Introduction: ‘Parents’ Worship Day’ is a day to dedicate ‘Pious Love’, with pure, guileless and selfless affection, free from desire. With worldwide popularity, the day is recognized with many names,…
State honor to Bollywood stars may take a vulgar turn – ‘obscenity’ may have the last laugh
What if a mother continuously makes her child eat more and more pudding only? Will he not vomit? This might even make the child suffer from dysentery and other sickness?…
Great Indian Irony 18th Issue
PM Modi Launches Project for the first Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi To Respect China’s Hard Cash, Pakistan approves Mandarin as his official language
Why do we do pradakshina (circumambulate) ?
We cannot draw a circle without a center point. The Lord is the center, source and essence of our lives. Recognizing Him as the focal point in our lives, we…
Symbolism in Hindu Temple Architecture and Fractal Geometry – ‘Thought Behind Form’
Tanisha Dutta – PhD Research Scholar, Department of Architecture and Planning, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India Vinayak S. Adane – Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, Visvesvaraya…
The Benefits and Uses of Neem, the “Wonder Leaf”
Neem is a very unique tree and neem leaves are the most complex leaves on the planet. The neem tree has over 130 different biologically active compounds, and the neem leaf…
Great Indian Irony 17th Issue
Why do we fast ?
Fasting is a very integral part of many religions. Individual observe kinds of fast based on personal beliefs & customs. Some people do fast regularly or some do on special…
Important health benefits of Sesame seeds
Sesame seeds are derived from a plant of the Sesamum genus and bear the scientific name of Sesamum indicum. Sesame seeds are one of the most ancient foods on earth to be grown…
Unravelling the genome of Holy basil: an “incomparable” “elixir of life” of traditional Indian medicine
Shubhra Rastogi, Alok Kalra, Vikrant Gupta, Feroz Khan, Raj Kishori Lal, Anil Kumar Tripathi, Sriram Parameswaran, Chellappa Gopalakrishnan, Gopalakrishna Ramaswamy and Ajit Kumar Shasany Background Ocimum sanctum L. (O. tenuiflorum)…