Once upon a time Hindus had power: emperors like Chandragupta, who was advised by the remarkable Chanakya, or Kautilya, possessed territories so vast, that they extended from Karnataka till the…

I do believe that Narendra Modi is some sort of vibhuti, a divine instrument that comes from epoch to epoch, to do in a decade what would take hundreds of…

Michel de Nostredame, also known as Nostradamus, was a French physician and astrologer who lived in the 16th century. He made many predictions, some of which came true. Amongst them…

You think that the most corrupt organizations in India belong to the Government? But you may be wrong, because some of the biggest scammers in this country could be the…

At the Chennai airport on 5th September night, one already got a whiff of the huge attendance that the WHC would witness: hundreds of Hindus, some with orange banners, were…

It's About Time!New Finds and Intriguing Theories Conspire with Scholars To Rewrite India's History-Plus HT's 7-Page TimelineWhen you learned Indian history, a startling amount of myth may have inadvertently been…

It was once called the “Royal Avenue”, running from the great Virupaksha temple complex, to the majestic Nandi at the bottom of Matanga Hill. An avenue of exquisite and mighty…

What was called in the ancient times Sanatan Dharma, which has come down to us today under the name of Hinduism, with its many branches, sects and gurus, is in…

6th September. I have a French passport and an electronic visa. But at Chicago(s Ohare airport, one always experiences a twinge of apprehension as one goes through the relentless and…

One expected resistance to @narendramodi’s reforms - economic, social and judicial - from the Christian & Muslim communities, as well as the Marxists. No surprise here: same as during the…