Roads to the Past

Indian cities tend to look back on their past more selectively. Beyond the major monuments there is little effort to remember the past; the more common memories of recent history are frequently erased. A part of this erasure can be attributed to economic pressures. The cost of maintaining old buildings can be quite high. And …

Ancient Indian History [Mind Maps For Quick Revision]

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Lord Dalhousie and His Reforms to Modernise India

Lord Dalhousie functioned as the Governor-General of India from 1848-1856. His eight years rules are full of important events in every sphere. Lord Dalhousie had introduced several reforms touching almost every department. Unfortunately after one year of the departure of Dalhousie from India, the revolt of 1857 broke out. Some of the Social reforms of Dalhousie …

Read Full Epic Tale ‘Abhijñānaśākuntalam’ in English

This is a well-known story in India, occurring earlier in the Mahabharata, but immortalized by India’s most famous classical poet, Kalidasa.  In passing I wish to make the point that stories in India are always re-told, which makes no one version of them authoritative.  This story has also been retold many times—there are even studies …

An Enlightened Person

Relationships, such as father, mother, son or relative in the home atmosphere, or master, servant or colleague in the workplace, form the basis of an individual’s experience. But just as a dream sequence is lost on waking, these are cut off when one gains Gyan (Enlightenment) . “Who is the wife? Who is the son?” …