Mahabharata today has 100,000 slokas and is believed to be written by Sage Veda Vyasa, but in reality it was narrated by him and written by Lord Ganesha. When first narrated, it had only 8,800 slokas and … Read more
Helike was an ancient Greek Poseidon city that disappeared at night in the winter of 373 BC. It was located in Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres (12 stadia) from the Corinthian Gulf and near the city of … Read more
In ‘Ramayana‘, the world’s oldest epic poem, Kumbhakarna is referred as Ravana’s younger brother. But he was not a living being at all, but a ‘Yantra‘ (machine/robot) which had a gigantic appearance (like a giant robot). To … Read more
Aryabhata, born in 476 CE, was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. There is a general tendency to misspell his name as “Aryabhatta” by analogy … Read more
An ancient Egyptian statue Neb-Senu has started to rotate inside a glass display case at Manchester Museum, UK. The 10-inch tall relic dates back to 1800 BC, was found in a mummy’s tomb and has been on … Read more
Time travel and theory of relativity are still science-fiction subjects for present day human beings. But in puranas, they’ve been discussed multiple times. One such classic example is that of King Kakudmi and his daughter Revati, who … Read more