Born: 9th January, 1922 in Rajpur, Punjab, India 1958: Merch Award of the Chemical Institute of Canada 1960: Gold Medal of the Professional Institute of Canadian Public Service 1967: Dannie Heineman Prize 1968: Lasker Foundation Award 1968: Lousia Gross Horutiz Prize 1968: Nobel Prize 1969: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India Har Gobind Khorana Biography: Har Gobind Khorana was …

नफ़रत की लाठी तोड़ो, लालच का खंजर फेंको, ज़िद के पीछे मत दौड़ो, तुम प्रेम के पंछी हो, देश प्रेमियों, आपस में प्रेम करो देश प्रेमियों… देखो, ये धरती, हम सब की माता है, सोचो, आपस में, क्या अपना नाता है, हम आपस में लड़ बैठे, हम आपस में लड़ बैठे तो देश को कौन सम्भालेगा, कोई बाहर वाला अपने …

Banni or Heer Bharat (Gujarat) Embroidery: The Banni or Heer Bharat embroidery originates in Gujarat, and is practiced mainly by the Lohana community. It is done with silk floss (Heer means “silk floss”) and it is famous for its vibrancy and richness in color pallets & design patterns, which include shisha (mirror) work. Bagh and phulkari embroidery of the Punjab …

Indian hand embroidery patterns and motifs – Ultimate designs you will love. Phulkari: This embroidery belongs to the Punjab region and is a very important part of the trousseau of a Punjabi bride. It originated in the Jat community in Punjab. Phulkari literally means a garden of flowers. Phulkari used to be done on homespun and home woven dyed khaadi material …

Flowers & Petals Textile Designs: Embroidery has been one of the most common and long known needle work and has been in vogue for ages. Times have changed and so have these arts become quite difficult and exquisite but even now there are many people who are dedicated towards Embroidery. With the use of advanced machines embroidery has become very …

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS (October 19, 1910 – August 21, 1995), was an Indian American astrophysicist born in Lahore, Punjab (Now in Pakistan). Chandrasekhar was awarded, along with William A. Fowler, the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics, with Chandrasekhar cited for his mathematical theory of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars. This work led to …

System of government: Federal republic Capital: Delhi Location: On the Indian subcontinent, between the Himalayas in the north and the Indian Ocean in the south. India has borders with Pakistan in the West, China, Nepal and Bhutan in the north, and Bangladesh and Burma in the east. India also includes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, …

Jagjit Singh is one of the most famous Ghazal singers of the modern times. In an era where the current generation is headed towards rock and hip hop music, it is refreshing to see them cherish Jagjit Singh ghazals as well. Born in Ganganagar located in Rajasthan on 8th February, 1941, the name Jagjit means the one who triumphs over …

Sardar Sobha Singh — One of the greatest Indian artists of twentieth century S. Sobha Singh was born on 29 Nov. 1901 at Sri Hargobindpur (Gurdaspur), India. it was here where S. Sobha Singh learned to draw and sculpt. In 1905, his mother Bibi Acchran died. His father S. Deva Singh died in 1917. He learnt and mastered painting by …

Sawan Aya Ni Ral auo sahio ni, Sabh tian khedan jaiye Pinghan piplin ja ke paiye Pai ku ku kardi ni, Sahio koel Hanju dolhe Papiha wekho ni, Bherha pee-pee kar ke bole. Paye pailan pande ni, Bagi moran shor machaya. Arhio khil khil phaulan ne, Sanu mahia yad kariya.