
These temples in Pakistan are now madrasas
In 1992, after the destruction of the Babri Masjid in India, some of the students led the mobs to vandalise the very buildings others tried
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In 1992, after the destruction of the Babri Masjid in India, some of the students led the mobs to vandalise the very buildings others tried

Britain’s World War-I army included Indian children as young as 10-years-old fighting against the Germans on the western front, according to a new book on

SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO September 1970 is known as the Black September in Arab history and sometimes is referred to as the “era of regrettable

On the barren hillside between Thuvoor and Karuvayakandi in north Kerala, there is a well. Beside it, on the barren hilltop, on August 24, 1921

A PRELIMINARY REPORT BY THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY The Pakistani Army in Bangladesh (Former East Pakistan) attacked and destroyed the historic Temple of the

The great Pandurang Shastri once said that that the most adharmic thing that anyone did in the entire Mahabharata was a message sent by King Dhritirashtra

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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