Democracy is a system in which the public elects its ruler himself. The term democracy is derived from two Greek words 'Demos' and Kratos. Demos mean 'people' and Kratos means 'rule'. How this system ...

A dance performance in Times Square brought the ancient Sanatan Nasadiya Sukta from the Rig Veda to life. The flash mob captivated onlookers with its vibrant choreography and celebrated diverse ...

CHENNAI: The Rig Veda of the fifth century BC laid stress on dhaanam (giving) as the important feature of the Kali Yuga, said Prof Nicholas Kazanas, renowned Greek scholar in vedic studies. CHENNAI: ...

A rare copy of the Magna Carta from the United Kingdom, manuscripts of the Rig Veda from India and an anamorphic digital image of Mona Lisa from France will be some of the artefacts that will be ...

THE FIRST three ‘adhyayas’ (chapters) of the first ‘mandala’ (book) of the Rig Veda comprising 40 ‘suktas’ (and 489 mantras) have been commented upon by Acharya Madhva in his work ‘Rig Bhashya’.

Rig Veda is the oldest known text in any Indo European Language. We owe the Rig Veda to the Sanskrit speaking Aryans. The yogic scriptures are written in Sanskrit. Indus- Sarasvati civilization is ...

There’s a lot of history between these covers. The assortment of uncommon books at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute has been augmented by two identical gems — copies of the German translation of ...

Jitesh Gadhia took along his own later edition of the ancient collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. London: Britain's newest Indian-origin peer marked his entry to the House of Lords by swearing his ...

Thirty Manuscripts of the Rig Veda, in the archives of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Pune, have been added to a UNESCO listing of the most important documents from around the ...