Muslim Rampage in India: Muslim attacks on Hindus in Burdwan District
My colleague and Hindu human rights activist Satya sent me this story and the photos: “W Bengal is a state in India with nearly 30%
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My colleague and Hindu human rights activist Satya sent me this story and the photos: “W Bengal is a state in India with nearly 30%
In another round of action against erring NGOs, the government has cancelled the licence of 4,470 such entities that surprisingly included a number of top
Terming the “communal and fascist agendas of the Modi government” as “deadly”, hardline Hurriyat Conference, headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, will be holding a
That which has been so yummy is now leaving a bitter taste. One wonders, how the toxicities of Maggi have been precipitating inside us. There
At a coffee shop in Rishikesh, an animated discussion was in progress. “ After almost 20 years of reading all possible books on spirituality, I
NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to drop ‘Surya Namaskar’ from ‘asanas’ to be performed by people across the country to commemorate ‘International Day of
On Guru Purnima, we pause to remember a truth that is easy to forget: no
As nine quiet nights of worship draw to a close, Gupt Navratri leaves behind a
On Friday, July 10, 2026, the rare Krishna Paksha Ekadashi of Nija Ashadha arrives. The Padma Purana tells the story of Hemamali — the Yaksha gardener of Bhagavan Kubera in Alaka, whose single morning of distraction with his wife Vishalakshi cost him his form, his wife, and his celestial city. Cursed to wander the earth of Bharata as a leper for a long time, he was at last shown the way back by Sage Markandeya — a single sincere keeping of Yogini Ekadashi.
On Saturday, June 20, 2026, Bengali households across Bharata will welcome their married daughters and sons-in-law home for the legendary jamai-aador feast and perform the Shashthi Vrata. But behind the warmth lies a story most Bengalis know by heart and most non-Bengalis have never heard — the wife who stole the hilsa, blamed the cat, lost six sons to Maa Shashthi’s wrath, and was finally forgiven. The Vrat Katha, the vidhi, the mantras, and the deeper teaching.
On Monday, June 29, 2026, women across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and southern Bharata will tie red thread around banyan trees and hear the story of Savitri — the wife who walked behind Yamaraja Himself when He came for her husband, and out-argued the Lord of Dharma into returning Satyavan’s life. The Mahabharata’s Pativrata Mahatmya Parva, the vrat vidhi, and why the banyan witnessed everything.
Sanskriti comes from the Sanskrit root “kr” which means to do or to make prefix “sam” is applied before it to convey a sense of embellishment. It means actions done for the holistic refinement and perfection all the potentialities within a human being.
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