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GEOMETRY AND SCIENCE OF YAGYA
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GEOMETRY AND SCIENCE OF YAGYA

Fire, is a magical element and its magic was explored square and wide by the Vedic seers, quite literally. Most of us know of fire

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EDUCATION BEFORE AND AFTER MACAULAY
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EDUCATION BEFORE AND AFTER MACAULAY

Vedas say Sa vidya ya vimuktaye, in other words, ‘that it is Gyan which liberates us’. Our ancients put  gyan on the highest pedestal—as

Tulika Sharma 4 min read
SADHANA PAAD, YOGSUTRA 50
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SADHANA PAAD, YOGSUTRA 50

Patanjali now details the three kinds of pranayama, बाह्याभ्यन्तरस्तम्भवृत्तिर्देशकालसंख्याभि

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RELIGION AND SCIENCE
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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

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OUR ANCESTORS WERE NOT APES
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OUR ANCESTORS WERE NOT APES

Our ancestors were not apes, those who say they were, theirs were, said Sir John Woodroffe. The Ramayana and the Mahabharat, which describe various wondrous

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SANSKRIT, THE SCIENCE OF DHWANI
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SANSKRIT, THE SCIENCE OF DHWANI

Often we tend to consider Sanskrit as just another language, like English, Hindi, Arabic, Urdu etc. Sanskrit in fact is not a language; it is

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GODDESS OF BASAR
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GODDESS OF BASAR

Gnana Saraswati Temple is a temple of Devi Saraswati located on the banks of Godavari river at Basar in Telangana. It is among the two

Poonam Kapoor 1 min read
PEEPAL : THE TREE OF LIFE
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PEEPAL : THE TREE OF LIFE

Peepal also called Ashvatha in Sanskrit means the tree of life. The Peepal is the earliest-known depicted tree in India: a seal discovered at Mohenjodaro,

Poonam Kapoor 2 min read
LORD VISHNU
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LORD VISHNU

Of the Trinity. Lord Vishnu is the preserver, the Lord of protection and maintenance. Vishnu ji symbolises the all-pervading protective aspect of the Supreme God.

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