Culture
The festival of Joy! Ashokashtami!
The flower of the Ashoka tree 'Saraca Asoca' is the state flower of Odisha. This tree signifies a state of being free from “shoka” or sorrow. The essence of Hinduism is to live a life …
Sharad Purnima: The Divine Night
Escape from the black cloud that surrounds you. Then you will see your own light as radiant as the full moon. ― Rumi In Hinduism, the moon occupies a place of pre-emi…
A Woman With A Voice!
Smt.Jayanti Patnaik (7 April 1932 – 28 September 2022) was an Indian Parliamentarian and hailed from Aska, Orissa. She was the first Chairperson of the National Commission for Women in early ni…
Pitru Paksha:The ritual of remembering our ancestors!
Hindus believe “Shraddhyaa Kriyate Yaa Saa”: Shradh is the ritual accomplished to satiate one’s ancestors. This ritual expresses one’s unconditional reverence towards the ance…
Heramba:The esoteric God of Good Fortune!
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana explains the meaning of Heramba: the syllable "He" denotes helpnessless or weakness, while "ramba" is protection of the weak, to save them from harm; thus Heramba means the…
Naag Panchami! The serpent king Vasuki!
The snake primarily represents rebirth, death and mortality, due to its casting of its skin and being symbolically "reborn". Over a large part of India there are carved representations of co…