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Bangalore Food Guide on Street Food, Food Street & Culture

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,…

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11 diversities of Indian culture from the land of diversity

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…

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Stories, Rajyabhishek, Death

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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157 Historical & Patriotic Places to visit in (early) India

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…

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44 great people of India from ancient Purana forming Shlokas

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…

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Ancient Indians on (Medical) Science, Tech., Eco., Politics

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…

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18 important values from Indian Culture and Tradition

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)…

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Chanakya Quotes on love, success, motivation, wedding, politics

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….

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24 Avatars beyond the known 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu

1 Matsya Avatar Story 2 Kurma Avatar Story 3 Varaha Avatar Story 4 Narasimha Avatar Story 5 Vamana Avatar Story 6 Parashurama Avatar Story 7 Rama Avatar Story 8 Krishna Avatar Story 9 Buddha Avatar Story 10 Kalki Avatar Story 11 Sages Sankaadi Avatar Story 12 Sage Narada Avatar Story 13 Sage Kapila Avatar Story…

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37 easy and meaningful Sanskrit shlokas with meaning

Books on Subhashitas Grab on Amazon Laziness Vs. Activity आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः।नास्त्युद्यमसमो बन्धुः कृत्वा यं नावसीदति ॥ Laziness is set by default on a human being. It is the effort of the human being to indulge in activities, by making activity their next of kin (so close to them) can eliminate laziness….

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