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Ancient Bharat
Did Brahmins monopolize knowledge in ancient Bharat?
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One of the most common charges against the Hindu society is that the Brahmins monopolized knowledge and hence powered themselves in ancient India. They...
Did you know the game of snakes & ladders called Mokshapat was created by 13th-century saint Gyandev
It would come as a surprise to many that the game known as Mokshapat or Moksha Patamu created by thirteenth-century CE saint Gyandev was...
Surya Siddhanta – the amazing ancient Hindu treatise on astronomy and mathematics
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Surya Siddhanta is a revered Hindu text, stands as a testimony to the deep-rooted intellectualism that characterized ancient Bharat.
The ancient Bharatiya texts on...
‘Vedic food is the way of the future’
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He revived Awadhi cuisine in the US through two restaurants he set up in Boston and Cambridge in Massachusetts; served as an advisor to...
Aussie Maths researcher backs Baudhayana over Pythagoras
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An Australian historian and researcher has applauded the Karnataka head of the NEP (National Education Policy) task force in India, Madan Gopal. Mr Gopal...
Excavation of Hastinapur provides interesting insight into ancient Bharat
Hastinapur, located in present-day Uttar Pradesh, was the capital of Kauravas. It lies on the right bank of an old bed of the Ganga....
Reviving the glory of Nalanda University, the pride of Bharat
Nalanda was the world’s leading education center for decades, long before Cambridge and Oxford were even architectural designs on a map. Providing rich and...
Textiles of ancient Bharat
Bharat was known the world over for its cotton, in particular, and textile weaving has been one of the oldest industries. Excavations of the...
Journeying through ancient sites of Mahabharat
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Bharat’s epics have been depicted as ‘mythologies’ whereas, in reality, they are part of our history. A story that can be backed by archaeological...
Sindhu-Saraswati figurine showing man sitting under cobra hood has striking similarity to Sri Vishnu resting on Sheshnag
A figurine belonging to the Sindu-Saraswati civilization which is currently in Barakat Gallery appears to be the oldest known depiction of Bhagwan Vishnu.
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