Electricity is everywhere, it is woven into the fabric of our daily lives. We charge our devices, light our homes, and power ...

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Swami Vivekananda is known for his writings, and he delivered one of his greatest speeches at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893. His speech, which began with, “Sisters and ...

On July 4th, we observe the death anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a remarkable figure in India's history. Swami Vivekananda was not only India's greatest spiritual leader but also one of the finest ...

It was sometime in the early 8th century, when the Hindu seer and philosopher Adi Shankara was walking down the lanes of Varanasi with his disciples that a chandala — a so-called untouchable — crossed ...