The first few chapters of the Bhagavat Purana explain 'The making of the Bhagavat Purana'. It is fascinating & illuminating. Here goes!

The 'Crocodile Ghat' is a significant location on the spiritual tourism map of Kerala. Located in Kaladi, on the banks of the Periyar river, its legend is as fascinating as the life of its protagonist - Adi Shankaracharya!

Sanjeev Sanyal's beautiful book, 'The Ocean of Churn - How the Indian Ocean shaped human history?' is like reading a story book, rather, a collection of stories from history, though it is obvious that a lot of research has gone into the book. The book begins with the fascinating story of how the Indian Ocean was born!

As a kid, when I saw the sky on a clear night, I noticed the million stars that filled up the horizon. But I never noticed the vast emptiness of the night sky dotted by those stars.

How does one explain the unexplainable? How does one communicate profound concepts like Atma (Self), Jivatma (Individual Self) and Isvara (Universal Self), to people who have not gone through the intense process of Sadhana & Grace?

The 14th century CE marked the beginning of what is called "Renaissance" in Europe. It ended the European Middle Ages, parts of which are called "Dark Ages", and began an intellectual, cultural, scientific & industrial 'rebirth' of Europe.

On the rock structures of the magnificent Brihadeeshwara temple in Thanjavur is a beautiful inscription that gives us an idea of the administrative ingenuity of those days. It is cutely referred to as 'The Banana inscription'!