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Gunpowder!
Southern Spices – Bold & Aromatic Flavors
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Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
What is Jaggery?
Mangos or Mangoes!
Jackfruit: Ancient Origins to Modern Kitchens
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Epigenetics for Desis
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How Much Protein Do We Really Need?
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Diwali or Deepavali: Festival of Lights
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10 Ancient Indian Secrets to Find Inner Peace and Live a Meaningful Life
The 4 stages of life
Martial Arts in India?
The Purpose of Life
Spirituality in India
Who Are the Tirthankaras in Jainism?
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
Epics – Stories from Itihasa
Epics, Vedas and more
What is Ramayana?
What is Mahabharata?
What is the Bhagavad Gita?
Holy Cow?! Where’s the Beef?
Traditions
What are Yoga and Meditation?
Why say Namaste?
What is Ayurveda?
The Indian cultural secret to Great Customer Service
Words you thought you know!
Yoga and Meditation
Indians are Hindu?
Namaste is not just for Yoga!
Karma is a what?
Dharma is not a hippy name!
Maya – It’s all an illusion!
Moksha? Or Nirvana?
Om? Or Aum?
Samsara – an endless loop?
Why is India, India?
Things Desis Do
What is Namaste?
Why brush teeth with twigs?
Why eat with your hands?
Travel
Temples of India and Beyond
Chola Dynasty Temples : Timeless Marvels
Airavatesvara Temple: The Musical Marvel of Chola Architecture
Brihadeeswara Temple: A Thousand-Year-Old Wonder
The Engineering Marvels of Brihadeeswara Temple
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Nandi: The Sacred Bull of Shiva Temples
Top 3 Largest Hindu Temples: Where to Find These Marvels
Yogyakarta: A Cultural Bridge between India and Indonesia
Borobudur: The Majestic Buddhist Monument of Java
Prambanan Temple Complex: Ancient Indian Influence in Southeast Asia
Angkor Wat – Cambodia?
Chennakesava Temple, Belur: A Star of Hoysala Architecture
Hoysaleswara Temple: A Masterpiece of Architecture
Meenakshi Temple
Kailasa Temple: A Marvel of Ancient India
The Rockfort Temple of Trichy
Sarangapani Temple Kumbhakonam
Sreerangam temple – Trichy
Jain temple complex
Sas Bahu temple
Vijaya Vitthala Temple: A Marvel of the Vijayanagara Empire
Places to See
Ajanta Caves – 1000+ yr old paintings
Assam & Meghalaya
Deogiri Fort – 800 years old
Ellora Caves – Kailasa Temple!
Karnataka: A Journey Through India’s Heritage and Diversity
Aihole Temple Complex: The Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture
Badami Caves: Karnataka’s Rock-Cut Temples
Chennakesava Temple, Belur: A Masterpiece of Sculptural Grandeur
Hoysaleswara Temple: A Masterpiece of Architecture
Gomateswara Temple: Shravanabelagola’s Majestic Bahubali Statue
Marketplace of Hampi: A Glimpse into an Ancient Global Hub
Vijaya Vitthala Temple: A Marvel of the Vijayanagara Empire
Rajasthan – Magnificence in the desert
Jaipur
Jaisalmer
Barabagh
Jain temple complex
Jodhpur
Udaipur
Sas Bahu temple
History
Chariots and Warrior Women: Discoveries at Sinauli
Chola Empire
The Rise of the Cholas – 1
The Rise of the Cholas – 2
The Rise of the Cholas – 3
From Indus Valley to the Maratha Empire: Ancient India’s Kingdoms
The British Raj
Kautilya’s Arthashastra: Foundations of Ancient Indian Law and Governance
Legacy of Zero: Its Origins from Ancient India to now
New Discoveries are Changing Our Understanding of Ancient India
Ancient Indian Origin of the Fibonacci Sequence
Why is India, called India?
Saraswati-Sindhu aka Indus Valley Civilization
The Rum Rebellion: Down Under and the Bengal
The Rise of the Indian Cotton Trade
The Decline of India’s Ancient Cotton Trade
Historical Places
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