If American actor Gene Kelly had to do a Singin’ In The Rain in Bollywood, he’d probably have to forget tap-dancing around lamp posts and let yards of clingy chiffons take over. For Bollywood, cloudbursts mean steaming up the rains either in celebration or sheer sensuality. It does not matter whether you are a film buff or a music aficionado, …

Viral Hepatitis (Yakrit Shoth / यकृत शोथ) — In viral hepatitis there is an inflammation of liver, which results in damage of hepato-cytes with subsequent cell death. Acute injury is generally followed by complete recovery and prolonged inflammation may be accompanied by fibrosis and progression to cirrhosis. Hepatitis is generally classified into two categories: Acute or chronic In Ayurveda viral …

Another infectious disease, Hepatitis B, which is caused by a virus, occurs largely among newborns and young children. High Risk Group People who are more likely to contract the disease are surgeons, recipients of blood transfusions, health care and laboratory personnel, prostitutes, drug abusers, infant of a carrier mother. Source of Infection Contaminated blood and body secretions such as saliva, …

Chinky Sparrow used to live with its children in a beautiful nest, on a huge tree in Champakvan. She goes out every morning to peck grains in order to feed her young ones. Ila Ant lived at the root of the banyan tree. One day, Ila was sick. She could not even walk properly. Chinky Sparrow asked Ant “Sister, it …

A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards herds of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde. The first thing I remember, Was feeling snug and warm, It was in mid-October, And I had just been born. And when I saw my mother, She looked so sweet and kind, Her coat of golden, glossy fur, …

Hinduism – India is a land of religions, saints, rivers and holy places. There is probably more diversity of religion and sects in India then anywhere else on the earth. Sacred India India is a land of religions, saints, rivers and holy places. There is probably more diversity of religion and sects in India then anywhere else on the earth. …

Sikhism, or known in Punjabi as Sikhi, is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, by Guru Nanak and continued to progress through the ten successive Sikh Gurus (the eleventh and last guru being the holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib is a collection of the Sikh Guru’s …

Name Nelson Mandela / नेल्सन मंडेला Born 18 July 1918, Mvezo, South Africa Died 5 December 2013, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa Nationality South African Spouse Graça Machel (m. 1998–2013), Winnie Mandela (m. 1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1958) Field Activist, Politician, Philanthropist & Lawyer Achievement He has received more than 250 awards over four decades, including the 1993 Nobel Peace …

Nelson Mandela – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Nelson Mandela, a humanitarian, a freedom fighter, a determined lawyer and above all, a compassionate human being – Nelson Mandela easily slips into each of these roles with ease. The …

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1930. It is contested by the men’s national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II. The …