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The Discover India Podcast is about Indian Culture, Indian Classical Music, Sustainability, Hindu/Buddhist/Jain Studies, Film Studies, and Diaspora Studies. Episodes include presentations at...

Is there a surprising connection between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the Hindu myth of Bhasmasura? Both stories warn about the dangers o...

Mahāvīra Biography Series | Dr. Pankaj Jain The Mahāvīra Biography Series explores the life, philosophy, and civilisational impact of Bhagav...

Earth Day, April 22, 2026, invites us to rethink how we relate to nature. Western Deep Ecology argues that all life has equal value and that...

Why is there a Shiva Nataraja statue at CERN? This short explains the connection between Sanatana Dharma and modern particle physics at the...

Late-Victorian and modernist writers have been famously preoccupied with ideas of personal and poetic discipline (or the lack thereof). How...

Mahāvīra Biography Series | Dr. Pankaj Jain The Mahāvīra Biography Series explores the life, philosophy, and civilisational impact of Bhagav...

The Mahāvīra Biography Series explores the life, philosophy, and civilisational impact of Bhagavān Mahāvīra, the 24th Tīrthaṅkara of the Jai...

Is April Fool’s Day just about pranks, or does it reveal something deeper about human perception? In this 60-second #DiscoverIndia Short, Dr...

A global analysis by the World Wide Fund for Nature found that the traditional Indian diet is among the most sustainable dietary patterns wo...

What does it take to conquer the self? In this episode of the Mahāvīra Documentary Series, Dr. Pankaj Jain explores the twelve extraordinary...

Did you know the Ramayana is deeply connected with forests and ecology? Much of the epic unfolds in the forests of Dandakaranya and Panchava...

Discover the deeper meaning and significance of this powerful topic rooted in Dharma, Indian knowledge traditions, and timeless wisdom. In t...

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976), known as the Rebel Poet, was one of the most influential literary voices of Bengal. His revolutionary poetry...

India celebrates many regional New Year festivals based on ancient lunisolar and solar calendars. Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand, Navreh, Sa...

March 14 (3.14) is celebrated worldwide as the International Day of Mathematics, also known as Pi Day. But did you know that ancient Indian...

What compels a prince to renounce power, privilege, and comfort in search of the ultimate truth? In Episode 2 of the Mahāvīra Documentary Se...

Bon Bibi is the forest guardian revered in the Sundarbans region of India. For generations, local communities have invoked her before enteri...

As the world observes World Wildlife Day on 3 March, India stands out as the only country where lions, tigers, elephants, leopards, rhinocer...

This episode explores the historical and philosophical context of Mahāvīra, the 24th Tirthankara of Jain Dharma. Drawing on the Kalpa Sutra,...

On National Science Day (28 February), we revisit an unexpected intellectual bridge. Nobel Prize–winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger engaged...

Who was Mahāvīra beyond the icon?In this cinematic documentary series, Dr. Pankaj Jain explores the life, philosophy, and civilisational imp...

This short examines the historical significance of Maharashtra and Shivaji Maharaj's role in transforming a regional identity into a soverei...

What is the connection between Shivaratri and sustainability? In this brief reflection, we examine how Bhagavan Shiva, as Pashupati, symboli...

Raja Parva is a unique festival from Odisha that treats the Earth as a living, feminine being. During this time, farming stops and women res...

Kavi Pradeep, born Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi in Badnagar, Madhya Pradesh, became one of India’s most influential patriotic lyricists. His...

Albert Einstein openly admired Mahatma Gandhi and believed he represented the moral future of humanity. This short explores why one of the w...

On 30 January, India commemorates Mahatma Gandhi and the ideals he championed.Mani Bhavan in Mumbai, where Gandhi lived and worked from 1917...

India today stands as a global knowledge powerhouse. It leads in social media and AI adoption, with the largest user bases on platforms like...

In Western music, microtonality usually refers to minute intervals smaller than a semitone and is often seen as a unique and experimental pr...

Rezang La, 1962, is one of the most powerful chapters in Indian military history. This short documentary-style video remembers the legendary...

This lecture offers a fresh and critical reinterpretation of Swami Vivekananda, moving beyond popular inspirational narratives to examine hi...

In this video, we explore Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15, known as Purushottama Yoga, where Krishna explains the famous inverted tree of life and...

Why do mothers worship the cow on Sakat Chauth? This short explains the deeper Dharmic meaning behind Gau Pūjā—where motherhood, ahimsā, and...

Kohra (1964) is one of the most atmospheric and intellectually rich mystery films of classic Hindi cinema. Starring Waheeda Rehman and Biswa...

राज कपूर की अंतिम निर्देशित फ़िल्म राम तेरी गंगा मैली केवल एक प्रेम कहानी नहीं है। यह फ़िल्म गंगा नदी की यात्रा के माध्यम से भारत की आत्मा,...

Badshah Khan – The Frontier Gandhi Who Built the World’s Largest Nonviolent Army | Indian Freedom Hero Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan — known as Ba...

In this lecture, Dr Pankaj Jain, Professor and Head of Humanities & Languages and Director of The India Centre at FLAME University, explains...

Jawaharlal Nehru’s The Discovery of India is often celebrated as a masterpiece of modern Indian thought. But what did Nehru really “discover...

FLAME University's India Centre hosted the 37th webinar on India Studies, featuring Dr Shylaja B S., Visiting Scientist, Bangalore Associati...

R. K. Narayan’s The Guide remains one of the most powerful stories in modern Indian literature—an exploration of love, ambition, morality, a...

Several Indian religious traditions associated with Vedānta offer conflicting descriptions of the ultimate reality, Brahman. A prominent exa...

Vanshidhar Shukla – The Poet Who Awoke a Nation 🇮🇳 | Gandhian Freedom Poet | #VandeMataram When India was bound in colonial silence, one p...

Within Jainism, an ancient Indian religion based on nonviolence ( ahimsā ), non-possessiveness ( aparigraha ), and austerity, farming and fl...

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan — philosopher, teacher, President of India, and Bharat Ratna — believed that Indian philosophy is not just abou...

Where did the mighty cry Vande Mataram come from? This short video delves into the true story behind India’s most inspiring song and its pro...

Who was Rabindranath Tagore, and why is his book Gitanjali so special? In 1913, Tagore became the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Lite...

What did Veer Savarkar mean by the “Six Golden Pages” or “Six Glorious Epochs” of Indian history? In this short video, discover how Savarkar...

Why are Rajagopalachari’s Ramayana and Mahabharata still the most popular retellings of India’s great epics? What makes Rajaji’s storytellin...

Swami Vivekananda’s speech at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11, 1893, changed the course of history. His message of pe...

From Mandalay Jail, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote Gita Rahasya — a bold reinterpretation of the Bhagavad Gita. 🌿 He declared that the...