Buddha - Different Truths

November 29, 2016
Eswar Anandan
People, Religion

A Brief History of Dalai Lama Institution and the Tibetan Schools of Buddhism

The origin of Tibetan Buddhism started in the fifth century during the reign of King Thothori Nyatsen with the arrival of Buddhist scriptures to Tibet from India. The scriptures were written in...

November 16, 2016
Lily Swarn
Food, History & Culture, Travel & Food

Pearls, Palaces, Cuisine, Culture and Passion make Hyderabad the Gem of Deccan

Lily tells us about the beautiful city of Hyderabad that is built mostly around artificial lakes on a hilly terrain. The most prominent one being the Hussain Sagar Lake. The...

November 15, 2016
Eswar Anandan
Painting, Religion

Thangka Paintings: An Aura of Spiritual Positivity

Thangka means ‘thing that one unrolls’ in classical Tibetan. This art form got developed alongside the traditional wall paintings. Now, an art form, which is taught in monasteries along with butter...

November 13, 2016
Archana Sharma
Religion, Travel & Food

Badruddin, a Muslim, Composed the Badrinath Arti of the Hindus!

Jugal Kishore Petshali, of Chitai, in Almora district, of Uttarakhand runs a museum called Uttranchal Lok Kala Evam Sahitya Sanrakshan Trust. He showed us one of the rare manuscripts of Badrinath...

August 24, 2016
Lily Swarn
People, Travel & Food

An Arduous Road Trip of a Young Bride into Beauteous Sikkim!

The first step into army life was a long, seemingly unending train journey to North Bengal, from where an arduous and treacherous road trip took us to the higher reaches...

August 18, 2016
Dr. Archana Kaushik
Advocacy

World Humanitarian Day: Being Humane is the Essence of Being Human

Violence inflicted by humans upon their fellow-beings annually causes more than 1.6 million deaths worldwide, making it one of the primary causes of mortality across the globe. In the last century,...

May 23, 2016
Ritamvara Bhattacharya
Potpourri

Buddha Smiles

An enigmatic story from Ritamvara, where relations and realities collapse with Kafkaesque horror. The salvation is in Buddha’s smile. The freedom of the sky was an intervening rebellious act in...