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Fascinating insights into the story of khakhi, red and indigo
Amazing facts about India. Why did the Pope like the umbrella in India? Why did the British like pyjamas? Why is the uniform of the Indian cricket team blue? It’s thrilling, really. To unearth forgotten facts from our forgotten past. To see the past wit ... -
If you think you knew a lot about games like snooker and carrom, think again
Amazing facts about India. In which Mughal court did playing cards feature? What was the original name of badminton? (Clue: It’s the name of a place.) Which Indian state inspired the game of polo? (It’s not what you think!) It’s fun to know the story be ... -
Decode the secrets behind temple construction, the mystery of karma & dharma, and a salutation called namaste
Amazing facts about India. The ancients interweaved every aspect of life with science, logic, and a deep reverence for life. Some aspects could be interpreted differently, but what is the truth? Bharath Gyan, a passionate research initiative, is painstak ... -
The footprints of Rama across the world
Through the ages and civilizations, Rama and Ayodhya have not only been popular for the people of India but have also been inspirational for people across the world. The story of the Ramayana accompanied the ancient Indians who were master navigators and ... -
When Alexander the Great & Vasco Da Gama acknowledged ancient India’s maritime prowess
Amazing facts about India. Alexander commissioned an entire flotilla in India: Greek accounts say that Alexander commissioned the building of an entire flotilla (1,800 ships) in India to carry back his retreating armies to Macedonia via the Gulf of Persi ... -
Not gold or silver; Alexander wanted this metal from India
Amazing facts about India. In 336 BCE, Alexander set out to conquer Persia when he was barely 25 years old. Alexander’s victory over Persia and the kingdoms en route earned this Macedonian king the name, Alexander the Great. When Alexander the Great turn ... -
We love Galileo. But do you know these thinkers?
Amazing facts about India. Was there a meridian before the world adopted the Greenwich Meridian? Was Galileo the first person in the history of our humanity to say the earth is round? Does the name, Milky Way, have an ancient root? India has always a ... -
How ancient mathematical genius began in India
Amazing facts about India. India is a land where mathematics is coded into everything – from divinity to nature to knowledge to the Vedas and music. Indian philosophy has embraced the concept of zero or shunya at one end of the spectrum to anantha, infini ... -
Gayatri Mantra Benefits & Significance
What is Gayatri Mantra? ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥ 'Let my mind and the whole existence be illumined and purified by your radiance' Gayatri is the one who glides through the three states of con ...
