Introduction Dadhichi, after acquiring spiritual knowledge, led a pious life. When prayed for by Indra and other gods, Dadhichi readily sacrificed his life as well as the body, in order that the gods might win in their war against demons. “We are in difficulty. We need your backbone if we are to survive. You must…
Introduction Gandhiji’s life was dedicated to the ideals of Truth, Non-violence, and Love. ‘The Bhagavad-Gita is my mother,’ he once said; and the name of Sri Rama (one of the 24 avatars) was his shield. He was the architect of India’s freedom (read about unique freedom fighters from India here) and one of the greatest…
Introduction Born in a class considered low and outcast. Dr. Ambedkar fought untiringly for the downtrodden. The boy who suffered bitter humiliation became the first Minister for Law in free India and shaped the country’s Constitution. A determined fighter, a deep scholar, human to the tips of his fingers. Two brothers who were studying at school…
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 Birth of a legend – Ramana Maharshi 2 Venkataramana and his sleep 3 Arunachala, the place Venkataramana liked on an impulse 4 Venkataramana to Ramana Maharshi – The death experience 5 Ramana Maharshi leaves home 6 Ramana Maharshi’s lonely journey 7 Ramana Maharshi to Arunachalam 8 Ramana Maharshi’s enlightenment experience 9 Ramana Maharshi’s meeting…
Swami Vivekananda, when in conversation with Dr. Nanjundarao MC (a famous Dr. and a great disciple of Swami), takes the conversation to a song that he sings in Hindi. The song is about the great king Chhatrapati Shivaji. Angered by the doctor’s question as to why Shivaji should be so respected, Swami continues to say…
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