Surya Siddhanta is the first among the traditions or doctrines (siddhanta) in archaeo-astronomy of the Vedic era. Infact, it is the oldest ever book in world which describes earth as sphere but not flat, gravity being reason … Read more
The grand Mycenaens, the first Greeks, who inspired the legends of the Trojan Wars, The Iliad and The Odyssey, used portable grills to cook meat during their picnics, more than 3000 years ago. This civilization, which thrived … Read more
5 years ago Tsinghua University in Beijing received a donation of nearly 2,500 bamboo strips. They were muddy, smelly and are carbon-dated to around 305 BC when China was still not unified. It must have been bought … Read more
According to Vedic time calculations, we are at present in Kali Yuga (Iron Age) and Ramayana is supposed to have happened in Treta Yuga (Silver Age), when truth and justice prevailed about 75% among humans. In Valmiki … Read more
Prasna Upanishad consists of six questions (prasnas) and their answers. It is also associated with the Atharva Veda Six students (Sukesha, Satyakama, Sauryayanee, Bhargava, Kabandhi) interested in knowing divinity or Brahman come to sage Pippalada and request … Read more
Darbha Grass or Kusha Grass is scientifically known as Desmostachya bipinnata, commonly known in English by the names Halfa grass, Big cordgrass, and Salt reed-grass, is an Old World perennial grass, long known and used in human … Read more