Culture - No Comments » - Posted on April, 22 at 8:22 pm
On the ninth day of the Chaitra month, Vishnu incarnated as Rama to save the earth from the clutches of Ravana. This auspicious moment is celebrated as Ramanavami, the birthday of Rama.
Read More..>>Knowledge - No Comments » - Posted on April, 20 at 12:31 am
Arthashastra the science of politics and economics, is also known as Dandaniti, Nitisara, Rajaniti and so on. It dealt not only with political theories and organisation of administrative machinery but also subjects connected with state and society, which today are clubbed under sociology, law and economics.
Read More..>>Culture - No Comments » - Posted on April, 17 at 10:10 pm
It falls on the first day of Chaitra month and is the new year’s day of the people of Maharashtra. A Gudhi is tied on the terrace of each house. It is made by tying a cloth to a stick and capping it with a metal pot. Twigs of Neem, sugar Batashas and flower garlands [...]
Read More..>>Culture - No Comments » - Posted on April, 12 at 5:14 pm
Nabha Barsha marks the beginning of the New Year in Bengal. The day begins with prabhat pheris or early morning processions, songs and dance to welcome the new year. A dip in a river or tank is another feature of the occasion. Housewives make beautiful designs called Alpana on the floor of their houses with [...]
Read More..>>Religion - No Comments » - Posted on April, 11 at 4:30 pm
Shiva, the most complex deity in Hinduism, is commonly worshipped in the Lingam form. It is difficult to point out the origin of the deity. The character of this deity is full of contradictions – he is the destroyer and expresses his fierce nature with the well-known Nataraja form and the third eye, which can [...]
Read More..>>Science - No Comments » - Posted on April, 9 at 12:02 pm
The Iron Pillar of Delhi is proof enough that early Indian metallurgists had gained great proficiency in the extraction of metal and its casting. Their products were known and valued in the Roman world and in the Arab domain. Their knowledge, however, appears to have been only practical, not having led to a highly developed [...]
Read More..>>History - No Comments » - Posted on April, 5 at 9:22 pm
Changes in the trade patterns with Asia set the stage for the arrival of Europeans in India. Arab Merchants purchased commodities like spices, precious stones, fine cotton and silk, sugar and so on from the Asian markets for sale in European markets. Towards the end of the sixteenth century, European sailors discovered new sea routes [...]
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