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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicVedic India

Topic: Vedic India

Vedas contained the core idea of democracy. Don’t look at other countries—PM Museum director

Former Prasar Bharti chairperson A Surya Prakash’s lecture at the PM Museum and Library delved into the roots of the fundamental principles of the Constitution, which he said are enshrined in the Vedas.

Mahurats, kaals, kasthas to replace hours, mins & seconds — Ujjain’s vedic clock to ring in new time

Clock will also display Greenwich Mean Time & Indian Standard Time for comparison. Time will be presented in digital format on an LED screen atop a tower

Ancient Indian texts didn’t allow upward mobility. But how did men become saints?

In 'Women, Androgynes and Other Mythical Beasts', Wendy Doniger explores local stories of saints who fit the non-Indian pattern such as Chaitanya, Kabir, and the Virasaivas.

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Neither retaliation nor revenge—Sardar Patel’s appeal for peace after Partition violence

On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.