The principles discussed so far are in accordance with the ethical teachings of all world...
Hinduism is typically taught through a historical lens. We are told that there was a Harappan...
Indian mythology is based on the principle of Karma, where every action has an unforeseen reaction....
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...
I have always asserted that Hinduism is not a religion, but a way of life. And the Hindu way of...
eastFor Europeans and Americans, the Middle East is considered the Orient—part of the East...
Buddhism rose in India 2,500 years ago. It played a key role in spreading monastic ideas across the...
To understand Hindu mythology, it is critical to understand the metaphor of forests. Forests...
The simple answer is, we can either be reborn (punar-janma) and experience life once again, or be...
As per scientists, the world began 13 billion years ago with the Big Bang. Earth came into being...
There is a famous philosophical problem popularly known as the ship of Theseus, or the Theseus’s...
The fundamental difference between Hinduism and Buddhism rests on the idea of the soul or atma...
The image of the buffalo-slaying lion-riding Durga starts appearing in Hindu mythology only in the...
We have heard the story of how Vishnu takes the form of a wild boar, plunges into the waters...
Mother Teresa. For hundreds of thousands of people, the poorest of the poor, she is saviour. But...
Every year, as the rains wane, many families across Maharashtra bring the image of the Goddess as...
Observe how you react when you read the word ‘mythology’. You are conditioned to believe it...
Culture is a term of agriculture. To ‘culture’ is to ‘cultivate’—the ground, the kshetra,...
