Women in the country have struggled for centuries for their rights, freedom and ownership. It seems history has been quite ...

Dayanand Saraswati was devout Shiva worshipper, but a temple incident led him to reject idol worship early on, and go on a mission to transform Hinduism, ultimate founding the Arya Samaj and bringing ...

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani visited Maha Kumbh on Tuesday with his family and took a dip in Sangam, officials ...

Who was Emperor Harshavardhan, who donated all his wealth at Kumbh every five years? It is said that he gave until his royal ...

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender precision the most luminous jewel, nestled amid lush mango groves and ringed ...

The Kumbh Mela has various myths and stories surrounding its origins, with some tracing it back to mentions in ancient texts like the Vedas and Puranas ... come for a single ritual bath in the sacred ...

At the age of 12 he left Jerusalem for India where he studied the Vedas. He was welcomed by the outcasts for ... book Buddhism (Penguin 1962): Before the seventh century the sole religion of Tibet was ...

The Uttarakhand government has declared one Adarsh Sanskrit Village in each of the 13 districts of the state for preservation and promotion of the ancient Indian language. “Devvani (language of the ...

At Shri Swami Narottamanand Giri Vedic School, students blend ancient Vedic studies with modern tech, digitizing texts for global sharing and preservation.

Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and ...

India’s medieval period was characterised by “maritime neglect” which happened due to historical circumstances and as a result its naval prowess began to fade, exacting a “huge toll”, former president ...

Surya Dev, the Sun god who is worshipped by Hindus since time immemorial, has 7 horses that pull his chariot. Every morning ...