Herodotus’ Histories reveal shocking funeral customs, from Greek cremations to an Indian tribe that ate their parents.

In the earliest text written in Marathi, a language of millions in western and central India, a 13th-century religious figure ...

Ancient writing systems tell stories of forgotten civilizations and lost knowledge. Their decipherment often requires decades of scholarly work, combining linguistics, archaeology, and historical ...

Evidence drawn from centuries of Marathi and Sanskrit literature suggests savannas are ancient, stable and culturally ...

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...

The book brings together three historians who pioneered feminist approaches to Ancient Indian history. It blends personal journeys with academic insights, revealing how women changed the field’s focus ...

As India's multicultural society confronts violent sectarianism at home and a range of destabilizing forces internationally, these illuminating essays from Nobel Prize–winning economist Sen (most of ...

Somaiya Vidyavihar University (SVU) continues to strengthen India’s higher education landscape through its dedicated focus ...