Culture & Tradition of India

Parent’s Day Recipes: Parent’s day, as you may already know, is all about celebrating the people who are responsible for your existence on ‘Planet Earth‘. Parent’s day is that one day when children actually do take the time out to tell their parents that they care for them and appreciate each and everything done by parent for child. But then, …

Parent’s Day Wishes: Parent’s day is your chance to wish your parents like you never have before. With everyone being a part of the race, getting ahead in life seems to be the only thing that counts. It is sickeningly gray routines like these that have deprived us of the chances to tell our parents that we do care for …

Parent’s Day Speech: Like father’s day and mother’s day, parent’s day is celebrated to honor parents and thank them for all their sacrifices they have made and the love they have showered us with. The day was first observed by USA President Bill Clinton to show due respect to parents for upbringing their children and to honor them for the things …

After mother, ‘father’ is the word that almost all the kids learn to speak. It gives a man immense pleasure to be called ‘dad’, ‘daddy’, ‘baba’, ‘papa’ or even ‘abbu’ by his child. In fact, he eagerly waits for the moment in his life. Have you ever wondered how other children across the globe call out to their father? Do …

Hanuman Aarti completes the worship or prayers made to the God. It is believed that aarti provides a completion to the puja. This aarti of Shri Hanuman is also known Bajrangbali Aarti. हिंदू धर्म में हनुमान जी को भगवान शिव का अवतार माना जाता है। भगवान श्री राम के परम भक्त माने जाने वाले हनुमान जी का स्मरण करने से …

Legends of Hanuman: Hanuman ji is considered as the incarnation of Lord Shiva. Shri Hanuman is one of the popular gods of the Hindu religion and is worshiped all over the world. Life of Hanuman is a legend in itself, for his immeasurable love towards his Prabhu Ram. Here, are some stories of Sri Hanuman’s life that shows his supreme …

Baisakhi Mela: India is land of festivals and unique traditions. People in this country celebrate any occasion with immense joy and elation. Baisakhi is one festival in the country which is celebrated with loud celebrations and merriment throughout the country. However, the zealous and vibrant celebrations in Punjab can’t be compared to the celebration at any other place in the …

When is Baisakhi: The auspicious festival of Baisakhi is celebrated on first day of Vaisakh month (April-May) according to the Nanakshahi calendar. Hence, the festival of Baisakhi is also popularly known as Vaisakhi. According to Gregorian Calendar, Baisakhi falls on April 13 every year and on April 14 once in 36 years. This variation in date is due to the …

Significance of Baisakhi: Vibrant Festival of Baisakhi is considered to be an extremely important festival in India for number of reasons. Apart from being important for the farmers as a harvest festival, the festival is of prime importance in Sikhism as a foundation day of Khalsa Panth. Besides, auspicious Baisakhi day is of importance for astrological reasons too! Astrological Significance …

Baisakhi History: Foundation of Khalsa Panth – Baisakhi or Vaisakhi Festival is celebrated as the Sikh New Year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth. History of Baisakhi traces its origin from the Baisakhi Day celebrations of 1699 organized by the Tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh to form Khalsa – Brotherhood of Saint Soldiers to fight against tyranny and …