Astralaya - Real name of Australia

P N Oaks, in his book World Vedic Culture, points out that the aborigines of Austrailia have their origin in what are popularly known as the Dravidian races of South India. The recent study of Dr Raghavendra Rao from the Anthropological Survey of India, says that DNA evidence linking Indian tribes to Australian Aboriginal people points to the fact that humans arrived in Australia via a southern coastal route through India. His team used computer programs to predict that a common ancestor existed, between the Indian population and Aboriginal Australians, up to 50,000 years ago.

Makara - A Dinosaur in Bhagwad Purana

You wouldn’t find any information on dinosaurs or other similar species in any of the ancient western texts but if you go through the ancient Indian literary texts, you might be able to extract some information on dinosaurs and other species similar to dinosaurs.

Mount Kailash - A man-made pyramid?

Kailash is a sacred Tibetan mountain shrouded in mystery and legends. With an impressive height of 6718 meters, Mount Kailash represents the axis of the world or the stairway to heaven for the people in the region. Both Buddhists and Hindus, as well as older religions, recognize Mount Kailash as an ancient holy place. Approach Kailash not only prohibited, but dangerous. In the immediate vicinity of mountains time flows much faster, and people have gone to the mountain, often not returned.

Similarities between the Hindu and Greek mythologies

The amazing similarities between the Hindu and Greek mythologies frequently crops up in comparative mythology - or the comparison of myths from different cultures in an attempt to identify shared themes and characteristics. 

Origin of Adam and Eve's Story in Ancient India

Adam, according to the Old Testament, is the first man, created by God on the sixth day of creation. Eve is the first woman not born but created by God to be the wife of Adam.

Bharata: The Great Emperor of India

Bharata was an emperor of India, and is referred to in Hindu and Jain theology. Bharata had conquered all of Greater India, uniting it into a single political entity which was named after him as "Bhāratavarṣa". Bhārata Gaṇarājyam (Republic of Bharat) is the official Sanskrit name of the India.