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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Read More »Indian Rangoli: Kolam, Muggu, Chowk Pujan
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 …
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मकर संक्रांति हिंदू धर्म का प्रमुख त्यौहार है। यह पर्व पूरे भारत में किसी न किसी रूप में मनाया जाता है। पौष मास में जब सूर्य मकर राशि पर आता है तब इस संक्रांति को मनाया जाता है। यह त्यौहार अधिकतर जनवरी माह की चौदह तारीख को मनाया जाता है। कभी-कभी यह त्यौहार बारह, तेरह या पंद्रह को भी हो …
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Monsoon Heralds the beginning of the festival seasons in India. Soon, there will be Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi, Navratris, Dussehra, Diwali, Christmas, New Year, Pongal, Holi, Lohri, Baisakhi, and many-many others including National Celebrations such as Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti. We need to ensure that our children go beyond the outer trappings of expensive gifts, exciting fireworks or cool …
Read More »Which festivals of India are similar to Thanksgiving Day?
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