He, at once gave an order to his soldiers to clean the whole place using water. This made the place completely a mess with water and mud flooding throughout the place. This mess provoked him to take the drastic decision of sweeping his whole kingdom. After this exercise by the soldiers, the whole kingdom was…
We went to a place in JP Nagar to eat ice-cream. Though I like ice-cream, I seldom visit ice-cream parlors for the simple fact that they are unhealthy no matter at what time of the day we eat them. We were there in the area close to this ice-cream parlor that serves great Apricot ice-cream….
1 What are the different names for Sarees in the different states of India? 2 How do we measure Sarees using our hands? 3 What are the different types of Sarees? 4 What are the different types of Sarees in different States? 5 What are the styles of tying a saree? 6 What are the…
In my youthful days, if there was an event going on in our area, we were the people who would tie banners or beautify the surrounding areas. This involved decorating the circles and nearby trees. Such days would take away our late evening as we used to work till 12 midnight. After all the exercise,…
1 Time 2 Culture 3 God 4 Festival 5 Temples 6 Rituals 7 Language 8 Food 9 Clothing 10 Music 11 Dance In a temple in Andhra, where a number of Kannadigas visit, I observed a family singing Hanuman Chalisa, which is written in Gujrati by Tulsidas. Everyone present in the temple was enjoying listening…
1 Hall of Fame Kashmir 2 Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum Kashmir 3 Attari (Wagah) Border Punjab 4 Jallianwala Bagh Punjab 5 The Partition Museum Punjab 6 Gobindgarh Fort Punjab 7 Lala Lajpath Rai’s House Museum Punjab 8 Dr. Diwan Singh Kalepani Museum Punjab 9 Jang E Azadi Punjab 10 National Martyrs Memorial Punjab 11 Maharaja…
1 Arundhati 2 Anasuya 3 Savitri 4 Janaki 5 Sati 6 Draupadi 7 Kannagi 8 Gargi 9 Meera 10 Durgavati 11 Lakshmibai 12 Ahilyabai Holkar 13 Keladi Chennamma 14 Rudramamba 15 Nivedita 16 Maa Sharada 17 Srirama 18 Bharata 19 Krishna 20 Bhishma 21 Yudishtira 22 Arjuna 23 Markandeya 24 Harishchandra 25 Prahlada 26 Narada…
Ancient India was a center of attraction for the whole world. The more we delve into world history, the more we understand our contributions in almost every division of every prevalent topic. I remember the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh objecting to a British court verdict that India was a poor and illiterate country. He goes…
1 The culture behind Lighting the Lamp 2 Prayer Room built, in Indian Houses 3 Usage of Namaste for greeting in Indian Culture 4 Prostrating the Lord and its values 5 The tradition behind applying marks on the forehead 6 The ancient tradition of offering food to the lord 7 The reason behind Pradakshina (Circumambulate)…
Before reading the quotes about Chanakya, let us listen to this beautiful episode of the great Chanakya’s serial where Chanakya and his pupils sing the famous patriotic song, “Hum kare rashtra aaradhan”. Even a wise man comes to grief by Giving instruction to a foolish disciple Maintaining a wicked wife Excessive familiarity with the miserable….