Narayan Rout

5 Elements, 5 Chemical Sciences: How Ayurveda Mapped Chemistry 3,000 Years Before the Periodic Table

The periodic table is roughly 150 years old, but the impulse behind it, classifying all matter into a small number of fundamental categories, is far older, and Ayurveda's Panchamahabhuta framework is one of the clearest examples. This article examines that framework carefully and...

Gut Bacteria Have Their Own Body Clock: 6 Ways Your Microbiome Shapes Your Sleep

Sleep trouble is usually treated as a brain problem, stress, screens, caffeine, but a growing body of research points to a second, less obvious factor: the trillions of bacteria living in the gut. This article traces that connection in plain, story-led terms for a general reader....

Gut Bacteria Have Their Own Body Clock: 6 Ways Your Microbiome Shapes Your Sleep

Sleep trouble is usually treated as a brain problem, stress, screens, caffeine, but a growing body of research points to a second, less obvious factor: the trillions of bacteria living in the gut. This article traces that connection in plain, story-led terms for a general reader....

Yoga for Weight Loss: 6 Reasons It Actually Works (When the Math Says It Shouldn't)

Yoga burns visibly fewer calories per hour than running, yet a consistent body of research finds that regular yoga practice supports meaningful, sustained weight loss, particularly around the abdomen. This article resolves that apparent contradiction in plain, story-led terms for...

Hawking Radiation and Impermanence: 3 Ways Modern Physics Confirms What Ancient Wisdom Always Knew

This article examines three specific convergences between modern theoretical physics and ancient wisdom traditions on the nature of impermanence, emptiness, and information preservation. Convergence 1 (Hawking Radiation and Anicca): Hawking S (1974, Nature 248:30) derived that bl...

Is the Green Revolution India's Greatest Policy Success? What Six Decades of Evidence Reveal About What Was Gained, What Was Lost, and What Must Come Next

This article provides a comprehensive, multi-dimensional analysis of India’s Green Revolution (1966-present) across six analytical dimensions. Pre-Revolution context: India’s 1965 foodgrain production at approximately 72 million tonnes; dependence on PL-480 (Public Law 480) US gr...

Is the Green Revolution India's Greatest Policy Success? What Six Decades of Evidence Reveal About What Was Gained, What Was Lost, and What Must Come Next

This article provides a comprehensive, multi-dimensional analysis of India’s Green Revolution (1966-present) across six analytical dimensions. Pre-Revolution context: India’s 1965 foodgrain production at approximately 72 million tonnes; dependence on PL-480 (Public Law 480) US gr...

Why Indians Are Ageing Faster Than the Rest of the World: 7 Scientific Truths About Muscle Loss, Protein Deficit, and the Thin-Fat Paradox

This article examines seven scientific mechanisms behind accelerated biological ageing in the Indian population, with primary focus on musculoskeletal decline, protein deficiency, metabolic dysfunction, and genetic predisposition. Key data: (1) Muscle mass emergency: 71% of urban...

The Biodiversity Farmers: 6 Ways Ancient India Fed a Civilisation Without Destroying the Land

Long before "sustainable agriculture" became a policy phrase, ancient India was already running one of the most biodiverse farming systems the world has documented. This article traces that system from its genetic roots to its near-collapse and its ongoing recovery. It opens with...