Proposal for yoga, culture courses in JNU rejected again
Following various communications from the HRD Ministry and the University Grants Commission (UGC), JNU had last year circulated a draft of three courses among its various schools and departments for their feedback. JNU’s More...
KCR to fulfil vow, gift 3 kg gold crown to Bhadrakali temple
City police commissioner G Sudheer Babu has appealed to devotees thronging the historic Bhadrakali temple to bear with a little inconvenience — for about two hours — in view of Telangana Chief Minsiter K. Chandrasekhar More...
Funds will be raised for Kashmiri and Bangladeshi Hindus by Donald Trump !
Donald Trump is the Republican candidate for US Presidentship and is more likely to be the new President of United States of America. He is very vocal about his stand on Jihad and Radical Islam and he is being More...
Origin and spiritual significance Ratha Jatra – Festival of Chariots
Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Chariots of Lord Jagannatha, is celebrated every year in the temple town of Puri, in the east coast state of Odisha or Orissa in India. The Jagannatha Temple is one of the four most More...
Jataka Tales – The Monkeys and the Ogre (Nalapana-Jataka)
There once was a water-ogre living in a lake within a thick forest. This particular water-ogre would hide in the lake and would attack and devour any creature that would come down to the lake to drink water. More...
Kalaripayattu – World’s Oldest Martial Art created by Sada Shiva
Kalaripayattu is a martial art, which survived in the hinterlands of Kerala-India despite ruthless efforts of the British imperialists to obliterate it. The word kalari first appears in the Sangam literature More...
The happening of Kurma Avatar
The Ten Avatar (Dasavatar) of Lord Vishnu are: Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Balarama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki. Kurma Avatar is the 2nd avatar that Lord Vishnu took to bring an end More...
The Astika School of Thought – Nyaya School
Leading Human Beings to Ultimate Reality Ancient India was clear about the goal of life – to end suffering and experience liberation when living (Jeevan Mukthi). To enable this, depending on the mental model More...
The story of Ashtavakra and his father Kahola
The life of Ashtavakra is narrated in the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Vana Parva of the Mahabharata, the Ashtavakra Gita and Bhavabhuti’s play Uttararamacarita. Rishi Uddalaka, mentioned in the Chandogya More...
Durga pandal adds to Hubballi’s Navaratri fever
Navaratri is the most popular festival that is also celebrated as “Nada Habba” here since time immemorial. The entire city wears a colourful look as many religious and voluntary organisations celebrate the occasion More...