Paryushan is the most important festival among the Jain festivals; and it is observed during every Chaturmas commencing on the twelfth day of the fortnight of the waning moon, in Bhadrapad and ending on the fourth day of the fortnight of the waxing moon in the Bhadrapad. During these eight days, the entire Jain Society becomes spellbound in an atmosphere …

Shravanabelagola – nestled by the Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri hills, protected by the monolith Bhagawan Bahubali and home of 2300 years of lain heritage – is a masterpiece picture post card of history spanning centuries. The verdant natural beauty for Shravanabelagola, with the swaying coconut trees and natural water bodies, bear testimony to the legendary mental strength of Tyaga (renunciation) and …

Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Shasan or Jain dharma, is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of ahimsa – nonviolence – towards all living beings, and emphasises spiritual interdependence and equality between all forms of life. Practitioners believe that nonviolence and self-control are the means by which they can obtain liberation. Asceticism is thus a major focus of the Jain faith. The three …

“गुडमोर्निंग… गुडमोर्निंग… गुडमोर्निंग…” उसे देखते ही सभी पुलिस वाले एक के बाद एक सलाम करने लगे और वह विनम्र भाव से सब के अभिवादन का जवाब देता जा रहा था क्योंकि उस का दाहिना हाथ ओवरकोट की जेब में था, इसलिए सलाम के जवाब में वह बायां हाथ अपनी कैप तक ला कर जवाब दे रहा था। चलतेचलते वह अचानक …

माली काका की नटखट मुनिया सारे गाँव की आँखों का तारा थी। कहीं अगर तुलसी का पौधा मुरझा रहा हो या फिर लाल सुर्ख गुलाबों की कलमें छांटनी हो तो चारों ओर मुनिया के नाम की गुहार लगती। नन्ही मुनिया झट से पहुँच जाती और जैसे ही उसके काम की तारीफ़ होती मुनिया फूल कर कुप्पा हो जाती और उसके …

‘जू जागाक‘ यूं तो पालतू जानवरों की आपूर्ति करने वाला एक पैट स्टोर है परंतु हर वर्ष यह १० लाख जिज्ञासु पर्यटकों को भी आकर्षित करता है जिनके लिए यह किसी विशाल चिड़ियाघर तथा आश्चर्यो से भरे स्थान से कम नहीं है। इसके मालिक नोर्बर्ट जागक के लिए यह अपने प्रिय जानवरों के करीब रहने का एक जरिया है, फिर …

NAS Lemoore, California, USA – April 12, 2016 – The Hennessey Venom GT Spyder has set a new world record for open-top sports cars at Naval Air Station Lemoore where Racelogic, the renowned independent speed testing firm, has officially confirmed that a top speed of 265.6 mph (427.3 km/h) was achieved, thus setting the new world record for the Fastest …

Born On: April 15, 1922 Born In: Jaipur, Rajasthan Died On: September 17, 1999 Occupation: Poet and Bollywood lyricist Nationality: Indian Hasrat Jaipuri is one of those celebrated poets who have gone down as immortal in the history of Hindi film songs. A poet who composed lines in Urdu, Persian and Hindi, he went on to become one of the …

What is the image your mind conjures up every time someone mentions astrology? Perhaps an old bespectacled Pundit—like figure sitting pretty with a pile of books stacked neatly beside him, enlightening you about what your future holds. Now picture this. A twenty something tech-savvy, well-read astrologer divining ‘practical’ solutions to sort out your hassles. Astrology— the study that analyses movements …