~ Debashri Mandal The name of Shiva isn’t unknown to the world. People from the various corners of the earth have known him for ages and generations, irrespective of their religious values and communal beliefs. Lord Shiva, known as Devo ke Dev: Mahadeva, means the God of the Gods in Hindu scriptures such as the […]Read More
From being venerated as the eternal brides of the god to being defiled by the eternal stigma of religious prostitution and impurity, the devadasis which still constitute a significant proportion of the population of India have a historical eminence spanning over 2000 years. Once a religious practice advocating music, dance and various art forms, the […]Read More
The Sanskrit verbal root bandh is where the word “bandhani” originates (“to bind, to tie”). Bandhani often referred to as bandhej, is a type of tie-and-die in which the clothing is adorned by being bound into many ties. “Banda” is a word that signifies “knot.” With the bandhani process, patterns are produced by repeatedly dying […]Read More
Vallabhi University, which was the center of Hinayana Buddhism, was famous for agriculture, public administration, religion and law, medicine, architectural science, economics, and accounting. Here the students after completing their education would get absorbed with all the kings who supported this university.Read More