The Brahmanas (religious texts) refer to manuals that connect Vedic hymns (mantras) to rituals...
The fundamental difference between Hinduism and Buddhism rests on the idea of the soul or atma...
A thousand years after the Buddha’s nirvana, Buddhists finally acquired a goddess of (almost)...
The holiness of Kashi, aka Varanasi, is perhaps related to its geography. In Kashi, the river...
On the Internet, a standard acronym appears when a statesman dies: RIP. It means, rest in peace...
“May I join you on your vacation to Sri Lanka?” my best friend asked me out of the blue. Since...
Observe how you react when you read the word ‘mythology’. You are conditioned to believe it...
Every soul walking on this planet desires something. Love, friendship, relationships, health...
2016 was a terrible year for me, both personally and professionally. I won’t bore you with the...
The island of Bali is believed to be the abode of the gods. There’s a temple in every nook and...
Until a few days ago, stateless Ekkapol Chantawong was just the assistant coach of the Wild Boars...
Breathe in. Breathe out. Look around. People are leading happy lives. While their good fortune...
It has been seven years since the launch of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. And seven years since I...
In the state of Karnataka, about 150 km from Bengaluru, in the district of Hassan, stands...
Every tourist who comes to Coorg, a hill town in the state of Karnataka, is told a visit to...
Many of the fairy tales told around the world can be traced to India, leading many scholars to...
Long ago, there lived a king who asked the artists in his kingdom to paint the best picture of...
A forced marriage binds her to a life of mental imprisonment, while a never-ending loan hangs over...
The concept of peace can sometimes be incomprehensible to the common man and quickly be dismissed...
