Live History India

What Live History India does

Live History India (legal entity LHI TV) is a privately held India-based digital media platform that publishes articles, stories, and documentary films on Indian history, art, mythology, and cultural heritage. The platform organizes content into categories spanning eras, people, living culture, religious places, and regional heritage, and produces original video documentaries featuring credentialed historians and archaeologists such as Devdutt Pattanaik, Dr. Vidya Dehejia, and Parveen Talpur. Distribution is digital-first through LiveHistoryIndia.com and a YouTube channel (PeepulTreeWorld), with active social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and WhatsApp Business.

The company's product portfolio consists of a core free editorial website (stories and articles), a paid membership program called LHI Circle offering exclusive premium films and documentaries, and an e-commerce home decor subsidiary called Peepultree that sources furnishings from over 11,000 artisans. The Peepultree subsidiary operates under multiple DBAs (Peepul Tree Stories, Peepul Tree World) and represents a vertical extension into consumer goods. There is no mobile app, no public API or SDK, and no disclosed enterprise or B2B offering; the company's revenue mechanics appear to combine consumer membership fees and direct-to-consumer commerce, though specific pricing and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, public listing, or external capital signals in the source materials. Operating geographies are anchored in India (South Asia) with no geographic restrictions on content distribution, enabling reach to the global Indian diaspora and international history audiences. The platform positions itself as a bridge between academic historical research and general audiences, deconstructing myths through layered, research-grounded narratives.

Name

Live History India

Legal name

LHI TV

Website

https://livehistoryindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Live History India is a privately held India-based digital media platform that publishes articles and documentary films on Indian history, art, and culture, serving general consumers and history enthusiasts globally. Its portfolio includes a free editorial website, an LHI Circle paid membership, and a wholly owned home decor subsidiary called Peepultree.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online History & Cultural Content Publishing

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational Live Streaming Platforms (Classes/Tutorials) (MPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live Streaming & Webcasting Platforms (BPAMAJAB)

Keywords

• Indian history content
• Cultural heritage platform
• Historical documentaries
• Digital history media
• History membership program

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Live History India operates a digital-first media platform that publishes articles, long-form stories, and documentary films on Indian history, art, mythology, religious places, and living culture. The platform also runs a premium membership program (LHI Circle) that offers exclusive content and documentaries, and distributes video content via a YouTube channel.

Product overview

Live History India operates as a digital content platform offering a portfolio of historical and cultural content products. The core offering is the website featuring stories and articles about Indian history across categories (Eras, People, Living Culture, Places). Premium access is provided through LHI Circle, a subscription membership tier. Video documentary content (Films) complements the written articles, covering topics ranging from archaeological sites like Mohenjo-daro to historical figures like Dara Shukoh. The platform positions itself as a gateway to exclusive history content, one story at a time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LHI Circle: Exclusive membership program offering premium history content including films, documentaries, and special series on Indian history and cultural topics.

Products and services

• Live History India Website & Content Platform Digital publishing platform providing free articles and stories about Indian history, art, culture, and heritage across content categories including Eras, People, Living Culture, and Places. Targeted at general consumers interested in Indian history and culture.
• LHI Circle Membership Subscription/membership tier offering exclusive access to premium historical content, including films, documentaries, and special series on Indian history and cultural topics. Targeted at individual consumers who want deeper/undiscovered content.
• Films and Documentaries Long-form video documentary content covering Indian history, archaeological sites, art history, monuments, and notable historical figures, distributed through the LHI platform and YouTube channel.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Discovery Channel India: Established documentary broadcaster covering history, archaeology, and culture globally; comparable to LHI as a broad incumbent producing documentary-style content with historian expertise, though at much larger scale.
• BBC History: BBC's history digital hub featuring articles, documentaries, and historian-led explainers; comparable to LHI as a broad incumbent producing educational history content across editorial and video formats.
• Smithsonian Magazine: U.S.-based cultural/history magazine with extensive digital archive; comparable to LHI as an authoritative editorial publisher on history, culture, and heritage with mixed article and multimedia formats.
• National Geographic India: Globally established history/science/exploration media brand with India presence; comparable to LHI as a broad incumbent producing documentary content on history, archaeology, and culture, though across a wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• Scroll.in: Indian digital publication covering culture, history, and explainers; comparable to LHI as a digital-first Indian publisher with deep editorial coverage of cultural and historical topics.
• YourStory: Indian digital storytelling platform with long-form features and documentary content; comparable to LHI as an Indian digital media publisher with strong social distribution and content-led audience building.
• The Better India: Indian digital storytelling platform publishing positive and cultural stories across categories; comparable to LHI as a horizontally-segmented Indian digital media publisher with content marketing and social distribution.
• History TV18: India-focused history and culture television network; comparable to LHI as a directly competing channel for Indian history audiences, with documentary-style content and historian-led programming.
• The Quint: Indian digital news and feature platform with strong culture and explainer journalism; comparable to LHI as an Indian digital publisher distributing feature-length editorial content via web and social channels.
• History.com: A&E Networks' digital history platform offering articles, videos, and documentaries; comparable to LHI as a history-focused digital publisher with mixed editorial and video formats.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PeepulTreeWorld
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PeepulTreeWorld
• Facebookfacebook.com/LiveHistoryIndiaHindi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/livehistoryindia
• Instagraminstagram.com/peepultreeworld

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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