History

A significant part of Indian mythologies and cultural practices are snakes. Snakes are still given high esteem in Indian culture and their emblematic importance is...

The trend of gifting and raising exotic animals has a long history. Even today, world leaders exchange animals as token of love, appreciation and friendship....

Buddhism as a religion has inspired people through generations and its emphasis on non-violence and inspiration to follow ‘Dhamma’ or Dharma (the right way of...

Elephants have been roaming this planet for more than 9 million years (specifically the Elephantidae family) and shaping the earth as a keystone species (Paine...

In some regions in India, whales are called Dev Masa, meaning the ‘God Fish’. They are called so due to their gigantic size and majestic...

The field of education has always been seen as a charitable endeavor for elites and others across our history, as embodied in the ancient Indian...

Mandi, a Hindi word for ‘market’, was the native state with the Punjab Hills near the Himalayan Region. In 1527, the former state of Siokot...

It has been a decade since I last sat for a traditional examination. Now, having to face one in the coming months, I am eager...

The hill station of Mussoorie, tales from the late colonial era in India, everyday people turned into endearing stories and the love for nature, all...

Writing his “Argumentative Indian”, a seminal work on the tradition of discourse and public debate in India, the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen masterfully traced the...