Culture
Dhanteras! The festival of good fortune, wealth, prosperity!
Dhanteras, also known as Dhanvantari Trayodashi, marks the beginning of the Diwali festival in India.The word 'Dhan' translates to wealth. The word 'Theras' translates to the 13th and is related to t…
Ahoi Ashtami
Shaktism is a major sect of Hinduism wherein the metaphysical reality is considered to be a woman, and the primordial cosmic energy, Shakti, occupies the place of the godhead. The word Shakti is deri…
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…