The Vedas, meaning "knowledge" in Sanskrit, are ancient texts that form the foundation of Hinduism. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit between 1500 and 500 BCE, these texts are the oldest in Hinduism and were ...

Dr Singh conveyed that the primary purpose of education is to connect children with sacred texts such as the Vedas, ...

"The sages are seers of the mantras, not their creators." It reinforces the Apauruṣeya nature of the Vedas, emphasizing that the Rishis did not compose the hymns but merely perceived them in deep ...

BANGALORE: The Vedas consist of the four samhitas — Rig, Yajur, Atharva and Sama, the six supplements, the 108 Upanishads, the 18 Puranas and the two itihasas — Ramayana and Mahabharata. The entire ...

Vedas and Upanishads are often used interchangeably and this gives an impression that these are twin words, which means they might have the same meaning. However, the fact that Vedas and Upanishads ...

Ancient Indian texts make it quite clear that women were always meant to be respected and valued in our culture, writes DAKSH BHARADWAJ In our country, there is a festival to worship womanhood as ...

At 4.30 pm every day, 10-year-old Krishna Chitur is on the phone from Washington DC (US time 6 am) to India, ready to learn the Vedas from Ramasubramaniam Sarma, who is the principal of South Indian ...

Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on Tuesday sparked a debate with his statement on the SC/ST Act, saying that it should be repealed ...

What is the need to know the Vedas, one may ask. The path shown by the Vedas (Veda Marga) tries to fill the lacuna between the perceptible and the unseen. Moreover, the Vedas are the essence of ...

TIRUPATI: Sri Venkateswara Institute of Higher Vedic Studies, a deemed university, has taken up the mammoth task of making Vedas, Vedangas, Puranas and Itihasas, along with related ancient script, ...