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All Stories for Rig Veda
Opinion | Why this is the right time to follow green economy in India
Geetanjali Mehra • 3 years agoGreen economy aims at sustainable consumption as well as sustainable production
Why eminent historians claim cow flesh was consumed in Vedic times despite no evidence to back it
Makkhanlal • 3 years agoThe rule of the Vedas that a cow is ‘Aghnya’ — meaning, not to be killed or violated — has been reiterated again and again in Sanskrit literature
India committed to complete elimination of nuclear weapons, says Harsh Vardhan Shringla
• 3 years agoThe foreign secretary pointed out that the goal can be achieved only through a step by step process and an agreed multilateral framework
Sports betting is wrong morally, culturally
Anurag Kashyap • 6 years agoMorality condemns dilution of household income in a game of chance
Indus Valley Civilisation continues to provide crucial insight into Indians' ancestors and their lifestyles
Aakar • 6 years agoTill the 1920s, Indians did not know about the existence of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Subhas Chandra Bose a true seeker: Netaji's life has lessons for those fighting for Hindutva and Hinduism today
Aadityatiwari • 7 years agoSubhas Chandra Bose was probably one among the list of such profound pilgrims who had become a pilgrimage in themselves. His is a life of continuous struggle, passion, love and adventure.
Reading ancient Indian erotica in the time of Tinder: A new anthology covers 3,000 years of writing
Theladiesfinger • 7 years agoThe anthology Parrots of Desire, edited by Goa-based author Amrita Narayanan, looks at desire and erotica, from Muddupalani to Manto, from the Rig Veda to Tamil Sangam poets, from out-of-print short stories by Kamala Das to Kiran Nagarkar and Rabindranath Tagore
International Yoga Day 2017: A brief history of yoga, from Patanjali to the present
Neerjad • 8 years ago1,500 years before the idea for International Yoga Day could be conceived, people practised it as a philosophy for the union of the atman with Brahman.
IIT-KGP has plans to introduce Vaastu Shastra in the curriculum soon
• 8 years agoIIT-Kharagpur has plans to introduce Vaastu Shastra in its curriculum soon.
Vasant Panchami and the quest for the eternal Sarasvati
Garima Chaudhry • 8 years agoShe is the epitome of purity. She bestows true knowledge. She nurtures the intellect. She incites pious thoughts and actions. She is eternal. She is transcendental. She is Maa Sarasvati.