The invention of Hinduism: How a civilisational ecosystem was flattened into a western religious mouldThe intertwining of colonial ambition and Brahminic scholarship led to a revised interpretation of Hinduism that echoes Western religious s...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
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
Meet the budding pharmacist who turned priest at his own wedding, knows Vedic mantras by heartA groom from Rampur Maniharan amazed everyone at his Haridwar wedding by personally reciting Vedic mantras during the ceremony. This unique...
27 Jan, 2025, 08.08 AM IST
PM Modi begins special 11-day rituals & fasting ahead of Ram Mandir consecration in AyodhyaPrime Minister Narendra Modi has commenced a special 11-day period of fasting and rituals leading up to the consecration of the idols at th...
13 Jan, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
Rajya Sabha Chairman urges education minister to provide copies of Vedas to all MPsDuring the Rajya Sabha's Question Hour, when Pradhan was addressing queries related to Vedic schools, Dhankhar articulated, "… it would be ...
03 Aug, 2023, 02.49 PM IST
āAmrit Kaalā, āSaptarishiā: A guide to the esoteric terms used by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget speechThese enigmatic words have a deep cultural and spiritual history.
02 Feb, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
View: Those who give gifts voluntarily are truly rare and greatWhile donation (dana) was always part of Indian tradition since Vedic times, this Maha-dana was an innovation in later times, to mark the s...
10 Dec, 2022, 12.23 AM IST
View: A healthy mutually beneficial balance of payments happens only when yagna and yoga work togetherThe atma is the expanded mind that thinks about the other’s role in creating the self. It therefore values exchange over sacrifice, trade o...
25 Dec, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
A Brahmin in Kerala: A tale of politics, spirituality, and human greedThe 20th century saw a reform movement in Kerala that challenged this old hierarchical system that legitimised inequality. New laws demande...
21 Aug, 2021, 12.01 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh elections: Uneasy flows the politics along NarmadaIn Madhya Pradesh, Narmada has a special place—in the prayers of the people, everyday greetings and the politics.
22 Nov, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
Navigation began in India: Indus Valley Indians used monsoon winds for sailingBengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclai...
04 Dec, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
How Babasaheb rejected and criticised the VedasFirst eight of the 22 vows that Ambedkar administered to his followers on the day he embraced Buddhism involved an open repudiation of the ...
24 Jan, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Britain's youngest Indian Parliamentarian Jitesh Gadhia takes Rig Veda to the House of LordsGadhia has been part of some of the largest investment flows between the UK and India.
13 Sep, 2016, 10.38 AM 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
Uttarakhand Governor calls for digitising Sanskrit textsPaul said the ancient language occupied a pre-eminent position among the classical languages of the world globally.
20 Mar, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
Vedic Maths: Not quite adding upWritten by Shankaracharya Bharti Krishna Tirthaji, the book's introduction states clearly that the work is the result of the author's study...
11 Jan, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
Yoga and ViyogaYoga is simply defined as the stoppage (nirodha) of the mind's tendencies. Superficially, Patanjali's 'Stop it' slogan resembles Nike's 'Ju...
02 Nov, 2011, 05.39 AM IST