Onam celebrates the annual return of King Mahabali, a noble asur who once ruled the three worlds. Despite his demon lineage, his virtues ea...

Ganesh, son of Adiyogi Shiv and Parvati, is revered as the remover of obstacles and deity of wisdom and prosperity. In Hindu mythology, his...

The Hinglaj Mata Hindu temple in Pakistan, dedicated to the goddess of marital felicity and longevity, is currently in the spotlight. Legen...

The declaration of the 12th-13th c. temples of Cennakesava-Belur, Hoysalesvara-Halebidu, and Kesava-Somanathpur in Karnataka as UNESCO Worl...

Through gamification we are creating a society where you take, grab, hoard and raid, rather than a society where you're rewarded for being ...

A pilgrimage to the 12 Jyotirlingas, the holiest Shiva sites, is considered auspicious. The Jyotirlingas are located throughout the country.

While donation (dana) was always part of Indian tradition since Vedic times, this Maha-dana was an innovation in later times, to mark the s...

Two majestic gateways -- Nandi Dwar and Pinaki Dwar -- separated by a short distance, have been erected near the starting point of the corr...

Allu Arjun-starrer 'Pushpa: The Rise' bagged the 'Film Of The Year' award.

Has not Bhagavan Krishn told us in the Gita that wherever there is glory, grandeur and excellence in a superb form of manifestation, it is ...

The 20th century saw a reform movement in Kerala that challenged this old hierarchical system that legitimised inequality. New laws demande...

The ‘thali’ with the rim on the edge, which prevents liquids from falling, is a unique Indian invention. As is the ‘handi’, the cooking pot...

Hindutva is trying very hard to redefine the Hindu pantheon. Traditionally, the Hindu pantheon focused on couples—god and goddess. Shiva wi...

An important set of migrations took place between 500 CE and 1000 CE in different parts of India. These were the Brahmin migrations. The Br...

Vishnu is linked to an ocean of milk, to rivers, to woods, to farmlands and pasturelands. He wears silk, assuming the existence of farmers,...

Lakshmi is the embodiment of wealth, but she is not the one who manages the wealth. She is Finance, not Finance Minister.

Some of the top B-schools, including the IIMs, are offering specialised leadership training courses in a bid to marry human values to busin...