As Wendy Doniger points out, ancient Brahmins most likely spoke native Indian dialects or Prakrit in everyday life but reserved Sanskrit for religious rituals. Priestly Brahmins also used ...

The ancient village of Duong Lam in Hanoi’s Son Tay township is organising a programme named “Tet Lang Viet” (Tet in Vietnamese village) from January 18 to February 16 (the 19th day of the ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Locals in Zhangguying village of Yueyang city, Hunan province, hosted a celebration of folk culture performances on Wednesday for the upcoming Spring Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...

Locals in Zhangguying village of Yueyang city, Hunan province, hosted a celebration of folk culture performances on Wednesday for the upcoming Spring Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] ...

As deaths from a yet-unidentified cause continues to mount in village Baddal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, the district administration has ordered three “containment zones” in the area and ...

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics. Kho kho, a ...

These are some rare historical gems that have served as money in ancient Indian texts. The Half Anna coin was an integral part of the Indian monetary system during the British colonial period.

DEHRADUN: In a remarkable archaeological discovery, a tunnel system has been unearthed on a 400-meter-high cliff near the river, just one kilometer from Gobradi village in Uttarakhand’s ...