India’s history is a vast tapestry woven with diverse cultures, civilizations, and peoples, many of whom predate what we now recognize as the dominant Aryan culture. For centuries, historians ...

Although often associated with Southern India, the Dravidian language family includes 27 languages, spoken by 220 million ...

This indicates they were aware of the north, and the movement of the Big Dipper over the seasons. In Vedic texts, the Big Dipper is called ‘SaptaRishi mandala’ and is linked to the seven sages.

“People forget their misunderstandings or enmity during this occasion and again become friends,” said Ratikanta Singh, 63, who writes, sometimes about Holi, in Assam, in northeastern India.