The Dharmashastras, among which Manusmriti remains preeminent, clearly distinguishes between Shudras and the twice-born ...

Imagine a busy marketplace where traders exchange goods, their coins carrying the history of kings and empires. In medieval India, coins weren’t just money– they showed power, culture ...

Herodotus, the father of history, chronicled the cultures and customs of the ancient world. Including one of the giant ...

The Vedic Period marked a crucial time between the Bronze and Iron Ages in India, following the fall of the Indus Valley ...

PM Narendra Modi is set to be in Anuradhapura, a Unesco World Heritage Site, during his trip to Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6.

Long ago in ancient India reigned a Greek king named Menander I Soter, a great conqueror and benefactor of Buddhism ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education ...

When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter ...

Chola emperor Kulottunga I abolished all commercial tolls. His policies improved the circulation of commodities, leading to a ...

Touching on everything from anti-caste traditions to the Buddhist legend of Matanga and Persian and Arabic perspectives on ...

AHMEDABAD: Once a thriving port of the Indus Valley Civilisation, Lothal, located about 80 km from Ahmedabad, is set to ...