We have all got­ten used to the idea that fam­i­ly means con­flicts. We notice elders around us casu­al­ly say “In a fam­i­ly, fights and...

In the Indi­an con­text, Upavasa is of immense impor­tance. Fast­ing or absti­nence from food is a part of Upavasa. Upavasa is much...

The Shan­ti Par­va of the Mahab­haratha, which is the longest book and hav­ing the most num­ber of vers­es, has excel­lent insights on...

Mahab­harath is filled with sto­ries of great kings and queens known for the val­or, intel­li­gence, strat­e­gy and expan­sive vision. It...

The Mahab­haratha has won­der­ful sto­ries about Acharya (teacher) and Sishya (disciple/student) rela­tion­ship. One such unique...

It so hap­pened that a per­son want­ed to expe­ri­ence the inner silence and he found that his home was a place of dis­tur­bance — his...

The Mahab­harat is full of deep and insight­ful con­ver­sa­tions. The Drau­pa­di-Satyaba­ma sam­va­da appears in the Vana Par­va of the...

The slay­ing of Sisu­pala hap­pens in the Sab­ha Par­va of the Mab­haratha. Sisu­pala was the son of Dam­agosha, a che­di king. He was...

This sto­ry appears in the Shalya par­va of the Mahab­harath when Janame­jaya asks about the sig­nif­i­cance of Saraswati and the thirtha...

We all know the pop­u­lar sto­ry of Sav­it­ri who went to Yama’s abode to bring her deceased hus­band back to life. The sto­ry is so...

Ever won­dered why the moon wax­es and wanes as we observe it from the earth or why does he spend equal time in each of the...

The Mahab­hara­ta is replete with insight­ful con­ver­sa­tions. Here is one such con­ver­sa­tion that appears in the Anusasana Par­va,...