Maggie Holtzberg was first introduced to some spectacular Indian art forms and artists when she was an undergraduate student at Wesleyan University in ethnomusicology. And ever since then, she has …
Dr Rohitash Chandra is a Senior Lecturer in Data Science at the School of Mathematics and Statistics of University of South Wales. He is an expert in the field of …
Kolam has travelled far and wide, and has made an impact on the lives it has touched. ISP had the opportunity to speak to one such person from Belgium. Ellen …
In May 1968, baby Grace Gitadelila arrived in Port Madras along with her parents who left behind their lives to join Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Having grown up in the ashram, …
As a child, screenwriter and author, Alfredo Covelli was drawn to India and always had a strong connection to India whilst reading books on India and watching Indian films. He …
Prof James Hartzell, a neuroscientist and Sanskrit translator published a study on the “Sanskrit Effect”. The birth of this study is an interesting turn of events. A ‘post-graduate’ Prof Hartzell …
In December 2020, Oscar Garcia-Prada and Claudia Silva delivered a presentation on Kolam: A Western Perspective, organised by the International Centre for Theoretical Studies (ICTS) in Bangalore. Claudia brought out …
Hermina Cielas developed an interest in Sanskrit while pursuing Indology at Jagiellonian University. Although her goal was to learn Hindi, she studied both Hindi and Sanskrit. Having very little knowledge …
At a house party in London, Natalie Tobert met George Michell and John Fritz. Whilst chatting to them, she learned about their architectural and archaeological work in Hospet, India, and …
On March 21st, we celebrate the International Day of Forests, a day to celebrate the dense green canopy that houses a happy ecosystem of flora and fauna. India is home …
Elli Metchnikoff is given the credit of introducing the term probiotic a century ago. 5000 years ago, Acharya Charaka in his treatise Charaka Samhitha, introduced the concept of probiotics in …
A spectacle during the Uttarayan week that draws crowds from across the world is the International Festival of Kites. Uttarayan marks the northward movement of the sun, and this denotes …
Museums are like time capsules that record and preserve crucial information about a civilization, its many communities, the cultural aspects of each community, and the tragedies. These facets evoke emotions …
Rudra Sekhri, a high school student from Australia, was recently awarded the Young Citizen of the Year Award for his many contributions to society. We had the opportunity to speak …
Regarded by Indians as the primary source of knowledge, the Vedas are the oldest surviving cultural traditions. Vedic chants have been heard in India for more than three thousand years, …
Varsha is a cancer researcher in the making. A history-buff, fiction-reader and an avid cricket enthusiast!
