Harappan seals indicate that its residents worshipped trees, and holy men who lived in forests...
In Hindutva’s political history, the Mughals were dacoits, who came from the North-West. A...
The Korean peninsula is located in Northeast Asia, jutting out into the sea. To its west is China...
Every child around the world is now living in a culture of report cards. He is continuously being...
The word ‘transaction’ is associated with commerce, business and marketplaces. It is considered...
Vedas were composed 3,000 years ago, while the Puranas were composed 1,500 years ago. In between...
Every day, as I pass the houses of Bollywood superstars, in the suburbs of Mumbai, I see vast...
An Indian kitchen is a sacred place. Many people do not take footwear into the kitchen. They insist...
In the Mimansa school that became popular 2,000 years ago, the Rig Veda was considered...
Once Vishnu and Laxmi had a quarrel. Laxmi left Vaikuntha in a huff, and came down to earth. Vishnu...
The Mahabharata tells the story of Arjuna, third of the five Pandava brothers, who was a great...
Once, an old man promised a fellow traveller, a young man, his daughter’s hand in marriage. Days...
Valmiki composed the Ramayana and it is still popular though no one reads the old 2,000-year-old...
In the Vedas, there are references to many kings (raja) and to their poet-priests (rishi). Their...
Krishna was raised by cowherds and then he moved from Vrindavan to Mathura and thence to Dwarka...
One of the key principles in Hindu mythology is the idea of rebirth. It means that no child is born...
In Hindu mythology, there are two types of gurus. There is Shukra, associated with the planet...
Badrinath and Kedarnath are two major centres of pilgrimage in Uttarakhand; both are shut during...
It stands on top of a hill and looks like a fort, until you notice the temple-like structures on...
