View: What draws corporate world to Himalayan Yogis and Siddha PurushaThere is more to life than rationality. So we submit to tales of the Himalayan yogi and the Siddha Purush. No one in India will find this s...
05 Mar, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
No handshakes: Viral outbreak spooks Asian places of worshipBuddhist temples, Christian churches and Muslim mosques have been ordered closed since Jan. 29 in mainland China, where the new coronavirus...
16 Feb, 2020, 10.12 PM IST
Measuring realised souls: How does one know if someone is awakened or not?Nowadays, India is full of gurus. Most are self-appointed, but their followers insist their guru has magical powers, that he was initiated ...
15 Dec, 2019, 08.58 AM IST
The god & his city: Life of Diego Maradona at Napoli and in NaplesDiego Maradona, a new documentary on the Argentinian football legend, was premiered at the 72nd Cannes film festival on Sunday.
22 May, 2019, 06.35 AM IST
The quaint medieval town of Zemen in western Bulgaria takes you on a time travelA quick tour of the town would be enough to acquaint one with myriad charms.
02 Sep, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Gateway to Machu Picchu, Cusco was the ancient centre of the Inca civilisationIt is no wonder then that wonderchef Gaston Acurio is a popular hero in the country. At his fine-dine restaurant Chicha, there are large gr...
13 Nov, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
Pope washes feet of Muslim migrants, says 'we are brothers'Several of the migrants then wept as Francis knelt before them, poured holy water from a brass pitcher over their feet, wiped them clean an...
25 Mar, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Bruges town in Belgium is as charming as its historyThere was Baroque, Gothic, Renaissance, Romanesque and Classic, standing next to each other. Despite the contrasting styles, it formed a lo...
17 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Who put the 'X' in Xmas? The story behind the Yuletide ritualsFind out the surprising, funny and even nothing-to-do with-Jesus roots of these common Christmas traditions.
23 Dec, 2015, 12.24 PM IST
'Jesus lizard' walked on water 48 million years agoModern relatives of the Jesus lizard live in an area stretching from central Mexico to northern Colombia, flourishing in the higher tempera...
02 Jul, 2015, 05.44 PM IST
- The magic of Jordan's Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea
Preeti Verma Lal let her imagination take flight as she toured the rocky Wadi Rum and swam in the Dead Sea in Jordan
14 Jul, 2011, 06.17 AM IST
- The Angel of Jerusalem: Tributary of faith
The Angel of Jerusalem, stood in the Visitor Centre within the sequestered area controlled by the Baptism Site Commission.
16 Sep, 2010, 12.23 AM IST
Jordan: Biblical aura and its magnificent natural beautyVast arid landscape of rumpled ridges and cliffs seemingly on the verge of tumbling into the valley; mangled stones and rocks that resemble...
22 Apr, 2010, 05.57 AM IST
From here to eternityThe egg symbolises new life in every world culture. Christians adopted it to mark the resurrection of Christ. Hindus believed the universe ...
17 Apr, 2010, 09.02 AM IST
Holding the candle aloft insteadSomeone has wisely observed that the best way to find peace between two people holding radically different world views is to place them tog...
12 Jun, 2009, 02.32 AM IST
- Architectural beauty lay in store
Just an impulsive busr ide away, in the woods near Vienna, the legacies of Beethoven, Schubert and a wealth of natural and architectural be...
21 Feb, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Images of faith
Think Israel and two cities immediately spring to mind: ancient Jerusalem (which is now the country’s capital) and Tel Aviv, the commercial...
07 Dec, 2006, 12.00 AM IST