The Kashmir Imbroglio
By Sudip Bhattacharyya (Former banker, is a commentator on contemporary issues) India has officially stated that Kashmir is an integral part of India, though the then
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By Sudip Bhattacharyya (Former banker, is a commentator on contemporary issues) India has officially stated that Kashmir is an integral part of India, though the then
AYODHYA: Nearly 24 years after Babri Masjid was demolished, resulting in communal strife across India, a 300-year-old dilapidated mosque would be rebuilt on land belonging
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his six-member cabinet have spent over Rs 1 crore on tea and snacks for their guests in the
Officials conducted a probe following reports that a private school in Rajasthan’s Barmer district called the national anthem anti-Islam and banned its recital by students.
New Delhi: It seems Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is all talk and no action as far as the issue of women safety and law &
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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