Shashank Shekhar Sinha‘s series of books on ancient India is making waves. A true account of history is a key way to battle fake news too, the historian says.

KHAJURAHO, India (RNS) — The ancient, ornately carved Hindu and Jain temples outside this central Indian city have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, and they are on the Archaeological ...

Celebrate National Tourism Day 2026 by exploring 10 must-visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India that showcase the country ...

This famous scene from the Bhagavad Gita, featuring the god Krishna with his cousin, Prince Arjuna, on a chariot heading into war. Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A 2023 ...

In the third century BCE, Ashoka ruled an empire encompassing much of modern-day India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. During his reign, Buddhism proliferated across the South Asian ...

Before barbells, there was the gada—a brutal yet brilliant tool forged in ancient India. It might look like something you'd wield in a gladiator arena, but according to Aaron Horschig, D.P.T., of ...

India, the birthplace of the game of chess, the concept of zero, and the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun, has long been the source of some of humanity's most revolutionary ideas. Yet, as ...

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We hear little about history in Central Missouri before the Spaniards, French and early explorers. But the stories of their exploits cover only a small sliver of time in the long history of humans ...