Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in ...

They have come from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan among other nations ...

Did you know that in Roman slang, Gladiators would sometimes be called “barley boys”? Since they, understandably, needed to ...

Herschel Hepler was browsing Google Images to practice his paleography mdash the study of historical writing systems mdash ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday described the Mahakumbh as the biggest event in the world that ...

For, the project to digitise the palm leaf manuscripts - which contain a wealth of Indological material ranging from Indian culture, philosophy to science and literature - and taken up by the Mythic ...

KABUL, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- As China and Afghanistan mark the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties this year, the bond between the people of China and Afghanistan is not only linked by a ...

A new book aiming to restore India's place in the ancient world is a treasure trove of insight and anecdote, writes Kapil ...

Over 4,000 miles away lies the continent of South Asia: a rich cultural and geographical tapestry made up of seven different countries, that seem worlds away from our student city. Yet this region ...

While the confluence was a holy spot, the ceremonies centred on the image of the Buddha, which was set up in a shrine. On the first day of the festival, flowers, various precious clothes and other ...

described her travels to view the spectacular Buddhas of Bamiyan, which would be destroyed by the Taliban two decades ago. Within its pages are vivid descriptions of Kabul’s streets, lush ...