Blood Diamonds: 10 reasons to care where your jewelry came from
Fine jewelry symbolizes everlasting love between two people. A gift of jewelry should have as pure a history as your love. But the jewelry industry
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Fine jewelry symbolizes everlasting love between two people. A gift of jewelry should have as pure a history as your love. But the jewelry industry
I have long believed that the greatest problem India faces is that it’s people don’t have a strong sense of pride. There is so much
. Please join us today to celebrate the giving and forgiving nature of Hindus and other faiths of India. Did I say giving!? sorry I
In the Mahabharata, Shantiparv, it is said: सुरा मत्स्याः पशोमाँस द्विजातीनां बलिस्तथा । धूतै॔: प्रवति॔तं यज्ञे नैतद वेदेषु कथ्यते ॥ Knaves and rascals initiated the
When I became vegan 35 (pre-internet) years ago, there was little information available and we didn’t know if the vegan way of life would even
The martial arts have always been deeply rooted in Buddhism and Taoist practice. This is evident in the warrior codes, precepts and tenants of the
The 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva — where each stands, its sacred story, and how to make the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga pilgrimage in person or in spirit this Shravan.
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.
Shravan runs July 30–Aug 27 in 2026, with four Sawan Somwars (Aug 3, 10, 17, 24). Why the whole month belongs to Mahadeva — the churning of the ocean, the poison He drank, and how to keep the Sawan vrat.
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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