Pitru Paksha – Shraddha — The dark half of Ashvina (September-October) is observed as Pitru Paksha throughout the Hindu world especially India, and sacrifices called Shraddha is offered to the dead and departed ancestors of the family. On each day of the fortnight oblations of water and Pindas or balls of rice and meal are offered to the dead relatives by …

Bhadrapada Purnima: Bhadrapada is an auspicious month in Hindu calendar. Celebrations are dedicated to Lord Ganesha during this month. However, Bhadrapada Purnima is an exception as the festivities on this day are dedicated to Lord Satyanarayana. These festivities are celebrated with special devotion through the state of Gujarat. Celebrations on Bhadrapada Purnima: The day is celebrated with dedication throughout the …

About Sanchayika Day (School Banking): Sanchayika (school banking) Day is celebrated all over the India at 15th September in order to promote the money saving habits among students. It is organized by the Directorate of Small Savings, UT Chandigarh at the Girls Government College. The National Savings Institute and the Chandigarh Centre has also participated in the movement. While celebrating …

One day, the Emperor expressed his desire to see an angel and an ugly witch. He expressed his wish to Birbal. The next day, Birbal came to the court along with his wife and a prostitute. Then presenting his wife he said to the Emperor, “Maharaj, this is an angel. I get endless satisfaction and happiness from her.” The Emperor …

One day, Emperor Akbar said to Birbal, “Birbal! Bring me two such animals – one of which has a sense of gratitude and the other who forgets all this and takes to treachery.” After thinking deeply over the matter, Birbal brought a dog and his own son-in-law to the court. He presented them before the Emperor, and said, “Maharaj, I …

Hinduism Facebook Covers For Students And Children: Collection of FB Covers for Hindu’s religious events, ceremonies and festivities. Hinduism is a religion, or a way of life, found most notably in India and Nepal. With approximately one billion followers, Hinduism is the world’s third largest religion by population, and the majority religion in India, Nepal, Mauritius and Bali (Indonesia). Hinduism …

Colours of Jihad: Why does the Taliban use a white flag while ISIS uses a black one? Explained Does the difference of colour in the two flags means the two terror outfits abide by differing Islamic doctrines? Or is it just a mere coincidence that the two terror organisations have an inverse colour combination in their flags, perhaps to stand …

पेण तालुका: महाराष्ट्र सहित पूरे देश में गणेशोत्सव बड़ी ही धूमधाम से मनाया जाता है। गणेशोत्सव के लिए महाराष्ट्र के पेण तालुका में गणपति की मूर्ति बनाने का कार्य पूरे साल चलता रहता है। यह छोटा-सा गांव मुम्बई से 40 कि.मी. दूर रायगढ़ जिले के मुम्बई-गोवा हाईवे पर बसा है। इस गांव की बनी गणपति प्रतिमाएं मुम्बई से लेकर राज्य …

To Teacher With Love From Bollywood: It’s back to that day of September when we remember the ones who’ve been instrumental in shaping our careers. On this very special day, we ask a few Bollywood celebs about their favorite teachers In love with English Kalki Koechlin: My favorite teacher was my English teacher, Mrs Grimes. She was a very strict, …

Every classroom hold innumerable memories for us. We saw all kinds of people, but the most interesting ones of the lot were the back benchers and most silence people’s are first benchers. Everyone would wonder what these last bench students s did, and why the teachers were always suspicious of them. Being a back bencher, I think it’s because they …