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The history of music: tracing the origin of music globally and India
Amazing facts about India Analytic thought, logic, reasoning, science, mathematics, and language. All of these have one thing in common: they are the functions carried by the left hemisphere of the brain. As it is evident, these faculties are immensely cr ... -
The ancient ties between the land of the rising sun & the Indian sub-continent
Amazing facts about India When the former managing director of Toyota in India, Naomi Ishii said: “Japan has gained more from India across the ages than India has done from Japan in recent times,” the wisdom could have been lost to many. Japan, today, is ... -
The unique cultural connection between two ancient civilizations
Amazing facts about India In today’s world, travel across the globe is ubiquitous. Of course, it inspires adventure, discovery and excitement. Perhaps akin to the ancestors of yore who conquered many frontiers, unaided by the technology of today. Among ou ... -
If cosmos has its truth, then what is your truth?
In his book, ‘Yoga and Vedic Astrology’ author of the 2 best-selling books Sam Geppi has shared insightful, deep and profound knowledge about yoga, Vedic astrology and how a study of these can help anyone in mastering their life vis-a-vis their mind. Here ... -
Here are verses of the Ganapati Atharvashirsham with summarized meaning
Oṃ bhadraṃ karṇe'bhiḥ śṛṇuyāma' devāḥ | bhadraṃ pa'śyemākśhabhiryaja'trāḥ | sthirairaṅgai''stuśhṭhuvāg/ṃ sa'stanūbhi'ḥ | vyaśe'ma devahi'taṃ yadāyu'ḥ | May all we hear, see and speak be auspicious, ma ... -
Why is Lord Ganesha worshipped first?
Good luck, favorable fortune, and an obstacle-free path to success. Who wouldn’t like to have all this? The elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, with his good-natured and sagely visage and full belly, sitting on his under-sized vehicle, the mouse, is the epitome ... -
An ancient trail of Lord Ganesha: A global god much before globalization
Amazing facts about India From sculptures of Lord Ganesha in Central America, Persia, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia and many other South-East Asian islands- there is a wide footprint of Lord Ganesha, tracing back to 2,500 years ago a ... -
How sugar travelled around the world
Amazing facts about India The Sanskrit word for sugarcane is Ikshu. It is interesting that one of the oldest dynasties of India, the Surya Vamsa, solar dynasty, which gave rise to luminaries such as Rama, Dasaratha, Aja, Raghu, Dilipa, Bhagiratha, Sagara, ... -
The fascinating story of the Kohinoor (Koh-i-Noor) diamond
Amazing facts about India Of all the diamonds in the world, the story of the Kohinoor diamond is by far the most famous. A Golconda classified diamond, whose origins are lost in the midst of time, Kohinoor today occupies the pride of place on the British ...
