A train journey and two names to remember
Of two co-travellers who surprised the writer with their graciousness, 24 years ago… It was the summer of 1990. As Indian Railway (Traffic) Service probationers,
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Of two co-travellers who surprised the writer with their graciousness, 24 years ago… It was the summer of 1990. As Indian Railway (Traffic) Service probationers,
The Saharanpur administration has imposed curfew under Section 144 in the district after violence erupted between Sikh and Muslim groups at Gurdwara Road of Qutub
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By Acharya David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) India’s recent election – which brought Narendra Modi to power with a great majority – is clearly an
With a wide variety of flora and fauna surrounding us, it is quite natural to be bitten or stung by insects. Being purely accidental in
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The Rudrabhishek is the abhishekam said to please Lord Shiva fastest. What it is, the meaning of each sacred substance, the Sri Rudram, and how it is performed at home this Shravan.
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Thiruvonam 2026 falls on Wednesday, August 26 — the crown of Kerala’s ten-day festival. The Bhagavata story of King Mahabali and the Vamana avatar, and why Onam is a homecoming, not a defeat.
On Monday, August 17, 2026 — a Shravan Monday — Hindus offer milk and prayers to the serpent. The stories of Shesha, Vasuki, Kaliya and Astika, and the puja vidhi for Nag Panchami.
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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