In the Ramayana and Mahabharata, night attacks were seen as unethical and treacherous. Warriors respected this rule as part ...

When you think of ancient history, what comes to mind? Kings, battles, empires... men writing most of the rules, right? But pause for a second. Look a little closer. Because woven into the grand ...

The Hephthalites, also called the White Huns, were feared horsemen who once ruled large swaths of north India. They were said ...

Nestled atop a plateau that overlooks deserts and savannas linking the coastal lowlands and central highlands of Ethiopia and ...

Foreign correspondents appreciated the Pink City, but ended up painting India as a land of mystics and snake charmers.

There, the Budokan, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, hovers over the foliage like a postmodern pagoda: It was modeled on one of Japan’s most ancient ... to carry swords, so underground groups ...

Rifle fire and the hammer of machine guns rattled the windows of the Indian consulate general ... he would one day rule is a preserved relic of ancient oriental feudalism. Twice as large as ...

Throat lacerations, perforated organs, and pierced hearts are just some of the complications that performers can suffer when swallowing swords, but despite these dangers, only 29 deaths from this ...