Case Study - Itihaas: 5,000 years of Indian history in 10 languages

Overview

Most Indian history online is spread across many sites and written mainly in English. Itihaas puts it in one place and lets readers explore it in their own language.

Itihaas is an in-house product. Our founding engineer, Aaron Dsilva, built it from the ground up.

The ask

The platform needed:

• Connected content: Monuments, rulers, scholars, events, places and artifacts, all linked to each other.
• Several ways to explore: By era, person, place or event.
• Full translations: Page content translated into each language, beyond the menus and navigation.
• Speed and search visibility: Quick page loads and strong search rankings for a content-heavy site.

The solution

We designed a content model that treats every figure, monument, event and place as a linked entry, so readers can follow a thread from a battle to the rulers who fought it.

Core features

• Historical figures: Biographies of 313+ rulers, scholars and other figures.
• Monuments: Detailed entries for 22+ monuments.
• Events and battles: 69+ documented events and battles.
• Timelines: 14 timelines covering the major eras of Indian history.
• Places and artifacts: 100+ historical sites and artifact collections.
• Interactive maps: Maps of changing territories and historical trade routes.
• 10 Indian languages: More than 2,800 translated pages, in languages spoken by over a billion people.
• Newsletter: More than 10,000 subscribers.

Platform

• Fast pages: Compressed AVIF images and edge delivery keep a media-heavy site quick to load.
• Search visibility: Structured pages in every language, so each translation can rank on its own.

The outcome

Itihaas gets more than 10,000 visits a month from history enthusiasts, students and educators, with every page available in 10 languages.

Core technologies