Remembering the massive Hindu Killing by Indira Gandhi in a day of Gopastami 50 years ago in Delhi. While a report says 375, participants says 5000
The inside story of how Sanjay Gandhi and Zail Singh created ‘Sant’ Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and unleashed the forces that precipitated the assassination of Indira
~ By Sonita Kashyap Searching for the right answers in history can be a very slow and painful process for historians and archaeologists. It takes
Sitharaman is the first woman to hold the position full-time, and people couldn’t be happier. This is also historic as this will be the first
The constitution bench of the Supreme Court heard seven petitions filed by Muslim women challenging the 1,400-year-old practice of triple talaq, including by one who
In 70 years, Sikhs have waged a secessionist uprising demanding independence in India’s Punjab, and have also felt insecure in overwhelmingly Muslim Pakistan as many
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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