The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship ...

Hinduism, one of the world’s oldest and most complex spiritual traditions, embraces a nuanced understanding of life, death, ...

Roasted soyabeans are thrown to drive away devils during the spring festival called Setsubun in Japan writes Ranjeni A Singh If you see somebody throwing soyabeans on the street you will call the guy ...

The Indian government has bought thousands of letters papers and photographs which shed light on the life of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi India paid around 60 million rupees or 11 million for the ...

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