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Indian scriptures contain rich philosophical debates about consciousness, morality, reality, and the nature of the self. Texts such as the Vedas, Upanishads,…
Along Gujarat’s coast, seawater is abundant but drinking water can be scarce. Salinity enters shallow wells, drought reduces freshwater recharge, and tankers…
Srinivasa Ramanujan transformed the history of mathematics with ideas that emerged from an extraordinary combination of intuition, persistence, and independent…
Reports of glowing patches, flashes, coloured arcs and moving lights above the Himalayas often acquire a mysterious character. The dramatic landscape, thin air…
The myth of the ‘curse’ of the Kohinoor diamond has survived for generations. According to popular versions, any man who owns the famous stone will suffer…
The phrase “third gender” describes a social and legal category used in several societies for people whose gender does not fit the conventional categories of…
A handful of soil from the Himalayas can contain millions of microorganisms, including bacteria that have never been grown in a laboratory. Some of these…
On 21 September 1995, reports spread across India that statues of Lord Ganesha were drinking milk. Devotees held spoons or small bowls near the trunks of…
The Saraswati River occupies a distinctive place in Indian history, literature and cultural memory. Ancient texts describe a powerful river flowing through the…
Long before satellite imagery and molecular laboratories transformed the study of plant history, scientists reconstructed vanished ecosystems from rocks,…