The Durga in youDurga is powerful, she can be fierce, and she overcomes. I guess that was the message Sabina wished to give me, to remind me that I had tha...
20 Mar, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
Science values doubt over faithThe article discusses the prevalent culture in India that values the authority of gurus over scientific evidence. It highlights how gurus d...
13 Oct, 2023, 11.58 PM IST
Fierce and feminineFeminine Energy, often viewed as Divine Energy, is associated with Shakti in Hindu tradition, Tara in Buddhism, and with Mother Earth in in...
24 Sep, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
View: Compassion, empathy and grace is the greatest need of the hourThe bodhisattva ideal of great compassion – mahakaruna – found its greatest expression in Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who is believed to h...
02 Sep, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Supreme Court to examine if administration of educational institution by minority community will give it special statusThe top court was hearing an appeal filed by Mahayana Theravada Vajrayana Buddhist Religious and Charitable Trust challenging the Allahabad...
06 Oct, 2022, 04.09 PM IST
Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim fron Oct 28-Nov 1This will be the 86-year-old Buddhist spiritual head's sixth visit to the state, which till 1975 was a Buddhist monarchy and had a close cu...
14 Sep, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
In Nepal, PM Modi invokes common heritage, shared Buddhist valuesAddressing a gathering at Lumbini alongside Deuba, Modi said, "The growing and strengthening friendship between India and Nepal will work f...
16 May, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
PM Modi lays foundation stone for India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in Nepal's LumbiniOnce completed, the Centre will be a world-class facility welcoming pilgrims and tourists from all over the world to enjoy the essence of s...
16 May, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
Power helped women change world religionsWhen women became powerful in the Roman empire, and in China and in Tibet, the masculine religions were forced to make room for the female ...
24 Aug, 2018, 11.04 PM IST
Phallus Coup: Legends & folklores of Bhutan's famous fertility templeThe road to the fertility temple Chimi Lhakhang in Bhutan is dotted with colourful myths about a maverick saint and whimsical murals and cu...
05 Feb, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Travel buzz: New activities along the coastline of India soonEnvironment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said, asserting that good development & environment could co-exist and were not contrary to each othe...
11 Aug, 2016, 05.15 AM IST
Leh's Hemis festival draws more foreigners now: MonkHemis festival, an annual affair at the 300-year-old Monastery has been witnessing a dip in no. of local visitors, while drawing in more in...
27 Jun, 2015, 02.35 PM IST
Clear light of realityThe English visionary artist William Blake published his apocalyptic poem London when the world was in the throes of the French Revolution....
06 Nov, 2010, 05.13 AM IST