Upholding animal rights and pointing out the “untold cruelty” the bovines are subjected to, the Supreme Court on Wednesday banned centuries-old Jallikattu- bullfights and bullock-cart
Rabindranath Tagore, or Gurudev as he was popularly known, was born in Calcutta on May 7, 1861. A renowned polymath, Tagore singlehandedly reshaped the region’s
As school children, we were told how the wealth of the nation was drained by the British, which is why we had to fight for
Cattle crammed into trucks, calves hurled on their backs and other serious animal welfare abuses happen daily in India. Despite ambitious legislation, animal welfare is
हिन्दी में पढ़ने के लिए यहाँ क्लिक करें For years I did not know what opportunities to practice equanimity I had missed, till I finally
Innumerable books have been written on Gandhi, both in India and abroad. Gandhi himself was a prolific writer and his writings and speeches published by
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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