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When was the last time you came across a beautiful quote for which you wanted to generate a cool image and share on your favorite social network or include in your blog article, but struggled to find a quick and easy way to create one? Having come across the...

Ancient Indian Science, Technology, Culture, History and Society

Grahas are not Planets – Nava Graha is not the same as Nine Planets

One of the “scientific mistakes” which people who argue against ancient Indian science point to is that, ancient Indian astronomers “wrongly” classified Sun and Moon as Planets, and did not include Uranus and Neptune in their list of 9 planets. The very first common sensual mistake here is to assume that the definition of Graha is the same as that of modern planets. This...

Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam and Valmiki Ramayan

What is the relation between the thousands of years old Valmiki Ramayan and the centuries old Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam? The very first lines of the Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam (below) are from the original Valmiki Ramayana. Sage Vishwamitra says these lines in the Bala Kaanda section of...

Study of Vedas by Women in Ancient India – Stri Vedadhikara

Vedic Education for Girl Students In the ancient vedic times women had all rights similar to men in studying the vedas. Note that, study of the vedas and shastras in ancient times in gurukuls is similar to schooling education in modern times. So denying this right to...

Hinduism and the Total Number of Species or Life Forms on Planet Earth

Modern biologists today can list and name around 1.3 million species of life forms on planet earth. But modern biologists also agree that this number is a significant underestimate of the actual total number of species on this planet, so millions of species and life...

Ancient Universities of India apart from Takshashila and Nalanda

Ruins of Nalanda University

Most Indians today are well aware of the two famous ancient universities of India which also are one of the oldest universities in the world – Takshashila University (Taxila) and Nalanda. But are...

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India – Impact of History on Future

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The STORY: Talk to an average “educated” Indian, and tell him that “A Sadhu from Varanasi told me that our Yoga cures Schizophrenia”, and in all likelihood not just that he won’t believe it, but he will even probably laugh at it. Now tell the same person that, “A recent research at MIT proves that our Yoga cures Schizophrenia”,...

Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam and Valmiki Ramayan

What is the relation between the thousands of years old Valmiki Ramayan and the centuries old Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam? The very first lines of the Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam (below) are from the original Valmiki Ramayana. Sage...

The World’s Oldest Republic Governments

Even though modern India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the oldest republics in the world were from ancient India which predated the times of Mahabharatha. Arashtra (countries without a king) was one of the terms used to describe...

The Dingo Mystery and the Indian link of Australian Aborigines

The Dingo Mystery The dog in the below photo may look familiar to Indians as it closely resembles the free roaming dogs found in India. But this is Dingo, a dog species found in Australia and is also Australia’s largest terrestrial...

Modern Agriculture – Neither Green nor a Revolution

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Ever wondered why the taste and quality of fruits and vegetables grown using modern agricultural methods is decreasing like hell? Nobody adds any fertilizers to the soil in forests and yet the growth and...

India – Impact of History on Future

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The STORY: Talk to an average “educated” Indian, and tell him that “A Sadhu from Varanasi told me that our Yoga cures Schizophrenia”, and in all likelihood not just that he won’t...

Who Protects & Preserves the Indian Culture & Tradition Better? Indian Man or Indian Woman?

How many times have you heard this in general discussions on preserving Indian culture and traditions? “Indian woman should follow the Indian culture” “Indian woman should be a Bharatiya...

Four Most Critically Endangered Species of India

Wild animals never kill for sport or Fun. Only man does. Deer or Tiger hunting would have been a great sport, if only Deers and Tigers had Guns. Thanks to endless human atrocity over nature, mindless...

The World’s Oldest Republic Governments

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Even though modern India became a republic on 26 January 1950, the oldest republics in the world were from ancient India which predated the times of Mahabharatha. Arashtra (countries without a king) was...

Food Security Bill – A Mirror of Indian Economic Development

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The present Government of India which has been in power for two consecutive terms –  kept talking about great economic progress, equal development amongst all sections of the society, an annual...

Victory to People, Victory to Parliament, Victory of Democracy

Now this was a real defining moment for our democracy. A people’s movement had forced an arrogant government to sit down and listen to the voices of the masses. It made the parliament to sit on a...

Will the government miss the train again on Lokpal Logjam?

The public support for the anti-corruption movement led by Anna Hazare for establishing a strong Lokpal is growing wider and deeper across the country with every passing minute. At the same time, there...