Possibly fewer may know about the fascinating ancient linkages between Zoroastrianism, Vedic culture and the Indian subcontinent.Nowroz, a Farsi (Persian) term translating to ‘new day’, is a vibrant ...

Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...

Bananas, originating from ancient India over 5,000 years ago, spread globally thanks to figures like Alexander the Great and ...

Bananas originated in India over 5000 years ago as 'kadali phalam' and spread globally through Alexander the Great’s ...

Is this the most spiritual destination in the Himalayas? Searching for traces of the ancient Chola dynasty Searching for traces of the ancient Chola dynasty Ancient Text Reveals New Clues to the ...

A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine forms ...

From ancient to modern times, India has played a central role in human history. The Story of India offers educational resources for teachers wanting to use the DVD and the rich content on this web ...

British Orientalists worked predominantly with upper-caste Hindu literati and implicitly marginalised Muslims as historical ...

Long before sitars and tablas ruled the stage, India resonated with the haunting melodies of the Ravanahatha and the deep ...

It explores the ways in which Indian ideas and inventions have shaped the history of the world, and shows how some of ancient India's conclusions about the nature of civilization have lost none of ...

“A really important question about the pre-history of South ... languages such as ancient Sanskrit, which spawned many languages now spoken across northern India. Most scholars believe Aryan ...