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Aditya and the Omnipresent God is a folk tale from the Indian state of West Bengal

Aditya and the Omnipresent God: A Folk Tale from West Bengal

Once upon a time, there lived a very wise saint in Bengal. He ran a gurukul and had many brilliant children as his disciples. Aditya was one of them. He was a profound thinker. One day, as he lay idle on a haystack, a question popped up in his head. He quickly went running to Read more…

“If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.” ~ Swami Vivekananda

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Book review of Amish Tripathi's 'Sita: Warrior of Mithila'

[Book Review] ‘Sita: Warrior of Mithila’ by Amish Tripathi

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amish is an IIM-educated banker-turned-author. The Shiva Trilogy was his debut series. He combines his knowledge of history, the puranas and philosophy to create fast-paced thrillers steeped in folklore and history. REVIEW Sita: Warrior of Mithila is the second book in the Rama Chandra Series, written by Amish Tripathi. The book picks Read more…

The Educational Heritage of Ancient India_ How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste

The Educational Heritage of Ancient India

Synopsis: Just a thousand years ago, India was dotted with universities across its length and breadth, where international students flocked to gain credentials in advanced education. This illustrated book describes how these multi-disciplinary centers of learning existed in several forms such as forest universities, brick-and-mortar universities and temple universities. It examines the funding for these Read more…

'The King Within' by Nandini Sengupta

The King Within

Synopsis: 373 AD. In the thick forests of Malwa, an enigmatic stranger gallops into an ambush attack by bandits to rescue a young courtesan, Darshini. His name is Deva and he is the younger son of Emperor Samudragupta. That chance encounter, first with Deva and later with his two friends, the loyal general Saba Virasena Read more…