Easily recognizable as the elephantdeity riding a mouse Ganesha is arguably he most popular Hindu God and one of the commonest mnemonics for anything associated with Hinduism The son of Shiva and Parv ...

Mahatma Gandhi was killed today in 1948 For readers interested in remembering what exactly happened that day I present the text of the newspaper report as it appeared in The New York Times that dayThe ...

Finishing the spring semester has always been a reason to celebrate at the University and enjoy its eccentric customs. With commencement on the horizon, this week’s Argives columnist unearths the ...

“One of the oldest of College customs is the celebration in honor of the conquest of Euclid and his compeers…but not until ...

The Vatican has since confirmed that the pontiff's funeral will be held on Saturday 26 April at 10 am local time. The Pope's body is currently lying in the chapel of his private home, Casa Santa ...

The Bengal Renaissance marked a pivotal awakening in India's social, cultural, and intellectual life. Bengal became the crucible of this transformation, led by men of exceptional intellect and ...

Being able to pass freely between Olympus, the Underworld, and the mortal realm, Hermes fulfilled an important role in Greek mythology as the messenger god. However, the Angelos Athanatôn, or ...

The Pope's funeral has taken place in St Peter's Square in the Vatican. A pope's funeral traditionally brings a host of world leaders together, and many were in attendance today as part of a crowd ...

The funeral mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10am local time (around 1:30pm IST) and is expected to finish by 11:45am (around 3:15pm IST). Pope Francis, who died earlier this week on Monday ...

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, where tens of thousands of mourners gathered to give a final send-off to a pontiff who ...

The rite of the entombment began at 1 p.m. local time following the pope's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and a 4-mile procession through Rome. Hundreds of thousands of mourners ...

After the pope’s death Monday, mourners from around the world have come to view his “mortal remains” ahead of Saturday’s funeral. Watch Pope Francis’ funeral in the player above.