Socotra (Arabic: سُقُطْرَى Suquṭra), also spelled Soqotra, is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean and out of them, the largest island, also called as Socotra Island, is about 95% of the total land … Read more
Saraswati (Sanskrit: सरस्वती नदी sárasvatī nadī) is the only Indian River of ancient times, which was referred to many times in Vedas. It was called Ambitame, Naditame, Devitame – the Best of mothers, Best of rivers and … Read more
Pingala (Devanagari: पिङ्गल) is the author of Chandaḥśāstra (Chandaḥsūtra), the earliest known Sanskrit treatise on prosody. Very less historical knowledge is available about Pingala, though his works are retained till date. He is identified either as the … Read more
Wearing of Toe Rings by married women on second finger of feet is a common practice in India. Though it is observed as a symbol of married women, it has scientific significance. These toe rings are called … Read more
Gayatri Mantra was added to Rig Veda (10:16:3) by Sage Brahmarshi Viswamitra. There is a controversy in hinduism that women should not recite/chant ‘Gayatri Mantra‘. Neither do the Vedas nor sanatana dharma discriminated women. Infact womanhood is … Read more
Ancient history of shipping, trading on oceans date back to many years and evidence of trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia are found. Indians and Chinese have the oldest known history of shipping and … Read more