Did you know there are over 300 versions of the epic story of Prince Ram? Sage Valmiki wrote the definitive version of t ...

Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali, is magical. Though Ubud isn’t shy of luxury resorts, making the most of the magic, ...

British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased some ancient stones with mysterious inscriptions on them at a flea market in ...

The spread of Hinduism and Buddhism, the use of Sanskrit, and the adaptation of Indian epics like the Ramayana into Javanese traditions have left an indelible mark on the Indonesian culture. This ...

Discover the countries with the most 'living languages' – at number one is a nation that speaks more than 800 different ...

He researches Hindu religious history, law in ancient Asia, and texts and inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Old Javanese and Old Tamil. Silwal teaches courses such as The Economics of War and Peace, ...

A group of academics in India are trying to translate the constitution into vernacular languages, in order to bring it closer to ‘We, The People’ With nearly 500 articles, 12 schedules, and an ...

MORE people speak Javanese than Malay, Burmese or even Thai. Indeed, 95 million people, or fully 40% of Indonesia’s 265 million strong population, are Javanese speakers. However, Javanese is not ...

DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran opposed Sanskrit interpretation in Lok Sabha, calling it a waste of taxpayers' money and linking it to RSS ideology. Speaker Om Birla hit back, asserting that Sanskrit is ...

Two new papers, published in the journal Nature, by scientists from Russia and Ukraine, further solidify this claim about the origin of the Indo-European family of languages that include Sanskrit, ...

Amrta integrates cultural ritual, ecological consciousness, and technological innovation. Rooted in mythological symbolism ...