The charkhas (spinning wheels) are out on the roads of Vadodara and the rest of Gujarat, declaring an upcoming colourful revolution in the skies. No, they aren’t spinning cloth but preparing endless lengths of ‘manjha’ (kite strings) with coats of colour, conjuring a visual treat alongside make-shift shops selling kites, all in preparation for the Uttarayan festival on Thursday. Uttarayan …

The Telangana government has banned sale and use of Chinese manja (nylon thread) and glass-coated manja for kite-flying in its bid to save birds as well as for the safety of humans. The environment, forests, science and technology department on Wednesday issued orders imposing ban on procuring, stocking, sale and use of Chinese manja and glass-coated manja. The ban comes …

Author: Bhanu Dhamija Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 384 Price: Rs.550 Was “familiarity” the only reason why India adopted a parliamentary system of governance? In his book “Why India Needs the Presidential System”, author Bhanu Dhamija, himself a publisher, seeks to answer this question, while extending some radical thoughts on how we should be governed. “The Indian system began to break …

Oh My God — Amazing Facts: The Universe is an amazing place and there’s a lot of things that we will never know. Here is a collection such facts to improve children’s knowledge base. 182-member Family 123 -year old Malan Devi died in her village, Wazidiwal, six kilometers from Phagwara in Rajasthan (North-western India). She is survived by a 182-member family, which comprises …

If you are young and love Facebook, keep it to just “liking” and minimise your virtual circle of friends to cut the upcoming depression risk. According to researchers, the social networking site can have positive and negative effects on the levels of a common stress hormone in teenagers. The team found that having more than 300 Facebook friends increased teenagers’ …

“Pakistan can never defeat India”, the Italian remarked. That morning in May 1999, on an official trip to Italy, as I had switched on the BBC World News, I had heard the announcement that Indian Air Force had started an offensive on the Kargil peaks and there were fears of a full-fledged war with Pakistan. What had till now been …

Piyush Dadriwala, born on 10th February, 1967, Aquarian, belongs to a middle class family, elder son of Dr. Devender Kumar Goel and Ravikanta. He is Diploma Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Material Management, Diploma in Vastu Shastra and Diploma in Business Management. Creative, believe in God, believe in love & friendship. Piyush Goel ‘Dadriwala’ has written Bhagwad Gita in mirror image. …

The nine day stage spectacle has been part and parcel of celebs from the region; they share their most favourite flash If you happen to get some time to sit with your elders, grandparents, aunties and uncles you might just come back hearing really interesting, really funny, really wonderful stories from the Ramlila that they have attended and seen. Also, …

Annie Besant was born on 1 October 1847 in London to Irish parents. In 1893, she left for India having been influenced by the Indian culture and civilization. She was famous as a social worker, educationalist and journalist. She became a staunch supporter of Indian Independence Movement and her contribution to India’s freedom struggle was remarkable. She founded the Home-Rule …

Eid-Ul-Zuha – It is one of the grandest Muslim festivals, and is also known as Bakrid. It fails on the 10th day of the Muslim month Zil-Hijja. There is an interesting story about the celebration. Once Hazrat lbrahim was ordered by Allah in a dream to sacrifice his dearest thing. To lbrahim his son was the dearest, So, he decided to …