The Nasadiya Sukta, from the 10th mandala of the Rigveda, is often called the "Hymn of creation". Instead of giving us a detailed description of how the universe began, it marvels at the "mystery" of ...

In the vast expanse of ancient literature, few works shine with the sheer brilliance and mystery of the Rigveda. A revered text in Hindu philosophy and one of the oldest surviving scriptures in human ...

Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, No. 2, Indic and Iranian Studies in Honor of Stanley Insler on His Sixty-Fifth Birthday (Apr. - Jun., 2002), pp. 311-317 (7 pages) One of the most ...

The Rigveda's inaugural mantra honors Agni, the divine fire, symbolizing light, transformation, and the human-divine ...

Nikhil Chandwani is an author of 10 Books, TED(x) Speaker, and Founder- Writers' Rescue Centre. He was recently awarded the Rashtriya Gaurav Award in 2019 for excellence in social entrepreneurship.

Christians and Jews often see the Hebrew Bible as the world’s oldest book of continuously venerated scripture. But the Bible faces serious competition in this regard from India’s “Rigveda.” The term ...

The Rig Veda is a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns counted among the four Hindu religious texts known as the Vedas. The Rig Veda was likely composed between roughly 1700–1100 BCE, making it one of ...

Jawaharlal Nehru University will launch an endowment fund with the help of a Non-Residential Indian (NRI) professor, Madan Gopal Seth, to promote research activities in the study of the Rigveda and ...

It will be on display at ‘Cultural Corridor’ exhibition to be held in the national capital ahead of the G-20 World Leaders’ Summit The ‘Cultural Corridor’ exhibition to be held in the national capital ...