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Pomegranate – Medicinal Uses & Ayurvedic Home Remedies

— July 18, 2012 in Ancient Wisdom

Pomegranate (Anar in Hindi & Beejpur in Sanskrit) has been used for thousands of years to cure a wide range of diseases across different cultures and civilizations. It has great nutritional values and numerous health benefits. The Pomegranate known as Beejpur in Sanskrit, meaning replete with seeds symbolizes prosperity and…

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The Two Headed Weaver – Panchatantra

— January 23, 2012 in Ancient Wisdom

Once upon a time there was a weaver by the name Mantharaka. One day when he was weaving the cloth, the wooden frames of his loom broke. He took an axe and went to the forest to bring wood in order to make new frames. He found a huge tree…

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The Blue Jackal – Panchatantra

— January 8, 2012 in Ancient Wisdom

Once upon a time there was a smart jackal that lived in a forest close to a village. The forest was the home to many animals including a pack of jackals. Unlike the other jackals that always moved in a pack, our smart jackal was adventurous and often strayed into…

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Panchatantra – tales from Panchatantra

— January 7, 2012 in Ancient Wisdom

The Panchatantra means ‘Five Principles’ in sanskrit is an ancient Indian collection of educational stories. Scholars beleive that the orginal work in Sanskrit was composed in the 3rd century BCE by Vishnu Sharma. It is amongst the most frequently translated literary product of India around the world. Panchatantra is a…

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Chanakya – the Indian Machiavelli

— December 8, 2011 in Ancient Wisdom

Who is Chanakya? Chanakya is one of the foremost political thinkers the civilized world has seen and he authored the ancient Indian political treatise called Arthaśāstra. Also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, he was a professor of political science at the Takshasila University and the Prime Minister of Chandragupta Maurya….

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