Every Indian would have heard the story of Lord Ganesh or Ganapati once in your lifetime. He is a famous Hindu god with an elephant head. According to mythology, he…
Tips and Websites for women to find a job after a break
Photo by Avel Chuklanov on Unsplash How difficult is it for Indian women in IT to get back to work after a break? All working women have this thought of “what-if” when the…
The Hymn of creation
The Nasadiya Sukta (Hymn of Creation), is a hymn from Rigveda (10:129), which explains the origin of the universe. Let’s analyze what are the similarities and differences between scientific and mythological versions about the origin. This…
Nataraja: Science and Symbolism
Why does CERN have a statue of Shiva? “The Shiva statue was a gift from India to celebrate its association with CERN, which started in the 1960’s and remains strong…
Qutub Minar complex has a complex story
The first thing that grabs your attention in the Qutub complex is Qutub Minar. It is 73m long, so you can’t miss it. The second very important monument on this…
We are not the first
We are not the first is a book written by Andrew Tomas in 1971, This book has information on concepts in Agastya Samhita. For those of you who don’t know…
About Story or History
I never liked history growing up. I always scored less in social studies because of history. It has way too many dates for my brain to digest. How many kings…
Ancient India’s Goldrush
India’s gold obsession is not a story of a few years or decades. It lasts for many centuries. In modern days when we think of gold, the first thing we…
Mysterious Raya Gopuram – unfinished, abandoned yet beautiful
Raya Gopuram – it means a monumental entrance tower. There are many gopuram temples in India, but I am going to elaborate on 3 unfinished Raya gopuram that are famous…
