Topic: Vedas
With Sanskrit medium, Veda lessons, new Karnataka varsity aspires to be modern-day Takshashila
Vishnugupta Vishwa Vidyapeetha in Gokarna, to be formally inaugurated on 26 April, will offer two-year courses and focus on providing integrated Indian education with a touch of the modern
Dalit Veda Vyasa was India’s first nation builder. He was the child of an inter-caste union
In ‘Makers of Modern Dalit History’, Sudarshan Ramabadran and Guru Prakash Paswan write Veda Vyasa’s achievements show how Dalit communities have helped Hinduism revolutionise and reform.
India’s native horses disappeared by 8000 BC. But Rig Veda mentions them more than the cow
In ‘The Tale Of The Horse’, Yashaswini Chandra writes the story of horses in India — from the Vedas to wars.
Aryans did not invade India or destroy the Indus Valley Civilisation. This is proof
It is tragic that our history textbooks say Aryans came and wiped out the settlements of the Sapt Sindhu.
Why a new encounter with Adi Shankaracharya, India’s greatest intellectual, is essential
In his book, Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker, former diplomat Pavan K. Varma explores the continued relevance of his teachings by revisiting the sites he frequented.
Stop looking for scientific discoveries in holy books, be it the Vedas or the Quran
It’s either ‘everything scientific was once found in ancient India’, or ‘everything that is science was invented by Muslims’.
Meet the man who got Harsh Vardhan to believe Stephen Hawking endorsed the Vedas
Harsh Vardhan is wrong since Hawking’s journey from someone ambivalent about religion to completely establishing himself as an atheist is well documented.
When Modi meets Putin, he should move India away from the cycle of ‘appeasement by arms buy’
Washington is convinced the Narendra Modi government values the fact of the production of something/anything in India, and not what is produced.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.