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Forgotten Horses: How two grand histories gallop past power’s real engineTwo major books on world history, 'The Silk Roads' and 'The Golden Road', aim to shift focus away from Europe. However, both texts largely ...- PM Modi’s Bhutan Visit: Honouring the Fourth King and strengthening a timeless partnershipIn a historic gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Bhutan to celebrate the 70th birth anniversary of the Fourth King. This mome...
- Hindu temple in China reveals trade flourished between the two countriesThe oldest Ramayana manuscripts do not mention China. But the oldest Mahabharata manuscripts do. China became familiar with India first ind...
- 'People in Korea speak half Tamil,' says Madhavan as he questions NCERT for ignoring southern India historyActor R Madhavan has criticised the historical content in Indian school textbooks, highlighting a disproportionate focus on Mughal and Brit...
- The merchants of Bharat: A forgotten legacy of trade and enterpriseThe oldest Tamil epics are based on women from mercantile families. It has nothing to do with warriors or priests. The heroines of Shilapad...
- Buddhism as prosperity gospelMerchants played a significant role in the spread and support of Buddhism, as evidenced by various Buddhist scriptures and historical sites...
- The intimate and intricate connection between Jambudvipa & JavadvipaPresident Prabowo Subianto's presence as the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations, alongside a major Indonesian military contin...
- Maritime Culture of Jambu-Dvipa: A highway linking Middle East to Southeast AsiaFew people know about the Dungi caves of Mumbai that have now made way for the New Navi Mumbai Airport coming up at Panvel. In fact, most M...
- Feudal Buddha: The spread of Buddhism to Southeast Asia, Central &East Asia, had a lot to do with politics & economicsIt all began in the 19th century when Europeans rediscovered Buddhism. They were able to translate the various Pali texts from Sri Lanka. T...
- Chennai-Jaffna flights to operate daily from July 16: Union Minister ScindiaThe frequency of flights between Chennai and Sri Lanka's Jaffna will be increased from four times a week to daily services from July 16, a ...
- Forgotten ballads of Indian merchantsAs per Buddhist lore, soon after he attained Buddhahood, Siddhartha Gautama was fed by two merchants. They said they could not be bhikku (m...
- From technology to food, India and China have received many ideas from each other since agesIndirect contact between India and China is over 5000 years old indicated by the presence of silk threads in Harappan cities, and unique pe...
- What you need to know about Buddhist capitalismA thousand years before that, the trading routes across the world were controlled by Buddhist merchant kings. This is one aspect of Buddhis...
- Full and final settlement before GodIn Buddhism and Jainism, you could accrue good luck by feeding and taking care of monks. Monks refused to take any loans, and so strived to...
- Sea of Spices: How trade gets intertwined with mythsIndia’s coastal regions were associated with sea trade, as per a 2000-year-old Greek text, Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. It mentions trad...
- BRI's impact on Tibet require far wider scrutinyTibetans feel that the massive investment in infrastructure across their country is geared towards tightening Beijing’s stranglehold on Tib...
- Road project to benefit China, its neighbours: EnvoyTalking about the recent devaluation of Indian currency, Zhanwu said "rupee must have depreciated in the past few days, but the rise of Ind...
- China may support ban on Masood Azhar if India resubmits plea: Subramanian SwamyThe BJP leader said "as a tactical move it would (be) prudent (to) resubmit the complaint in UN which was blocked after China put a technic...
- Bollywood music & yoga steal the show at Tashkent summitTo cash in on popularity, the tourism ministry is running an Incredible India campaign at the three-day 2017 Tashkent International Tourism...
- Sikkim's serene monasteries and stunning vistasSikkim promises all kinds of tourism from 'eco' to adventure to spiritual, but what can be a bigger draw than the chance to relax in the la...
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