700-YEAR-OLD Sun Dial
“Here the language of stone surpasses the language of human,” expressed Rabindranath Tagore, for the architectural ingenuity of the Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha. The
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RELIGION AND SCIENCE
Religion and science go hand-in-hand; they are the two windows we look out of to understand and steer life towards a purpose. Pitching them against
Science of Sound
Shankh or conch is considered a gift of the ocean and was one of the 14 ratnas produced during the Samudra Manthan — the legendary churning
Looks can kill… Literally
As a child I remember getting highly irritated when my mother would put a bit of her kajal on my cheek, the reason she gave
Water is Alive
Water holds a special place in all religions and cultures across time. Life began in water. There are organisms on earth that can survive without
The Correctness of Chant
The efficacy of a vedic mantra depends on the correctness of its chant; faulty pronunciation of even a single alphabet changes the entire meaning. Taittiriya
The Healing Power of Sound
Sound has been used as a healing force for thousands of years. The Vedic seers called it dhwani, and encoded it into mantras with which