04 Nov 2019 Marutsakha Takes Flight: Modern Aviation Based on Ancient Vimana By Enrico History & Tradition 1 In 1895 Shivkar Bapuji Talpade (1864-1916), a member of the Maharashtri, launched an unmanned aircraft called Marutsakha, (Sanskrit ‘Marut’ means Air and 'Sakha' means ‘Friend’, so ‘Friend of the Air') on Chowpatty beach. This event... Read More
17 Mar 2016 Primordial Giants and the Lord of Immortality: The Hindu Creation of the World By tedloukes History & Tradition 0 In a striking difference to other major religions, Hinduism is carried by a mixture of intellectual and philosophical viewpoints rather than a fixed set of beliefs. Because of this there are various creation myths that sometimes appear to be at... Read More