ASI's Deeg excavation reveals ancient riverbeds, iron usage, early Brahmi script, and Vedic religious artifacts, reshaping Indian history.

Archaeological finds from Keezhadi in Tamil Nadu dating to 580 BCE suggest a sophisticated ancient Tamil civilisation, ...

Origins of Brahmi: Foundation of Hindu Scriptology Brahmi’s earliest evidence appears in Emperor Ashoka’s edicts (circa 268–232 BCE), marking it among the world’s earliest writing systems.

Digambar Jains, who migrated south, argued that all oral transmission of Jain teachings was lost during a famine, and rejected what Shvetambara Jains of Magadha remembered. There was clearly a lot of ...

Brahmi was the first name on the list. Since Brahmi was linked to Brahma, the creator god of Hinduism, scholars decided to name the Mauryan script as Brahmi script. Interestingly, as per Digambar Jain ...

Keeladi (Keezhadi), located just outside the more than 2,000-year-old great city of Madurai, has been accepted as a Sangam-era settlement. The Sangam period is widely believed to be the six ...

Inside, after digging through 18 feet of solid brickwork, the workers unearthed a huge stone slab. It was the cover of an enormous stone coffer. Underneath were five urns packed with human ashes, gold ...

New Delhi: The entire subcontinent was integrated by the third millennium BC, said Professor K Rajan, the archaeologist behind Tamil Nadu’s recent discovery on the Iron Age, dated to over 5,300 years ...

How to Prepare: Mix two tablespoons of Brahmi powder with two tablespoons of yoghurt or aloe vera gel. Add a teaspoon of honey for added moisture. Apply the mask evenly to your scalp and hair ...

Also known in Tibet as the ‘Lantsa’ script, the Ranjana script is a writing system with historical roots in the Indigenous Newa community. This script serves not only as a means of communication but ...

Historical attempts to solve the puzzle The script first gained global attention in 1875 when British archaeologist Sir Alexander Cunningham published an Indus seal. Over the years, scholars have ...