The practice was adopted after a ban was imposed on the use of plastic. As part of an initiative by the district forest department, waste plastic bottles are being recycled to plant and grow saplings at Ramanujganj nursery in Chhattisgarh state of India with help from women workers who are getting employment through this eco-friendly measure. One of the women …

Bhagavad Gita Quotes in English: The Bhagavad Gita, often referred to as the Gita, is a 700-verse Sanskrit scripture that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of Bhishma Parva). The Gita is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide and charioteer Krishna. At the start of the Dharma Yudhha …

श्रीमद् भगवद् गीता के अनमोल वचन: श्रीमद्भगवद्‌गीता हिन्दुओं के पवित्रतम ग्रन्थों में से एक है। यह कोई मानवीय पुस्तक नहीं अपितु स्वयं भगवान् की वाणी है। महाभारत के अनुसार कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध में श्री कृष्ण ने गीता का सन्देश अर्जुन को सुनाया था। यह महाभारत के भीष्मपर्व के अन्तर्गत दिया गया एक उपनिषद् है। इसमें एकेश्वरवाद, कर्म योग, ज्ञानयोग, भक्ति योग, …

Gita Jayanti Mahotsav Images: Gita Jayanti is the birthday of Bhagvad Gita, the sacred text of the Hindus. It is celebrated on the Shukla Ekadasi, 11th day of the waxing moon of Margashirsha month of the Hindu calendar. Gita Jayanti Mahotsav Stock Photos

Anil Wilson (1947 – June 25, 2009) was an Indian educationist who served as Principal of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi from 1991 to 2007. Anil Wilson’s father, M. M. Wilson, was a school Headmaster in Gorton Mission School Kotgarh, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Anil Wilson was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St Edward’s School, Shimla. He graduated from Panjab …

R. K. Laxman — Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Laxman (born October 23, 1924, Mysore, India) is an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is widely regarded as India‘s greatest-ever cartoonist and is best known for his creation The Common Man. Birth and Childhood R. K. Laxman was born in Mysore. His father was a headmaster and Laxman was the youngest of …

Yesudasan was born on June 12, 1938 at Mavelikkara, Kerala in South India. His first cartoon appeared in 1955 in a magazine called ‘Asoka’ published from Kottayam. But it was only in 1960, he made an entry into the world of political cartooning, that too through ‘Janayugam’, the mouth-piece of the Communist Party in Kerala. In Janayugam he started a …

Pisces Woman: Behavior, Characteristics And Lifestyle — A Pisces female is full of womanly charms and at the very first glance, she will look like the girl every guy falls in love with. She looks totally vulnerable, very different from the modern, liberated girl of today. Almost every guy feels like taking her in his arms and protecting her from the …

The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, on January 30, 1948, brought Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel, differing on various issues, together. On Nehru’s 60th birthday, 14 November 1948, Patel praised Nehru for leading the nation safely out of the crisis that faced the country during the year and for enhancing India’s image abroad. Nehru responded by describing Patel as a tower …

Born: December 3, 1884 Died: February 28, 1963 Achievements: First President of independent India; President of the Constituent Assembly; President of Congress in 1943 and 1939. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of independent India. He was the President of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Constitution. He had also served as a Cabinet Minister briefly in the first …