Durga Puja of Bengalis: Durga Puja is one of the most famous festivals celebrated in West Bengal state of India and particularly in Kolkata, in honour of Goddess Durga during the period of Navratri. It is celebrated for 10 days, however starting from the sixth day until the ninth day, the Pandals with grand idols of Goddess Durga are open …
Read More »Hanuman: The Powerful – Poetry On Monkey God
Hanuman: The Powerful You are the monkey god, the real superman Son of Vayu Deva – the god of air, Epitome of strength you are Lord Hanuman There in none equal to you in power, to compare. The greatest devotee of Lord Rama You showed the world what devotion is, You fought a war to uphold dharma And gave the …
Read More »Mine Is Gopal: Meerabai Devotional Poem
Mine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else. On his head he wears the peacock-crown: He alone is my husband. Father, mother, brother, relative: I have none to call my own. I’ve forsaken both God, and the family’s honor: what should I do? I’ve sat near the holy ones, and I’ve lost shame before the people. I’ve torn …
Read More »Rakhi Day is Righteous Day: APJ Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research …
Read More »My Sister, My Best Friend: Rakhi Special Poem
Raksha Bandhan, also Rakshabandhan, or simply Rakhi, is an Indian and Nepalese festival centred around the tying of a thread, bracelet or talisman on the wrist as a form of bond and ritual protection. The festive Hindu and Jain ritual is one principally between brothers and sisters, observed both before and after she gets married thereby marking her continued relationship …
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