The Varna system, rooted in ancient Indian society, was once hailed as a way to create social order and balance. Yet, as with ...

Caste, a word foreign in origin but deeply immersed in India's identity today, has travelled centuries and continents. From colonial classification to present-day politics, it continues to define ...

Some claim that bharatanatyam is at least 2,000 years old because that’s when the “Natya Shastra,” an Indian performing-arts treatise, was written. […] Skip to content.

Credit: CC0 image via PXhere This is the third part of an ongoing series, which traces the origins of India’s people and civilization. Previous parts can be found here: Unraveled: Where Indians ...

The ancient India city of Dwarka, is said to have sunk beneath the Arabian Sea. ... The Varna treasure is considered the world's oldest human processed gold, dating back 6,500 years.