The devotional art of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism share many similarities, even some gods. To understand why, you need to examine the ancient Indian origins of these religions and their ...

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.

Chandragupta Maurya, India's first emperor, overthrew the Nanda dynasty. He unified the subcontinent and established the ...

Know about the timeless legacy of Rishabhdev, revered as both the first Jain Tirthankara and an avatar of Vishnu; uniting two ...

Guru Purnima 2025 pays tribute to the timeless role of teachers across cultures and faiths. Rooted in the legacy of Veda ...

Ancient India certainly had democratic and republican states, but so did ancient Greece, Rome, and a host of other places. David Stasavage, dean for the social sciences at New York University ...

Another day in science, another massive, ancient snake discovery. Paleontologists in India have unearthed fossilized vertebrae from a snake that slithered around the sub-continent about 47 million ...

India’s ‘Lake Man’ Relies on Ancient Methods to Ease a Water Crisis Anand Malligavad turned to centuries-old knowledge to reclaim dozens of lakes in the high-tech capital of Bengaluru.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Before the Silk Road, there was India's Golden Road, says historian William Dalrymple. It was a route that ran from the Roman Empire in the West, to Korea and Japan in the Far ...