Tag Results: Religion
Amazing India
The Story of Danteshwari Temple, Chhatisgarh
Today in India’s ‘red’ corridor, prone to violent Maoist-Naxal insurgency, the town of Dantewada is steeped in history. It is home to the famous and sacred Danteshwari temple, considered to be one of the 52 Shakti Peethas.
History Daily
Bhagat Singh’s Greatest ‘Fear’
Politicians looking the other way or even fanning communal hatred. The media sensationalising news & playing to the gallery. If this sounds familiar today, you should read this piece on how Bhagat Singh, cited this as the biggest challenge to India...He was right!
Snapshort Histories
Virchand Gandhi: Taking Jainism to the World
It was not only Swami Vivekananda who captivated the audience at the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago. There was yet another Indian scholar representing Jainism about whom the international newspapers couldn’t stop talking about. Here is the story of this forgotten hero -
Cover Story
The Age of Ideas
For a few hundred years around the 6th BCE, it was as though the known world was on a quest - looking for answers and the secrets of creation. Why did this period trigger the rise of so many faiths here, in the Indian subcontinent and how does it shape us, even today?