Around 900 eminent scholars, leaders and activists gathered for the first ever four-day Global Buddhist Congregation in India being held to commemorate the 2,600th year of Sambodhiprapti...
Jeevesh Nandan, new CEO of Noida Uttar Pradesh government posted Jeevesh Nandan as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Noida. Mr Nandan took charge from Mohinder Singh. Mr...
Six Buddhist councils have been convened. Here is a short description: First Buddhist Council: 400 BC Held soon after the mahaparinirvana of the Buddha, around 400 BC under...
The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, governance, military strategy, economic policy, and administration, traditionally attributed to Kautilya (also known as Chanakya or Vishnugupta), the chief...
The two major limitations regarding the sources of ancient Indian History are “Availability and decipherment”. The entire spectrum of available sources can be divided into two parts viz....
Mudras, the symbolic hand gestures associated with the Buddha, form an integral part of Buddhist art, ritual, and spiritual practice. Derived from the Sanskrit word meaning “seal” or...
