Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri’s role in 1965 war
As PM, he authorised the Indian armed forces to expand the scope of the war beyond J&K with Pakistan. ~By Sreejith Panickar (@Panickars) We have
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As PM, he authorised the Indian armed forces to expand the scope of the war beyond J&K with Pakistan. ~By Sreejith Panickar (@Panickars) We have
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today released the digital version of Ramcharitmanas, as a set of digital CDs produced by All India Radio. Praising
‘ …He represents the best of modern and ancient Indian intellectual thought’ ~ PM Narendra Modi during tribute to Tagore on his 154th Birth Anniversary.
Under threat of Taliban attack, archaeologists are excavating a spectacular Buddhist complex before it’s obliterated by a huge mining operation. By Hannah Bloch Photographs by
Staging yet another spectacular launch of three-stage heavy weight rocket GSLV D-6 with indigenous cryogenic upper stage, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday successfully
India’s richest road, Aurangzeb Road was renamed after former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday by New Delhi Municipal Corporation. Earlier this month, BJP MP
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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