Sri Lanka’s archaeology chief says the nearly 300-year-old casket formerly used for the Sacred Tooth Relic should be preserved as an archaeological heritage artifact, regardless of the monetary value of its gold.
Editorial Today we celebrate Thai Pongal, a festival that resonates with timeless truths about the relationship between man, nature, and the divine. It is not just an occasion for the Tamil people,
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The Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of people, has begun in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, bringing millions of devout Hindus to the confluence of three sacred rivers: the Ganges, Yamuna, and
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What led humans on the unique path of cultural development? And can we do anything useful with newly reconstructed histories of this process? Culture is central to defining humanity. Throughout history, many
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It is worth considering, in light of humanity’s profound struggle against the world’s climate and matters of elemental justice, how the onset of the Biblical tale of Noah is relevant today. According
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Recent revelations regarding Christopher Columbus’s heritage—suggesting that he may have been a Sephardic Jew from Spain rather than an Italian Catholic—have reignited debates about his legacy and the historical narratives surrounding his
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