What is Dandakrama Parayanam, the ancient 2,000-mantra ritual recited by a 19-year-old for 50 days without interruption?A 19-year-old Vedic scholar, Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe, has achieved a rare feat. He completed the Dandakrama Parayanam, a demanding ...
03 Dec, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
Who is Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe, the Kashi teen who completed the Dandakrama Parayanam in 50 days after 200 years?A 19-year-old Vedic scholar from Kashi has achieved a rare feat. Vedamurti Devavrat Mahesh Rekhe completed a 50-day continuous recitation o...
02 Dec, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
Vedas protect those who nurture them, says Madras HC judge GR SwaminathanJustice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High Court recounted a pivotal case involving a Vedic scholar wrongly convicted in a fatal motor vehic...
30 Jul, 2025, 12.39 PM IST
Padma Parade: From L Subramaniam to Ravichandran Ashwin & Osamu Suzuki, India honours trailblazers; check full listPresident Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, honoring 71 individuals for their exceptional contri...
28 Apr, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
90-foot-tall bronze statue of Lord Hanuman becomes new landmark in TexasA 90-foot-tall bronze statue of Lord Hanuman, known as the 'Statue of Union,' has been unveiled near Houston at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple...
22 Aug, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
Ram Mandir Inauguration: SC bench, including CJI, that delivered Ayodhya verdict invited for consecration ceremonyRam Mandir Inauguration: Five judges, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI), who played a crucial role in the verdict allowing the con...
19 Jan, 2024, 05.01 PM IST
Shankaracharya Jayanti 2023: Date, time, significance, quotes to remember on Adi Shankaracharya’s 1,235th birth anniversaryThe Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti will be celebrated in April 2023. Here’s all you need to know about it.
24 Apr, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
PM Modi's proposers: Whistleblower on baby food and Dom RajaThe four proposers for PM Modi were from diverse backgrounds: an agricultural scientist, a former principal of BHU’s Mahila Mahavidyalaya, ...
27 Apr, 2019, 10.58 AM IST
A campaign to 'correct distortions introduced by leftist historians' in ancient Indian history‘Run for Own History’ is likely to be organised in the Capital towards the year end or on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on Jan...
07 Nov, 2015, 01.35 AM IST
PM Modi's guru Swami Dayanand Giri given sacred burialThe mortal remains of Swami Dayanand Giri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's spiritual guru, was laid to rest at his ashram in Sheeshamjhadi a...
25 Sep, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
Historians to debate chronology of Vedic literature at DU meet, to correct historical anomaliesVarious right-wing organisations have been pressing for incorporating Vedic literature and Vedic maths in school curriculum.
09 Jul, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
Modi govt not spending money for promotion of Vedas: RamdevHe said even UNESCO has acknowledged the importance of Vedas and called Vedic chants as a cultural heritage, and it was time "our own govt ...
22 Feb, 2015, 09.10 PM IST
Delhi set to host meet aimed at 're-establishing Vedic India'The three-day conference, 'Re-establishing Vedic India', will be attended by 120 delegates from 40 countries, besides 200 from India, Swami...
15 Feb, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Dayananda Saraswati on his birth anniversaryBorn on this day in 1824, the noted Vedic scholar had launched a Hindu reform movement, denouncing idolatry and ritualism.
12 Feb, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
L K Advani, Ramdev may get Padma awardsAs per the government sources, yoga guru Ramdev and Vedic scholar Prof David Frawley are also in the Padma awards list.
06 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Sanskrit scholars honoured with Sri Adi Sankara Puraskar awardThe Adi Sankara Puraskar was instituted in 2000 with the object of recognizing the contributions of individuals in the fields of Vedic stud...
13 Dec, 2014, 10.36 AM IST
Avian AtmanScholars have interpreted the term two fair-winged birds ( dwa suparna) fancifully as "two species of soul; day and night; the Sun and Moon
09 Dec, 2011, 08.03 AM IST