Between the roaring legions of Rome and the mighty Han Dynasty, stood a lesser-known but vital force: the Parthians. The Parthian Empire (247 BCE – 224 CE) was Persia reborn — nomadic roots, imperial ambition, and unmatched horse archery. They controlled the Silk Road’s middle section. Goods, ideas, and empires collided in their deserts. A
In the 3rd century BCE, India was more than kingdoms and myths — it was united under a single emperor: Ashoka. The Maurya Empire began with Chandragupta Maurya, who, with the help of the brilliant strategist Chanakya, overthrew the Nanda Dynasty and formed the largest empire in Indian history. But it was Ashoka who gave the Mauryan legacy its s
Bhutan isn’t loud. It breathes. In prayer flags. In mountain mist. In the footsteps of monks who need no audience. I arrived in Paro just before spring. The air was cool, the hills wrapped in clouds. There were no chains. No skyscrapers. No rush. Just space — for thought, for stillness, for something I hadn’t known I’d been missing. I h
The desert isn’t empty. It’s full — of silence, of wind, of truths we forget to listen for. I rode a camel through Morocco’s dunes, the sand gold under moonlight. It was quieter than any place I’d ever been. We reached camp long after the stars had claimed the sky. I lay in a tent with no roof — only constellations above, and soft Ber