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Every blog post from the Pakka Patriot library — 156 stories of history, culture, heroes, and the land we love.
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Lagori [Seven Stones] Game Rules explained with Diagrams
Lagori is a game played between two teams, in an open ground that is at least 30 feet wide, preferably full of mud. Almost in the middle of this ground is placed a stack of flat stones of about 7 numbers. You can change this based on how challenging you want the game to be…
A game that is about to change in the Indian mobile industry
why India is behind in technology? A lot of disadvantages hold us responsible for the fewer number of Indian mobile brands. like: Democracy, where labor acts cannot be compromised Expensive Labours, where rural places are not made use of Brand owners expecting a larger margin Cheap labor and good export policies from other countries Challenge…
Indian electric car that travels 504 km with a single charge
The whole world knows that for anything philosophical they need to come to India, but wait a moment, there is certainly an update in our thoughts that has enabled us to do better w.r.t. the other fields too. Here we have a surprise that makes us feel proud of what is happening in the automobile…
16 Indian Ice cream brands made in India by Indians
Amul This is the second and one of the most famous Indian chocolate brands of India especially with respect to milk. Yes, we are talking about the one and only Amul. This is run as a cooperative society that holds every person who is involved as a stakeholder, making everyone owner. This type of society…
Top 2 SHAREit replacement apps made in India by Indians
ShareIt, the popular app to transfer files from one phone to another, has been on most of our mobile phones until we realized there is a need for replacement. This may be for various reasons. As a replacement, we have selected these two apps that are very good, both in terms of user interface and…
3 Sanskrit Subhashitas or Shlokas on Vidya (Knowledge)
While everybody will be aware of how important Vidya or knowledge is, let us understand what Sanskrit has to talk about it from the three Shlokas or Subhashitas. For 37 simple Subhashitas, follow this link. As we move ahead the shlokas will get more interesting, the final one i.e. the third one is mostly unheard…
Indian Languages & their Dialects with Speakers, Region-wise
The most diverse place in the whole world has always respected every other culture and has been the center for localization. Just like food, clothes and many others, language has the tendency of changing into other dialects every 100-300 km. distance. In this article let us observe this change and get introduced to the 22…
Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, Biography and his Works
Introduction Ananda K. Coomaraswamy who was born in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and grew up in England, taught the West the way to approach and understand the arts of India. His whole life was dedicated to the study and exposition of Indian culture and arts. He said to friends who wanted to write his biography “Assess…
Story of Agastya Muni, a deva cursed by Indra saved mankind
Introduction The mighty sage to whom the mountain bowed, and who drank the sea empty. He humbled the arrogant and punished the demons. He is the symbol of man’s heroism and confident strength. Agasthya What a wonderful sight the star-studded sky is! We want to go on gazing at it forever, don’t we? We can…
Understanding Panchanga [Luni-Solar] through Sankalpa Mantra
Sankalpa is a formal statement of intent chanted before any activity dedicating our actions to the god. On a daily basis, this is done while we perform Sandhyavandanam. You can check out our article on Sandhyavandanam from this link. We decide and focus on our activity and offer it to the god, by designating the…
Kalachakra: Indian Concept of Time Units [Kalpa, Manvantara]
Brahma lives for 100 years! So, what’s the big deal. Well, nothing much but the measuring unit is a whole lot different from what is used w.r.t. humans. Though it is referred to as years, let us see in this video how big is 100 years of Brahma. As we all know there are four…
The biography of Andal: Devotee and husband of Lord Krishna
Introduction The girl who would marry no one but God. She lived a life of innocence, purity, and total dedication to her God and was finally united with Him. Pandya was a kingdom in ancient Tamilnadu. Its capital was Madurai. Vallabhadeva was the ruler. He was a very good ruler. The people were happy. He…
Yajnavalkya Story along with a brief on Yajnavalkya Smriti
lntroduction A Brahmarshi. The mastermind that produced ‘Shukla Yajurveda’. Even as a student in the Gurukula he firmly stuck to the path he considered as the right one. He was the master who guided thousands of persons, from king Janaka to the commonest students, on the path of Enlightenment. So brilliant a genius was he…
Yudhisthira: The eldest & most truthful brother of Pandavas
Introduction The eldest of the Pandava brothers, the heroes of the great epic, the Mahabharatha. Yudhishtira lived for justice, and patiently suffered humiliation and exile.’ A man should live virtuously because virtue is good, not because it pays to be virtuous’ – so he believed and acted. And he said to the King of the…
Story of Sant Sakhubai, a devotee who Vittala himself helped
Introduction A devotee of Panduranga Vittala. Though suffering hardships from a cruel mother-in-law and a foolish husband. She bore it and reposed pure ‘Bhakti’(devotion) in Lord Vittala who, for her sake, served her people and transformed them. A poor man and his wife lived in a town near Pandharapur. Though poor, they were leading a…
The story of Satyavan Savitri who saved husband from death
Introduction She chose a noble young man for her husband. She knew he had only a year to live, but yet she married him. Even the God of Death bowed to her love and devotion and restored her husband to life. Can the dead come back to life? Very strange, if they do isn’t it?…
The story of God Kartikeya (Muruga), his purpose and fights
Introduction Son of Shiva and Parvati, worshipped through various other names also such as Kumaraswami, Shanmukha, Subrahmanya. He resurrected the path of virtue by killing Tarakasura and Shurapadma who were harassing the world. In Bharat, Ganesha is a very popular deity. The young and the old alike worship him. Like Ganesha, the other beloved son…
Lord Krishna Story from birth in prison to death in a forest
Introduction The matchless hero who held the fate of the emperors in the palm of his hand but himself never desired a throne. The great hero who was born in a prison and died in solitude in a forest. He gave the world the Bhagavad-Gita. He is the architect of Dharma who lives forever in…
The story of Lord Hanuman from both Ramayana and Mahabharata
Introduction There is no village or town in India without a temple dedicated to Hanuman. An unforgettable character in the great epic, the Ramayana, has become the symbol of courage, loyalty and mature wisdom. There is no village in India without a temple of Hanuman. In bigger towns and cities, there are countless temples of…
The Story of Goddess Lakshmi: The mother of the Universe
Introduction Goddess of wealth. Wife of Sri Maha Vishnu. In different incarnations of Vishnu, she married Sri Rama as Sita, Sri Krishna as Rukmini and Sri Venkateshwara as Padmavati. Devotees believe that Lakshmi resides in a place where virtue, righteousness, truth, and compassion prevail. Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth. She is also called ‘Sri’…
Story of Ganesha, the god worshipped by one and all in India
Introduction The Lord of Wisdom. The son of Ishwara and Parvati. Ganesha saved the gods when they were in trouble and helpless, by killing Talasura and outwitting Ravana. He is also worshipped as the God who grants success. Maharshi Narada has praised Ganesha as follows: Vidyarthi labhate vidyam Dhanarthee labhate danam Putrarthee labhate putram Moksharthee…
Goddess Parvati who married Shiva by her devotion & penance
Introduction Consort of Lord Shiva. By rigorous penance, she won over Shiva, himself a great ascetic. Mother of Shanmukha and Ganesha. By becoming the wife of Shiva she paved the way for the spread of peace and felicity in the world. Goddess Parvati is the wife of Lord Ishwara. She has several names, each with a special…
Bhakta Prahlada: Vishnu Devotee & the son of Hiranyakashipu
Introduction A lad who faced the anger of his mighty father for the sake of his faith in God. Poison, sword, and fire could not frighten him. And the Lord Himself responded to the devotion of the five-year-old boy and came to the earth. “Let not death come to me from any creature created by…
Songs of Lava and Kusha: the sons of Rama who defeated Rama
Introduction Sons of Rama and Sita. After Rama sent away Sita, who was pregnant, to the forest, the twin children were born to her in the hermitage of sage Valmiki. Desirous of performing the Ashwamedha (Horse) sacrifice, Rama sent across the country the sacrificial horse demanding allegiance from all. Lava and Kusha tied the horse…