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India has Been the Inspiration for the Arts, Cuisine, Architecture of Indonesia: June McDaniel
Dr June McDaniel, specialist in the study of religious experience, Professor Emerita at the College of Charleston, has done fieldwork in...


Traditional Indian Games Impart Intellectual and Spiritual Learnings
Rohan J, a London-based digital media professional understands the importance of “presenting Indic treasures in a modern format”. Being...


Why, How and Where Ayurveda Differs from Allopathy: Prof Rama Jayasundar
Professor Rama Jayasundar, the head of the department of NMR at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi spoke on the...


From Robbery to ‘Free Trade’: British Politics and the Intensification of the Colonial Exploitation
Some Unusual Concern for India As the eighteenth century rolled into its penultimate decade, we observe some curious activity in the...


Why do Chinese people love drinking hot water?
The first time I rode the rails in China, I was caught off guard by the water dispenser. Instead of the usual options for hot, cold and...


Indonesia’s Hindu history: Elevator Summary
For a person with interest in history and extent of Hindu Dharma in South East Asia, a visit to Jakarta’s national museum is a must....


Ayurveda Promises A Happy Ending, Even When Everything Else Fails: Ellen Rennard
Ellen Rennard is an English teacher at Groton School, 35 miles northwest of Boston. The school's campus stretches across 480 acres in a...


The history of yoga in a readable book
Alistair Shearer’s The Story of Yoga: From Ancient India to the Modern West delves into a simple question of how yoga went from a...


Buddhi is not Intellect alone : An Indic Perspective
On this Buddha Purnmia, in this enlightening piece, Shri Anirvan explains to us, what the real meaning of Buddhi is in Indian tradition....


India is a Gastronomic Paradise, a Place Different to Anywhere Else on Earth: Christine Manfield
Christine Manfield is one of Australia’s most celebrated chefs. As an award-winning author, her books – A Personal Guide to India &...


Chinese monk Faxian’s Captivating account of Ancient India
Chinese monk Faxian (Fa-Hsien, Fa Hien) walked all the way to India between 399 and 414 CE. Faxian was over 60 when he left Chang’an on...


How our ancient rishis preserved the Vedas flawlessly
The ancient sacred scriptures of Hinduism were not found engraved on a native rock, embossed on cast metal, papyrus material, or any...


A Project that Aims to Document India’s Forgotten Heritage Structures
Did you know that in 1806 the English East India Company’s Marine Board urged the Council in Fort William, Calcutta (now renamed...


How Pingala created the Binary Number System
“Physically separated but digitally connected!” should be our motto in these days of the Corona virus pandemic. Truly speaking digital...


Floral fabric that was banned
In a letter to her sister penned in 1851, the novelist George Eliot gave her opinion on some muslin fabrics. “The quality of the spotted...


Real Yoga was Brought to the West by People who Sat at the Feet of Great Indian Sages: Jozef Kiekens
Jozef Kiekens or Narayan as he was named by his gurus, tells us the amazing story of how he became a champion for Yoga in Europe. A...


Indian Flag Shines at Matterhorn, Yoga and Ayurveda Dazzle Switzerland Everyday
More than century ago, one of India's brightest lights - Swami Vivekananda visited Zermatt while on a tour of Europe in 1896. In her book...


Villagers’ hospitality wows French family caught in lock-down
When a swanky imported car carrying five French nationals stopped in Laxmipur village of Maharajganj on March 25, transcending language...


Hanuman’s South American Connection: Lokadevata Invoked Today For Medical Aid
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi referencing Hanuman and the Ramayana. He compared...


There is a Thirst for What India Alone Can Offer, the Overwhelming, Living Presence of Her Gods
CSP speaks to Polytheist and Platonist Edward P. Butler. He is an associate editor at Walking the Worlds: A Biannual Journal of...
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