
Nilakantha Somayaji: Astronomer/Mathematician of Kerala School of Astronomy
In the 19th century, the prevailing belief among the historians of science was that Mathematics and Astronomy in the Indian subcontinent had gone into hibernation
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In the 19th century, the prevailing belief among the historians of science was that Mathematics and Astronomy in the Indian subcontinent had gone into hibernation

Modern science credits the atomic theory to an English chemist and physicist named John Dalton (1766-1844). However, not many people are aware that a theory

What was probably the first non-stop flight was made not from New York to Paris but from Ceylon to a place near modern Delhi, if

The concept of Time in the Vedic concept is an extremely intriguing and astonishing theory that even surpasses modern science. Time has been measured from

In Hindu society, the term gotra means clan. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male

The Vedas are the first texts in the library of mankind. They are universally acknowledged to be the most precious Indian Heritage. The antiquity to

The rarest Ekadashi of the entire Hindu calendar is three days away. The Padma Purana preserves a conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira about a single Ekadashi the great Rishis spend lifetimes waiting for — Padmini. The Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini of Mahishmati, the lotus teaching, and why May 27, 2026 is the morning Vaishnavas across Bharata are preparing for.

Once every 2.5–3 years — when the rare 13th month of Adhika Maas opens — a thirteenth Vinayaka Chaturthi appears. The Mudgala Purana calls it Varada Chaturthi, the “boon-giving” Chaturthi, and holds it as the most fruit-bearing Ganesha day of the entire calendar. Today, Wednesday May 20, 2026, is that day.

Padmini Ekadashi 2026 falls on Wednesday, May 27 — the Shukla Paksha Ekadashi of Adhika Maas, the rarest Ekadashi in the entire Hindu calendar (it appears only every 2.5–3 years). The Padma Purana conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira, the Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini, complete vrat vidhi with jagrana, mantras, and the lotus symbolism that gives the Ekadashi its name.

Ganga Dussehra falls on Monday, May 25, 2026 — commemorating the day Maa Ganga descended from Vaikuntha to the earth through the millennia-long tapasya of King Bhagiratha. The full account from the Valmiki Ramayana, snan vidhi, dana traditions, mantras, and the teaching of sustained sincerity.

Once every 2.5–3 years, the Hindu calendar opens a quiet thirteenth chamber — the intercalary month Lord Vishnu took for His own. A Puranic look at Adhik Jyeshtha Maas 2026 (May 2–31), the Padma Purana account of how it became Purushottam Maas, and a complete householder’s guide for its closing days.
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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