Archive
Search results
-
Svatantrata: Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake
Amazing facts about India Perhaps the renowned king, Raja Chandragupta did not know the example he was setting when he successfully threw off the repression of the Nanda tyranny. With the help of the master tactician, Chanakya, the king made a statement a ... -
Why Raksha Bandhana is a celebration of a woman’s strength
Amazing facts about India Just before the Kurukshetra battle, Kunti tied a Raksha Bandhan on her grandson, Abhimanyu’s wrist. Shachi, the wife of Indra, tied a rakhi on her husband before he undertook the battle against the asura King Mahabali. When Lord ... -
When modern rockets were born in the court of an intrepid Indian king
Amazing facts about India Modern rockets are popularly attributed to the American, Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard, in whose recognition the space research center of NASA in the USA has been named, the Goddard Space Flight Center. However, the earliest sys ... -
How Adishesha’s five heads & Ksheer Sagara have a deep cosmic significance
Amazing facts about India Narayana is always depicted in a reclining form on the bed of a 5-hooded coiled snake called Adishesha in literature, sculpture, and all other art forms. Normally, a snake has only one head. Why is Adishesha always depicted with ... -
When the Vedas sang of the Big Bang theory- even before it was known
Amazing facts about India The Big Bang Theory that originated in 1927 is a scientific effort to explain how our universe came into existence. It believes that the universe started as an infinitely small, hot, and dense ‘something’ which expanded rapidly f ... -
When ancient town planning systems exhibit genius in thinking
Amazing facts about India The common belief is that the world did not have a structured drainage system until 1800 CE. However, there’s another story in the archaeological Indus Valley sites of the Sindhu Saraswati basin in the North-Western part of India ... -
Once upon a time when India had 25% of world trade
Amazing facts about India From 1 CE all the way through the next two millennia up to 1700 CE, all the large scale industries like mining, metallurgy, textiles, arts, and crafts flourished in India. They boosted trade to such an extent that India held abou ... -
How India’s past prowess can help the current agricultural crisis
Amazing facts about India. We are finally becoming eco-conscious and eco-edgy. Tips on water conservation are trendy, small eco-friendly gestures become gratifying while we doff our hats to anyone who seems eco-intelligent. If only. If only we went deep ... -
The story of a plant called cotton & a pioneer named India
Amazing facts about India. Millennia ago, the beautiful ladies in Rome were besotted by a certain fabric that reached them from across the seas. Soft to touch, light, and graceful on wearing, the fabric inspired a few drapes and fashion styles among the R ... -
Little known facts about Krishna
Amazing facts about India. * What is the connection between a pillar built by a Greek ambassador and Krishna? * Did the Yamuna truly part for Vasudev and the infant Krishna? * Did the legendary city of Dwarka exist? The holy book Srimad-Bhagavad describ ...
