Uttara Kanda, the 7th part of Ramayana is generally attributed to Maharshi Valmiki. Ramayana was originally composed as itihaasa in 6 kanda (parts). Bala Kanda of original ramayana describes Valmiki composing twenty four thousand verses and taught … Read more
Indian ivory statue of a female found in ruins of ancient Pompeii, Italy and mistaken as ‘Goddess Lakshmi Idol‘. This statuette is estimated to be from pre-mauryan period (before 300 BCE) and during that time, India had … Read more
Villa del Casale, near Piazza Armerina is the finest and most extensive display of mosaics in the Roman world. Although many mosaics are being displayed here, the most striking are Fishing Cupids and Hunting Children with Vedic … Read more
Susrutha performed surgeries on nose, ears, bladder, cataract, fistula, joints, haemorrhage more than 2600 ago with surgical instruments, but first known surgery performed on human body was mentioned in Rig-Veda (composed around 23720 BC), where a Prosthetic … Read more
Etruscan civiliaztion existed with a distinct language and culture during the period of earliest European writing, in the Mediterranean Iron Age in the second half of the first millennium BCE. Most of Etruscan religion and mythology became … Read more
Etruscan civilization of Ancient Italy existed in the area of Tuscany, western Umbria, and northern Latium. Ancient Romans called its creators the Tusci or Etrusci and the Etruscans occupied the region to the north of Rome, between … Read more