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Life has become entirely dependent and freedom is unknown. When the switch fails, there is no light in the house. When you want it badly,
Veggie burgers may soon rule the land. Can a vegan diet save the world? According to a new report from the UN, the answer is “yes.”
A pathbreaking conservation programme in Tamil Nadu’s Valparai plateau shows the way to reducing human-animal conflict, says Rashmi Singh and Rishi Kumar Sharma Until two
In full throated voice the nightingale sings alone in the garden; know not what makes it sing so at this hour of the day; nor
Nearly five months after banning cosmetic animal testing within the country, India has now also imposed a ban on importing such products that test on
This was early 2008. I was reporting a story for Forbes Magazine on use of child labor in India by western companies. I traveled from Monsanto’s cotton
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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