Hercules and Balarama: The Symbolic and Historical Connections Sometime around c.305 BC, the Greek geographer and explorer Megasthenes arrived at the court of the Indian emperor Chandragupta Maurya at Pataliputra (modern Patna). He was sent as an ambassador by Seleucus…
Indus Valley Cultural Elements in Minoan Crete: Was it Due to Migration? Bull-Leaping My interest in the Minoan civilization of Crete was sparked when I noted a conspicuous parallel between the Indus and Minoan cultures…
Comet Impact in Indian Ocean Submerged Krishna’s Dwaraka? An Insight The fabled city of Dwaraka (Dwaravati) was established by the brother-deities Krishna and Balarama on the western coast of India, towards the close of the Dwapara…
12,000-Year Old Petroglyphs in India show Global Connections Recently, on Oct 1, 2018, the BBC ran a story[1] about the discovery of hundreds of petroglyphs i.e. rock carvings in the Ratnagiri and Rajapur area of the state…
The Balochistan Sphinx Temple Complex: Is It a Man-made Architectural Wonder? Concealed within the desolate, rocky, landscape of the Makran coastline of Southern Balochistan, Pakistan, is an architectural gem that has gone unnoticed and unexplored…
