Kautilya

Ayurveda on Fasting: When Restraint Supports Digestion

Ayurvedic texts describe langhana as a group of lightening therapies intended to reduce excess burden in the body. Fasting, or upavasa, is one expression of this wider principle, although langhana can also include lighter foods, controlled fluid intake, exercise and other measures selected according to the individual’s condition.

Kasmira: The Kashmir Valley and the Northwestern Himalayan World of the Mahabharata

The Bhishma Parva contains one of the epic’s broadest catalogues of the peoples and countries of Bharatavarsha. Among the territories named are the Kasmiras, Sindhu-Sauviras, Gandharas, Abhisaras and other northern peoples. In another portion of the same geographical account, the Kasmiras appear alongside the Daradas and other communities of the northern and mountainous world.