How well you know a historic road less famous than the Silk Road, or a piece of literature important but lesser-known — check ...

A few years back my mother desired diksha from Swami Satyanandaji of Vrindavan He chose Akshaya Tritiya day as that was Krishna s favourite Devotees were pouring in roads were packed with cars and ric ...

Historian Pushpesh Pant delivered a talk titled Encountering Indian Food in Art and Sculpture at the National Museum in the ...

SEEMA BURMAN recounts stories associated with the sacred plant ahead of Tulsi VivahaTulsa Maharani Namo Namaha There is an interesting story about chaturmas or the four months of monsoon linked to Vis ...

While Bengali is primarily derived from Magadhi Prakrit, over the years, the language has taken on new forms, ranging from ...

Nestled in the Bankura district of West Bengal, Bishnupur beckons with its awe-inspiring terracotta temples, each a testament ...

More Indian artistes need to know how they can use Gita and Natyashastra to crack down on the language divide being attempted ...

India is a land of temples, Gods, religions, and beliefs. And in every 1 kilometre, you will surely spot a temple, big or ...

The most widely recognized set of Vishnu's avatars is the Dashavatara, which comprises ten principal incarnations: Matsya (The fish): Matsya Avatar, Vishnu's first incarnation, is depicted as a fish.

Devika is also considered an incarnation of Mata Urmila, the wife of Lord Yama Dharma Maharaj, and was a devoted follower of Lord Krishna. In the Mahabharata, Devika is mentioned briefly in the ...