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In search of perfection!
"We all are men, in our own natures frail, and capable of our flesh; few are angels". pic source:internet William Shakespeare, Henry VIII While he may not be an angel, Amir Khan is definitely …
The science of determining Time!The Story behind "Aaj ki Tithi"
In the words of writer Jodi Picoult:"Parents aren’t the people you come from. They’re the people you want to be, when you grow up.” Well my Dad always told me" if you know where yo…
The art of uninterpreted sounds:Dil ka Sukoon!
A pathbreaking artiste & visionary composer, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was responsible for bringing the Santoor to the global centre stage.Santoor as an musical instrument had been an accompanimen…
The Pity Of War!
Why do wars begin? It is usually because ‘Wars are good business’, according to Milo Minderbinder, Joseph Heller’s fictional character from the novel Catch 22. The lust for power…
Significance of Chaitra Navratri!
The word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights.While the Sharadiya navratri is more famous there are four Navratri festivals which are named after the …
Gujjiya! The signature sweet of Holi!
With Holi festivities just around the corner, I came across a video with a catchy headline "Holi special Gujjiya making in mega factory in Ghaziabad "!The demand for this particular sweet has increas…