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A tale of two minorities: Why India never saw anti-Jainism like Europe's anti-semitismA comparison of Jains in India and Jews in Europe explores why one civilisation enabled coexistence while the other descended into exclusio...- English literature's 'first-ever poem' hidden in lost medieval book in Rome revealed and it was composed by agricultural workerComposed in Old English by a Northumbrian agricultural worker in the 7th century, "Caedmon’s Hymn" appears within some copies of the “Eccle...
- A medieval book in Rome has been hiding the oldest English poemA medieval book in a Roman library revealed a remarkable find. Researchers uncovered the oldest known English poem, 'Caedmon's Hymn'. This ...
- The world’s oldest known star map was hidden beneath reused book pages for centuries before scientists finally recovered itScientists have uncovered ancient astronomical texts hidden beneath medieval writings. Using advanced X-ray technology, researchers found f...
- Word of the day - HermeneuticHermeneutic refers to sophisticated interpretation methods. It is used in literature, philosophy, theology, and law. Scholars use it to und...
- A Missing Page From One of History’s Most Famous Manuscripts Has Been FoundA missing piece of the famous Archimedes Palimpsest has been found. This ancient Greek document, scraped clean in the Middle Ages, holds wr...
- Love is a many-splendoured thing, but if it's a sign you want, nothing beats♥The heart symbol has traipsed from ancient coins and medieval art to jewels and logos, evolving across space-time - without anyone able to ...
- Word of the Day: ReconditeWord of the day: Recondite entered the English language in the early 17th century, originally referring to something physically hidden or c...
- Quote of the day by Persian polymath mathematician-poet Omar Khayyam: 'Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about it, if today...'Omar Khayyam, a millennium after his passing, remains a celebrated poet and profound thinker. His contributions extended beyond his famous ...
- Amid PM Modi’s cultural push, Lord Krishna’s Mathura–Dwarka journey to go digital this Makar SankrantiA nationwide digital project, launching January 14, will trace Lord Krishna's journey from Mathura to Dwarka, documenting over 500 temples,...
- Vultures accidentally preserved 13th-century treasures: Scientists uncover relics from a forgotten past in abandoned nestsIn southern Spain, scientists uncovered 12 ancient bearded vulture nests containing relics spanning 750 years — including a 13th-century es...
- 2,000-yr-old book, written by the 1st Christian monks, may fetch $2.6 mn at auctionThe Crosby-Schoyen Codex - written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first Christian monasteries - has an ...
- Ancient Hebrew Bible may fetch whopping $50 mn at New York auctionThe Codex Sassoon is set to go on the block at Sotheby's in New York in May.
- When ‘our’ Devi Bhagvati is assimilated as ‘their’ mother goddess in Southeast AsiaDevi Bhagavati, the shakti of Shiva, arrived on the distant shores of an erstwhile kingdom of Champa in Vietnam as part of ancient Asian cu...
- Medieval Mughlai: New translation of Nuskha-e-ShahjahaniThe mere mention of it conjures up images of robust gravies, heavy meats and over-spiced dishes.
- Quedlinburg: A German town holds on to its medieval charm with its castles and cathedralsLocated on a fertile plain just north of the Harz mountains, with fantastic vistas all around it, Quedlinburg has an interesting history.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi tomorrowThe PMUY scheme aims to provide free LPG connections to about five crore families living below poverty line across the country.
- Pseud feudsYoga also had a strong teacher-to-student culture to keep out pedants and pseuds. The result: no books. Only practice!
- Rare texts unearthed by Christie's in north-west EnglandThe public viewing will give us all a last glimpse into this remarkable succession of men who inherited a passion for books and manuscripts...
- Like the bridge that defines it, lakeside Lucerne preserves its past amid its presentLucerne is defined by its bridge. It's a zigzag bridge, with beautiful old paintings and a tower-prison for cantankerous couples.
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