Making Sense Of Modi’s Temple Investment: Cities Of Gods And A New Idea Of Urban Aesthetics
This year’s Deepavali witnessed a celebration at Ayodhya like never before, with the Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy...
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Bringing India’s Cultural Enterprises to the Forefront at G20
With an exuberant display of colours, cultural performances and cuisine at the first Sherpa track meeting in the historic city of...
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The Wonder Women of Malabar
MORE THAN FOUR decades ago, I had a peek into life inside a kalari— where the ancient martial art form of Kalaripayattu is taught—along...
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The Three Leaps of Hanuman: Valuable Insights For The Inner Growth Of Every Human Being
One of the most beloved deities for us Hindus is Hanuman. Children adore him. Adults worship him. Warriors evoke him. To women, he is the...
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'Avatar: The Way Of Water' Is Western Cinema's Rare Acknowledgement Of The Cosmic Mother
Avatar: The Way of the Water is the sequel to the highly successive movie that came almost thirteen years ago. The movie is quite a...
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Rishi Rajpopat,Indian PhD scholar at Cambridge Uni solves 2500-year-old Sanskrit grammar conundrum
Rishi Rajpopat, a 27-year-old student at Cambridge University has solved a grammar puzzle deriving from the texts written by the great...
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India Is Restoring, Rebuilding, Re-Energising Our Civilisation All Over The World: EAM S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addressed the Kashi Tamil Sangamam on 11 December. Stating that global rebalancing is...
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Subramanya Bharathi: The Cosmic Vision Of A Tamil Poet
Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathi (1882-1921) lived in tumultuous times. His family lived in poverty, which was magnified by Bharathi’s...
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Right Word | Gita Jayanti: How Bhagavad Gita guided nationalist movement and shaped modern Indian
This year we will be celebrating ‘Gita Jayanti’ on 3 December. This is the day of advent of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita when Sri Krishna...
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Why Kula Devata/Ancestor-Worship Has Been A Global Norm Rather Than Exception
The movie Kantara has rekindled an ancient fire that smoulders in people's hearts and reaches out to the soul. It has brought to the...
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The Power of Namaste
Namaste. Nam – as – te. Three syllables and one simple word that has the potential to bring peace between peoples, peace between nations...
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7 Glorious Ancient Indian Universities That Perished Centuries Ago
Ancient Indian universities were once the most influential seats of learning. Students from all over Asia used to flock to these places...
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A ‘disease fighting’ superfood from India can control a $7-billion global market. If we move now.
After firing up the economy and sentiments for some 19 months, exports dipped in October. The government said global factors would make...
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The Goddess And The Moon: Meditations On Kartika Poornima
The Sun is almost exactly as much times wider than the moon as much as the latter is away from the sun. This results in a happy,...
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The Influence of Indian Music on Jazz
Respected musician and educator, Marc Rossi, looks at the links between Jazz and Classical Indian Music. Jazz and Indian classical...
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'India's Contribution To World Thought And Culture': Return Of A Classic
India's Contribution to World Thought and Culture (Hard Bound), Abridged and Revised Edition (2022). Vivekananda International Foundation...
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Erotic Sentiment in Indian Temple Sculptures
Shringara rasa – the sentiment of erotic love, and first of the nine rasas / navarasas as they are called are the natural states of mind...
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The Less Discovered Cultural Similarities between India and Thailand
Thailand gets scores of Indian travellers throughout the year. Some come for the beaches and sea, while others for the mountains, some to...
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Think Lakshmi Signifies Only Riches? Welcome To The Hindu Concept Of Abundance
Futurists Alvin Toffler (1928-2016) and his wife Adelaide ‘Heidi’ Toffler, in their book Revolutionary Wealth (2006) point out an...
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शुभं करोति कल्याणं आरोग्यं धनसंपदा | शत्रुबुद्धि-विनाशाय दीपज्योती नमोऽस्तुते | I fold my hands before the light that brings prosperity,...
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