Culture and History

The three-day long yatra involves the darshana of various ancient religious places starting from Akshayvat to the Ashram of Hrishi Bhardvaj.

Japan authorities have requested the Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry to send a team of Mithila artists so that Japan can emulate the art form on its trains. 

OpIndia is the digital partner in the English media space for the event.

More than 10000 people are expected to renounce the world and embrace the Naga sect in this year's Kumbh

Rani of Jhansi herself was a subject of great attention by the Colonial authors, historians and missionaries.

The revisionism of India’s history books has gained ground in recent decades. Among many such soldiers of truth is Francois Gautier, a foreign French journalist who loved India so much that he stayed put in this country since 1971.

Business Standard recently published an article associating Kumbh Mela to unemployment

The Business Standard's bigotry towards Hindu festivals is scarcely ever hidden.

Mata Amritanandmayi said the root cause of the problem at Sabarimala was 'lack of knowledge about temple traditions'.

The Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath has allocated Rs 4,200 crore for the 50-day Kumbh Mela this time