The Duanwu Festival, also often known, especially in the West, as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. It is also known as Zhongxiao Festival, commemorating fealty and filial piety. The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar, which is the source …

Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, no matter what you call it, it is that time of the year which signifies celebration and merriment for millions of Chinese people all over the world. The Chinese calendar has a twelve year cycle and one of the most important characteristics of Chinese New Year calendar is that it names each of the …

The most important holiday for Chinese around the world is undoubtedly Chinese New Year – and it all started out of fear. The centuries-old legend on the origins of the New Year celebration varies from teller to teller, but they all include a story of a terrible mythical monster who preyed on villagers. The lion-like monster’s name was Nian which …

Born: Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh 11 October 1916 (Kadoli, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India) Died: 27 February 2010 (aged 93) Nationality: Indian Political party: Bharatiya Jana Sangh Alma mater: Birla College (BITS Pilani) Awards: Bharat Ratna (January 2019), Padma Vibhushan (1999) नानाजी देशमुख का जन्म 11 अक्टूबर सन 1916 को बुधवार के दिन महाराष्ट्र के हिंगोली जिले के एक छोटे से गांव कडोली …

Dr. Raj Kumar is a retired Indian professor of psychiatry. He is also a poet of an era bygone. I enjoyed hearing some of his poems in person. Here is a sample poem that exhorts those who left home in pursuit of riches, to return home. एक चिट्ठी, कुछ तस्वीरें लाया हूँ देखोगे? दिखलाऊँ? बूझोगे? बतलाऊँ? जानते हो क्या क्या …

Here is a great poem from which inspiration may be derived. Author is the well-known poet Kshem Chand Suman. उठो स्वदेश के लिये बने कराल काल तुम उठो स्वदेश के लिये बने विशाल ढाल तुम उठो हिमाद्रि श्रंग से तुम्हे प्रजा पुकारती उठो प्रशांत पंथ पर बढ़ो सुबुद्ध भारती जागो विराट देश के तरुण तुम्हें निहारते जागो अचल, मचल, विफल, …

It is one of the national holidays of India. The republic day of India is on January 26. the main center of celebration is New Delhi. A prominent ruler from a foreign country is invited for the ceremony as chief guest. A very nice procession along with military parade is the attraction of the day. Soldiers are awarded for their …

In the “Iron Curtain speech” Winston Churchill drew attention to the fundamental split in Europe between the Eastern Bloc and the West, though at that stage (March 1946) there were no formal alliances. He had a fear of another world war that involves fighting against the communist regime and that the so called iron curtain is blocking some of the …

Semi-solids should be given when you have time and are not in a hurry. Your impatience is perceived at once by the baby and he too becomes finicky and difficult. The baby will make a face and probably put out his tongue and spit out the food. This is natural because he is learning to swallow something other than milk …

Indian Rangoli – Rangoli, also known as Kolam or Muggu, is a folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali (Deepawali), Onam, Pongal and other Indian festivals. They are meant to be …