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Adi Shakti — The Primordial Goddess
Among the many currents of Hindu thought, one idea stands apart for its audacity and power: the belief that the ultimate reality…
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Gandhara: The Crossroads of Civilizations
Gandhara occupies a unique place in the history of the Indian subcontinent and the greater Eurasian world. Nestled primarily in the Peshawar Valley and the regions around the…
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Jhulelal: The Eternal Guardian of Sindhi Identity
Among the Sindhi community, scattered across India, Pakistan, and the global diaspora, the figure of Jhulelal occupies a central place. He is more than…
History
Tibet: The Roof of the World (618CE to Present)
High on the spine of Asia lies a land of mountains, windswept plateaus, sacred lakes, and monasteries clinging to cliffsides. This is…
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Navadurga: The Nine Forms of the Divine Mother
Navaratri, the festival of nine nights, celebrates the eternal feminine power of Shakti in her nine forms, known as the Navadurga. Each…
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Shashanka Deva: The First King of Bengal
The Birth of a Kingdom in Bengal Before the 7th century CE, Bengal was not united under one ruler. The fertile lands…
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Panini: Master of Grammar, Architect of Language
Among the great intellectuals of ancient India, few figures stand as tall as Panini. While kings and conquerors left monuments that weathered…
History
Jaichandra of Kannauj: The Last King of the Gahadavalas 11CE
When the history of medieval India is told, few figures are as shadowed by legend as Jaichandra of Kannauj (c. 1170–1194 CE).…
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The Rise & Fall of Kannauj (606–1194 CE)
A Capital Born on the River’s Edge On the western bank of the Ganga, where the sacred river bends gently before stretching…
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Purushapura: The Forgotten Jewel of the Kushans (2nd CE)
When we think of ancient Indian capitals, names like Pataliputra, Ujjain, or Kannauj come quickly to mind. Yet tucked away in the…
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Kanishka The Great: The Kushan Emperor Who Bridged Worlds (c. 127–150 CE)
When we think of the great rulers of the subcontinent, names like Ashoka, Chandragupta Maurya, and Akbar dominate the imagination. Yet among…
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Mahabalipuram: The Stone Testament of the Pallavas (7th CE - Present)
On the windswept Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu, where the Bay of Bengal crashes against granite outcrops, rises a city of stone.…
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Mathura: Cradle of Devotion, Art, and Civilization (6BCE - Present)
On the banks of the Yamuna River in present-day Uttar Pradesh lies Mathura, one of India’s oldest and most storied cities. Known…
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Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya): Great Emperor of the Golden Age (375–415 CE)
In the long arc of Indian history, few rulers embody the fusion of political power and cultural radiance as vividly as Chandragupta…
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Mahmud of Ghazni's : A Legacy of Destruction 971–1030 CE
Few figures in medieval Indian history evoke as much controversy as Mahmud of Ghazni (971–1030 CE). To some Persian chroniclers, he was…
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Pushkalavatī: The Forgotten Capital of Gandhāra 6BCE - 2CE
In the fertile valley where the Swat and Kabul rivers meet before joining the Indus once lay Pushkalavatī—“the city of Pushkala.” Today…
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Varanasi: The Eternal City of Light
On the banks of the Ganga, where the river bends gently northward, lies Varanasi—the city the ancients called Kashi, “the Luminous One.”…
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Taxila: Ancient Crossroads of Knowledge & Power (5th BCE)
In the rolling hills of what is today northern Pakistan, where the Margalla range breaks into fertile valleys, lie the ruins of…
Religion
Who Is Krishna? Birth, Life Story, Temples, and Teachings Explained
Among the most revered figures in Indian civilization, Bhagwan Krishna occupies a central place in religion, philosophy, literature, art, and cultural identity.…
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Char Dham: The Pilgrimage That Maps the Soul of India
The Char Dham — Badrinath (North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East), and Rameswaram (South) — is more than a route for devout Hindus.…