Shiva the Cosmic Dancer: A Symbol of Creation, Destruction, and Renewal
Shiva’s cosmic dance as Nataraja symbolizes the universe’s cycles of creation, preservation, and destruction, uniting ancient wisdom with modern science.
History & Culture
Shiva’s cosmic dance as Nataraja symbolizes the universe’s cycles of creation, preservation, and destruction, uniting ancient wisdom with modern science.
Cotton has a long and storied history that dates back to 1800 B.C. in India. From this ancient period until 1500 A.D., India was at the forefront of the cotton…
Buttons are ubiquitous in our daily lives, seamlessly integrated into our clothing and accessories. Yet, their origins trace back thousands of years, to an era when they were more than…
Pingala’s Chandas Shastra, an ancient Indian treatise on prosody, stands as a significant work in the history of mathematics and literature. Dating back to around 200-300 BCE, this text is…
Nalanda University, dating back to the 5th century CE, was established during the reign of Gupta Emperor Kumaragupta I.
The notion that Vasco da Gama discovered India is a pervasive historical misconception. While da Gama’s arrival in India was significant, it is inaccurate to attribute the discovery of the…
The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute in Ayodhya, India, is one of the most contentious and long-standing issues in the country’s history.
Varahamihira, an esteemed figure in the annals of Indian astronomy, was a polymath who made indelible contributions .
India, a land of diverse traditions and colorful festivals, is also the cradle of numerous ancient games that are the forgotten treasures of its rich cultural heritage. Long before the…
Manusmriti is most commonly known and referred to as the Manusmriti or the Laws of Manu and is one of the most essential in Hindu law and philosophy.