Women: The neglected victims of Partition
~ by Andrew Whitehead (host of radio series ‘India: a people partitioned’ on the BBC World Service) “The women on both sides suffered so much,”
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~ by Andrew Whitehead (host of radio series ‘India: a people partitioned’ on the BBC World Service) “The women on both sides suffered so much,”
I have recently been re-reading Maulana Azad’s “India Wins Freedom” which has all those withheld portions that Maulana had desired to be published 30 years after his
Western scholarship has generally painted a picture of Hindu society in which women have forever been secluded from public life. This view has penetrated widely
The Bengal Famine of 1943-44 must rank as the greatest disaster in the subcontinent in the 20th century. Nearly 4 million Indians died because of
An engineer based in the US, an MD in anaesthesia based in Delhi, a psychologist, a software engineer, a Navy-official-turned-teacher and many others from the
The winds of time have scattered Hindus to the most far-flung and unlikely places across the globe. One such place is the Caribbean. Unknown to
Ganga Saptami 2026 — celebrating the sacred descent of Maa Ganga to earth through King Bhagiratha’s tapasya. The complete Puranic account, puja vidhi, timings, the iconic Ganga ghats, mantras, and the deeper spiritual significance.
Shankaracharya Jayanti 2026 — the 1238th birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya. His extraordinary life, the Digvijaya, the debate with Mandana Mishra, Advaita Vedanta, the four Amnaya Peethas, and his timeless literary legacy.
Akshaya Tritiya (April 19, 2026) is one of the most auspicious days in the Vedic calendar — when any act of dharma, dana, or japa yields imperishable merit. Discover the five sacred Puranic events, complete puja vidhi, timings, mantras, and the deeper spiritual teaching beyond gold-buying.
Baisakhi 2026 falls on Tuesday, April 14 — the day Bhagavan Surya enters Mesha Rashi at 9:39 AM, marking the Hindu Solar New Year. Discover the sacred science of Mesha Sankranti, the Punya Kaal rituals, and how this one cosmic moment is celebrated across Bharata as Vishu, Puthandu, Pohela Boishakh, Bohag Bihu, and Pana Sankranti.
Varuthini Ekadashi (April 13, 2026) is one of the most powerful Ekadashi vrats — dedicated to Lord Vamana, it dissolves lifetimes of karmic burden and shields the devoted soul with Bhagavan Vishnu’s protective grace. Complete vrat vidhi, timings, mantra, and the sacred Vrat Katha from the Bhavishya Purana.
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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