There was once a great rishi (Saint) whose name was Mrikandu. Some times he felt very sad since he had no son. So he prayed to God Shiva day and night. At last, Shiva appeared before Mrikandu, and said: “Mrikandu! I am very pleased with your tapas (Prayer). Ask for any boon that you desire.” “O great God”, said Mrikandu, …

Name: Guru Har Rai (ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ) 7th of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism Born: January 16, 1630 Kiratpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab, India Died: October 6, 1661 (aged 31) Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab, India Religion: Sikhism Spouse: Mata Krishen Devi Children: Baba Ram Rai and Guru Har Krishan Parents: Baba Gurditta (father), Mata Nihal Kaur (mother) Guruship: Tuesday, 19 March 1644 …

वो व्यक्ति जिन्होंने 15 पुस्तकों में समेटी केरल के मंदिरों की सारी जानकारियाँ: बनाया ‘मंदिरों का इनसाइक्लोपीडिया’, 30 साल लगे रहे एस जयशंकर ने ये काम अपने हाथ में लिया और इसके लिए दूर-दूर तक यात्राएँ की। इस दौरान वो ऐतिहासिक साक्ष्यों को समेटते हुए सूचनाएँ इकट्ठी करते चले। उन्होंने अपनी सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद इस मैराथन कार्य का जिम्मा उठाया। …

Meet Dr. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, the first woman vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Dr. Pandit is a professor of politics and public administration at Savitribai Phule University, Pune and holds a doctorate in International Relations from JNU. After the successful tenure of M Jagadesh Kumar, Dr. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has been appointed as the next Vice-chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru …

Tulsidas And Thieves: Many years ago, when the great Emperor Akbar ruled at Delhi, there lived a man named Tulsidas who wrote the Ramayana. Valmiki wrote the Ramayana in Sanskrit, but Tulsidas wrote it in Hindi, the spoken language of the people. That is why Tulsidas’s Ramayana is more popular than that of Valmiki’s. It is enacted every year as …

Clever Swan: Story of a far-sighted swan – Once upon a time there was a huge banyan tree in a forest. It was very old and its strong branches had spread for wide an all sides. A flight of swans had made their nests among the branches of this tree. They had been living safely in these nests for a …

पहेलियाँ: हिंदी की मजेदार पहेलियाँ – किसी व्यक्ति की बुद्धि या समझ की परीक्षा लेने वाले एक प्रकार के प्रश्न, वाक्य अथवा वर्णन को पहेली (Puzzle) कहते हैं जिसमें किसी वस्तु का लक्षण या गुण घुमा फिराकर भ्रामक रूप में प्रस्तुत किया गया हो और उसे बूझने अथवा उस विशेष वस्तु का ना बताने का प्रस्ताव किया गया हो। इसे …

Lata Mangeshkar is the melody Queen of India. Lata Mangeshkar has ruled over the hearts of millions of music lovers throughout the world for the last forty years by the magic of her melodious voice. She was born in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) in a family of musicians. She took to singing at the age of 13. She has sung songs …

What is the Lantern Festival? The 15th day of the first lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan and in ancient times people called the night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night when the full moon is visible. So, it’s called Yuan Xiao Festival. According to Chinese tradition, at the …

Lantern Festival – Yuan Xiao Festival — The New Year season ends with a full moon and glowing lanterns. The Lantern Festival is a 2,000-year-old Chinese tradition that closes out the Lunar New Year season. This observance falls on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar and changes each year. Lantern Festival: Description The Lantern Festival …