Evergreen Hampi: Saga of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Evergreen Hampi is a book by Wing Commander Sudarshan on the temples of Hampi and the saga of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire. Below are extracts from the…
What the Vaimanika Shastra Tells about Ancient Vimanas of India On 28 June 1951, the then Maharajah of Mysuru inaugurated the International Sanskrit Research Centre in Mysuru. Chief Minister of Mysuru State Sri C K…
Temple Connection of India’s Primary Education: How British Destroyed It On 10 Mar 1826 Thomas Munro, the Governor of Madras Presidency, submitted a detailed Census and a Survey Report to the British government. The report…
Menstruation in Sanatan Dharma: Kamakhya Devi and Parvati Connection From Sabarimala in Kerala if one travels westward along the Pampa river for 85 kms one reaches a famous Temple of Mahadeva in Chengannur. It is…
How Lord Ayappa Killed Mahishi in Sabarimala Forests Harivarasanam Vishvamohanam… Whenever this melodious song sung by Yesudas is played, it has such soothing, mollifying and tranquilizing effect on me. Makes me wonder how it would…
Whose Kashmir is it Anyway? Rishi Kashyap’s Kashmira? Kashyap’s Mira! Mira in Sanskrit means a huge lake, Sarovar. Rishi Kashyap is one of the Saptarishis, seven sages of the present Vaivasvata Manvantara. Those who belong…
Bhagavad Gita in America and Making of a Star in World Parliament of Religions Boston Port city in New England Region of America, traditionally has been a commercial hub for trade with India from the…
Of Naam, Namak, and Nishan: Major Akshay, Monologues of a Martyr My Countrymen now call me Martyr Major Akshay. But It’s all in my name, AKSHAYA – the one who is imperishable. I am…
Forbidden Vault: Mystery behind the Secret Door of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple A whopping 1.2 Lakh crores worth gold, diamonds and other precious stones were unearthed in Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram during June 2011. When…
