Glorious India
Bharat - Nusantara: Rediscovering the 2,000-year civilizational bridge across the Indian Ocean
Why does Indonesia's national emblem feature Garuda? Why do the Ramayana and Mahabharata still thrive across its islands? The answers lie in a 2,000-year-old maritime story that connected Bharat and Nusantara.
Archaeology+technology blend is rewriting India's civilisational history
A centuries-old belief was recently changed with a scientific investigation, signalling how technology is becoming India's newest tool to verify, preserve and reinterpret its civilisational heritage.
Guardian of shared history: India restores ancient temples across South East Asia
Can restoring a thousand-year-old temple strengthen modern diplomatic ties? India's heritage conservation across Asia suggests that culture can be as influential as commerce or strategy.
Amarnath Yatra and the sacred geography that outlived borders
The Amarnath Yatra reflects India's ancient sacred geography, connecting faith, culture, and communities across borders while highlighting the enduring continuity of its civilisational heritage.
The politics of narrating temple attacks in Indian historiography
Were medieval temples attacked for wealth, political power, or religious supremacy? This Info Pack unpacks the crucial differences between different motives that lay behind those attacks.
Before the Madonna there was ‘Matrutva’
Botticelli's masterpiece is in India. Before Madonna captivated the world, Indian artists had already spent thousands of years celebrating motherhood through some of history's greatest sculptures.
Golden revival of Jonnagiri – the mining frontier of ancient India
Andhra Pradesh's Jonnagiri gold mine revives an ancient mineral frontier, linking billion-year geology, historic gold and diamond mining, and India's modern resource ambitions for tomorrow. Were you aware?
The new storytellers: How OTT platforms use creative liberty to shape narratives
OTT platforms do more than entertain. Through repeated narratives and real-event adaptations, they increasingly influence how audiences remember history, politics and society.
When stone started singing: The forgotten musical science of ancient Indian temples
Did India's ancient temples hide an acoustic secret? From Hampi's resonant pillars to remarkable sound engineering, discover the science behind these architectural marvels.
Hazaribagh Excavation: Unearthing India’s Civilizational Coexistence
The Hazaribagh excavations uncover a forgotten chapter of India's past, revealing how diverse spiritual traditions coexisted, adapted, and flourished within a shared civilizational framework for centuries.
Beyond Bhojshala: India’s timeless tradition of Saraswati worship
Even today, from children writing their first letters in Basar to the ancient legacy of Sharada Peeth in Kashmir, Saraswati worship continues to reflect India’s enduring reverence for education and scholarship. Here, we look at some of the most significant Saraswati temples that continue to preserve this legacy.
Leiden Plates debunk three major narratives of Tamil Nadu politics
What if a thousand-year-old inscription could challenge some of today's most heated political debates? The Leiden Plates suggest that the Cholas saw Tamil and Sanskrit not as rivals, but as complementary pillars of a shared Indian civilization.