Karthikeya is depicted in puranas as son of Siva, who emerged from Agni and was raised by 6 mothers. First instance of Kartikeya can be found in Yajurveda, Taitteriya Aranyaka 10.1.15 रुद्रो रुद्रश्च दन्तिश्च नन्दिः षण्मुख एव … Read more
Aitareya Upanishad, which is embedded within Rig Veda, mentions 16 higher cortical functions of human brain like language, vision, recognizing objects in space (visuospatial recognition), awareness etc. Human brain is the most complex computer system, both in … Read more
Women of Vedic and earlier period performed rituals like Sandhya Vandanam, wrote vedic hymns and other scriptures. Valmiki Ramayana has proof that Seetha used to perform daily ritual called ‘Sandhya Vandanam‘. Sundara Kanda of Ramayana describes Hanuman … Read more
Modern science claims that human consciousness is the product of highly organized matter, or brain. However, this assertion is debatable. Infact a highly organized matter itself requires a conscious approach or an intelligent manipulation of matter. Therefore, … Read more
Hastinapura, City of Wisdom (ciudad de la sabiduria) in Argentina has temples of Ganesha, Krishna, Surya, Narayana, Siva and Pandavas. Argentines learn philosophy, read in the library, practise yoga, meditation and sing Bhajans. Hastinapura is spread over … Read more
Varaha Mihira, astronomer, mathematician, astrologer of 1st century BCE was first to discover ‘Water on Mars‘. He was in the court of King Vikramaditya, who ruled India and neighbouring countries during that era. On this king’s name, … Read more