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Brishti Guha

Brishti Guha

Articles by Brishti Guha

Prakrit poetry for posterity

Paintings in the Ajanta caves dating to the Satavahana period (Vidya Subramanian / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Mar 7, 2025 05:31 IST

Chronicles in the language of ghosts, birds and beasts

The eastern gateway of the Sanchi stupa which was probably commissioned by monarchs of the Satavahana dynasty. (Wikimedia Commons)

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 23:38 IST

Futuristic technology from the ancient past

A speculative image of a UFO hovering over the earth. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Dec 3, 2024 15:44 IST

Back to the future: Marriage and live-in relationships in ancient India

Raja Ravi Varma’s painting of King Dushyanta proposing marriage to Shakuntala. The story of Dushyant and Shakuntala is a tale of the pitfalls of the gandharva vivaha. (Wellcome Library, London/Wikimedia commons)

Updated on Apr 3, 2024 15:03 IST

Dating the Mahabharata war – A tale of eclipses, archaeology, and genealogies

‘Doot Ghatotkacham’, a play based on the Mahabharata being performed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, in February 2016. The epic continues to inspire Indians. (Deepak Sansta / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 28, 2022 12:04 IST

Science fiction meets science fact: The robots of ancient India

Back to the future: Ancient Indian science fiction abounds in automata (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jul 1, 2022 10:52 IST

Essay: Yoga and the healthy mind in a healthy body

The ancients recognised that yoga was also effective in removing “impurities of the mind”. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 21, 2022 09:41 IST

Essay: Fun facts about board games in ancient India

Playing chess in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 3, 2022 10:33 IST

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