Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards: The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India who served the office from 1984 to 1989. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of …

Name: Rajiv Gandhi (Rajiv Ratna Gandhi) Born: 20 August 1944 – Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India Died: 21 May 1991 (aged 46) – Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India Achievement: Became Prime Minister of India at the age of 40 Resting place: Veer Bhumi Political party: Indian National Congress Spouse(s): Sonia Gandhi (m. 1968) Children: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Parents: Feroze Gandhi, Indira …

Name: माता मुंडेश्‍वरी मंदिर (Maa Mundeshwari Devi Temple) Location: Paunra Pahad, Ramgarh village, Kaimur District, Bihar State, India Deity: Shiva, Parvati, Durga, Ganesha, Surya, Vishnu Affiliation: Hinduism Completed: 108 CE (ASI has recently dated the structure to 108 CE making it the oldest Hindu temple in the country) Architecture: Nagara style काशी से 80km दूर दुनिया का सबसे पुराना मंदिर, …

Name: Bodh Gaya (बोध गया) Location: Bodh Gaya, Gaya District, Bihar state, India Climate: Summers: 380 C (Max), 230 C (Min) | Winters: 210 C (Max), 100 C (Min) Best Time to Visit: October to February Nearest Airport: Bodhgaya Airport (Gaya Airport) – 5 kilometres away from Bodhgaya Railway Station: Gaya Junction Must Visits: Mahabodhi temple, Bodhi Tree, Pretshila Hill, …

महात्मा बुद्ध जयंती: भारत की पवित्र भूमि पर ऐसे कई महापुरुषों ने जन्म लिया है, जिन्होंने अपने कृत्यों और सिद्धांतों के बल पर मानव जीवन के भीतर छिपे गूढ़ रहस्यों को उजागर किया। इन्हीं में से एक हैं महात्मा बुद्ध, जिन्होंने सामान्य मनुष्य के रूप में जन्म लेकर अध्यात्म की उस ऊंचाई को छुआ जहां तक पहुंचना किसी आम व्यक्ति …

बुद्धा: बौद्ध धर्म के प्रचारक – बुद्ध अर्थात परमेश्वर ने मानव रूप धारण कर पृथ्वी पर जन्म लिया। अपने जीवन में अथक प्रयास से जो प्राप्त किया, वह बौद्ध धर्म था। बुद्ध और बौद्ध धर्म के बारे में विचारकों के अलग-अलग मत रहे हैं, लेकिन सभी ने बुद्ध को महान पथ प्रदर्शक माना है। वह मानव कल्याण की भावनाओं को …

The Buddha At Kamakura: Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. He was educated in England but returned to India in 1882. A decade later, Kipling married Caroline Balestier and settled in Brattleboro, Vermont, where he wrote The Jungle Book (1894), among a host of other works that made him hugely successful. Kipling was the recipient of the …

बुद्ध पूर्णिणा: सुजाता की खीर और भगवान बुद्ध को ‘ज्ञान प्राप्ति’ ध्यान मुद्रा में पीपल के पेड़ के नीचे बैठे भगवान बुद्ध के चरणों के पास बैठी महिला वही सुजाता है जिसने भगवान बुद्ध को वैशाख पूर्णिमा के दिन खौर खिलाई थी। इसी दिन उन्हें ज्ञान की प्राप्ति हुई, जिसकी तलाश में वह वर्षों से भटक रहे थे, शरीर को …

Ganapathi was the son of Lord Shiva. He was a short, fat boy with an elephant’s head. He was full of fun and frolic, and one day he broke one of his tusks while playing. He gave trouble if people took no notice of him. He stopped them from doing their work. He liked good food and wanted plenty to …

The story of the ‘Mahabharata’ is about the Pandavas and the Kauravas. House of Lac: Classic Tale From Mahabharata – The five Pandava brothers, Dharmaputra, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, were the sons of Pandu, the King of Hastinapura. The Kauravas were the one hundred sons of Dhritarashtra, Pandu’s elder brother. Dhritarashtra was blind. The people did not want a …