this is one brand putting its best foot forward for sustainability. 👟♻️🌱 #OMGIndia

♀️ 15 times in just ONE minute! Think your back can handle this? 🤯 At just 13, Mysuru’s Kushi H can perform the incredibly demanding Niraalamba Poorna Chakrasana with remarkable speed and control. What began as yoga practice for her wellbeing grew into an extraordinary talent. 💪✨ #OMGIndia

Before a new beginning. After a dream comes true. Or simply to seek his blessings. 🙏 From everyday Mumbaikars to some of India’s biggest celebrities and industrialists, millions share a special bond with Siddhivinayak. 🛕 This is the story of a temple that holds a cherished place in the heart of the city and its people. #Siddhivinayak #HistoryTV18

😋 Pune gave us a drink so iconic, it’s called Mastani! Rocky stops at Gujar Cold Drink House to taste the original Bajirao Mastani, a creamy Pune favourite with a story as interesting as its name. One sip and Rocky understands the hype! 🥤✨ #RoadTrippin #Rewind

No gym. A vegetarian diet. And strength that has taken him into the record books! Kerala martial artist KJ Joseph once completed an astonishing 82 knuckle push ups in just 60 seconds. And if that isn’t impressive enough, he can take on iron bars with his bare hands too! 💪🔥 You have to see this strength to believe it. #OMGIndia

😲 A driverless, solar powered electric bus 🚌 built by students in India! A team at Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar spent 12 months developing this futuristic bus, capable of speeds up to 30 kmph and a range of up to 70 km per charge. #OMGIndia

Even inside Auschwitz Birkenau, there was resistance. Women working in an armaments factory secretly collected gunpowder and passed it to Róża Robota and the underground resistance. Their extraordinary act of defiance helped destroy Crematorium IV. Captured and condemned to death, Róża used her final moments to urge fellow prisoners to continue the fight. Academy Award winner @TomHanks recounts this remarkable story of courage and resistance in ‘World War II with Tom Hanks’. Watch Episode 16, #Tonight at 9 PM, only on HistoryTV18. #WorldWar2 #TomHanks

🔥 Some people start their morning with coffee. Rocky starts his with FIRE! 😄 At Pune’s famous Katakirrr Misal, breakfast comes loaded with flavour and enough heat to wake up every taste bud. Now that’s a fiery start to the day! 🌶️🥵 #RoadTrippin #Rewind

♻️ What if those empty chips packets didn’t have to end up as waste? Without by Ashaya transforms discarded multilayered plastic packaging into stylish sunglasses, with around five packets recycled for every pair. A greener future might just come with a pretty cool pair of shades! 😎🌱 #OMGIndia

🏊 Swimming 10 km is tough enough. Now imagine doing it with your hands AND legs tied! 🤯 Kerala lifeguard Ratheesh Kumar, nicknamed ‘Dolphin’ for his unusual swimming style, completed the incredible distance in 5 hours and 10 minutes. Watch him take swimming to a whole new level! 🌊💪 #OMGIndia

Paris and Warsaw were ready to fight back. With the Allies advancing from the west and Soviet forces approaching from the east, resistance movements rise against German occupation. In Paris, De Gaulle fears a communist takeover. In Warsaw, German preparations to withdraw signal that a brutal street battle is coming. Academy Award winner @TomHanks takes you inside two dramatic uprisings in ‘World War II with Tom Hanks’. Watch tonight at 9 PM, only on HistoryTV18. #WorldWar2 #TomHanks

☀️ Breakfast in Mysuru? Rocky knows exactly where to start! At Gayatri Tiffin Room, a morning spread of idli, dosa and vada gets even better with gajar ka halwa and kesari bhath. Because Rocky firmly believes there’s always room for something sweet! 😋 #RoadTrippin #Rewind

Some of Hitler’s own officers had decided he had to die. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg planted a bomb beneath the conference table where Hitler was speaking, part of a plot intended to open the way for peace and a new German government. Hitler survived and became convinced that betrayal surrounded him. Academy Award winner @TomHanks revisits the dramatic assassination attempt in ‘World War II with Tom Hanks’. Watch Episode 15, #Tonight at 9 PM, only on HistoryTV18. #WorldWar2 #TomHanks