It was written 600 years ago. It’s 234 pages long. It’s been studied by cryptographers and codebreakers alike. And yet, we still have no idea what any of it means. This is the Voynich manuscript. The Voynich manuscript has been studied by many professional and amateur cryptographers, including American and British codebreakers from both World War I and World War II. …
Ah, the Indian Republic Day! The tribute at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, the parades, the tableaus, the march past…the show of strength… I remember when we were kids…switching on the television early morning, watching India at its finest, on Doordarshan (the only channel available). The commentary was a damper (very boring, and it hasn’t got …
Twitter user @mvdhav has come up with AI-generated version of the Ramayana:) Here is part 1! Ayodhya, capital of the great Kingdom of Kosala, was one of the wealthiest and most advanced civilizations in the world. King Dasharatha, ruler of the Kosala Kingdom, had everything to his name, but a son. He ruled the greatest …
Yesterday was a momentous occasion – one that will be remembered as a defining moment in the history of humanity. And why is it so? Religion is a personal matter. Something that we believe in (or don’t believe in), something that gives us some of the answers that we so desperately seek – something that …
रामो विग्रहवान्धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः। rāmo vigrahavāndharmaḥ sādhuḥ satyaparākramaḥ। Honorable and truly brave – Rāma is the embodiment of Dharma!वाल्मीकिरामायणम् ३.३७.१३ (vālmīkirāmāyaṇam 3.37.13) The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be inaugurated on January 22. Chandrakant Sompura, 81, and his son Ashish, 51, have designed the complex in the Nagara style of temple architecture. The Nagara style …
धर्म–धर्मादर्थःप्रभवतिधर्मात्प्रभवतेसुखम्।धर्मणलभतेसर्वंधर्मप्रसारमिदंजगत्॥ धर्म से ही धन, सुख तथा सब कुछ प्राप्त होता है । इस संसार में धर्म ही सार वस्तु है । धर्मात् from righteous duty, अर्थः wealth, प्रभवति will arise, धर्मात् from righteousness, सुखम् happiness, प्रभवते will result, धर्मेण by righteous ways, सर्वम् everything, लभते is attained, इदं जगत् this world, धर्मसारम् the essence …
द्विः शरं नाभिसन्धत्ते द्विः स्थापयति नाश्रितान् । द्विर्ददाति न चार्थिभ्यो, रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥ Rāma doesn’t aim twice, he doesn’t give refuge twice, Rāma does not give twice to a seeker, he doesn’t speak the same thing twice. He does it perfectly the very first time. It is said that if our culture was only based …
चख चख कर फल शबरी लाई,प्रेम सहित खाये रघुराई |ऎसे मीठे नहीं हैं आम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |51 | | विप्र रुप धरि हनुमत आए,चरण कमल में शीश नवाये |कन्धे पर बैठाये राम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |52 | | सुग्रीव से करी मिताई,अपनी सारी कथा सुनाई |बाली पहुंचाया निज धाम,पतितपावन सीताराम | |53 | | सिंहासन सुग्रीव …
