With every festival, a unique legend is related and these legendary stories narrate the significance of the festival along with the rituals performed. India being a land of boundless customs, rituals and festivals, has a vast range of such stories which have come down from generation to generation and still hold equal importance to the population. As established by legends, …

Navratri Quotes For Students And Children: Navratri is one of the most prominent festivals of India and is celebrated with great vigor and enthusiasm. Not many know that Navratri is observed during four different periods of the year, namely the ‘Vasanta Navratri’, ‘Ashad Navratri’, ‘Sharad Navratri’ as well as ‘Pausha Navratri’. While the ‘Vasanta Navratri’ is celebrated during the months of …

Navratri SMS: Navratri Text Messages in English – One of the important Hindu festivals, Navratri is celebrated with religious fervor across India, in different ways. It takes the shape of Durga Puja, when it is celebrated in West Bengal in October-November, while it is called Ram Navami or Chaitra Navratri, when it falls in March-April. All through the nine days …

World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. To celebrate World Animal Day, Humane Society International – India shared a post on the 15 rights of animals. Take a look:

Patanjali — Although the Upanishads and the Atharvaveda mention yoga, it was only in the second century B.C. that its fundamentals and techniques were adequately presented. The man who did this was Patanjali in his Yogasutras (Yoga aphorisms). According to Patanjali, there are channels called nadi and centres called chakra in the human body. If these are tapped, the hidden …

The world needs a paradigm shift towards universal peace. The collapse of our civilization demonstrates that we have lost the “reverence for life” and values. Ethical, moral and spiritual values have been replaced with violence, militarism, greed, anger, hate, terrorism and psychological and emotional warfare. There is a need for a new philosophy based on committed social action and a …

Here is a gem taken from the all-time classic “Rashmirathi”. Dinkar Ji abhors the animal instincts that linger just under the surface of humanity. He abhors the glorification of war by the society. No right thinking human being would want the death and destruction that invariably occurs in a war, but still at times war gets all out support from societies. …

We humans see the world and interpret it as per our mental capacities. We try to make a sense out of this world by giving many hypotheses. But reality remains beyond us, a matter of constant speculation. मैं ही हूँ प्रभु पुत्र आपका, चिर निष्ठा से चरणों में नित बैठ नाम का जप करता हूँ मैं हीं सिक्का खरा, कभी …

Born: Sampooran Singh Kalra 18 August 1934 Dina, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) Nationality: Indian Occupation: Film director, lyricist, screenwriter, producer, poet, author Years active: 1971 – 99 (as director) (retired); 1956 – present (as lyricist) Spouse: Raakhee (m. 1973) Children: Meghna Gulzar Parents: Makhan Singh Kalra and Sujan Kaur Awards: Padma Bhushan (2004), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2013), …

Elephant pearls are not really pearls, however, they are categorized as one of the nine pearls. These are produced in the heads and the sockets of the tusks of some elephants. It was believed that when worn by kings, they proved highly sanctifying and bestowed children, victory and sound health. Even now, they are considered to bring good luck. Elisabeth …