Hariyali Amavasya: In Hindi, the word ‘Amavasya‘ refers to a no-moon day and ‘Hariyali’ refers to greenery. Hariyali Amavasya is thus a festival which is celebrated on a no-moon day to welcome the month of monsoon. It is celebrated on the first Amavasya of Saavan which is the period of July-August as per the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated by …

Movie Name: Shamshera Directed by: Karan Malhotra Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Vaani Kapoor, Ashutosh Rana, Saurabh Shukla, Ronit Roy Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama Release Date: 22 July, 2022 Running Time: 178 Minutes Language: Hindi Rating: Set in the 1800’s, It tells the story of a dacoit tribe and their fight for independence during the British rule. Shamshera is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language period action …

Parent’s Day messages depend on the kind of relationship that you share with your parents. This is why most Parent’s day messages are very personal and not written formally. Some messages can even be humorous to make their parents smile. Most people would like to wish their parents by phone or by meeting them, but those who are unable to …

A Gift From Mother: During 1942, Bengal rose like one man to participate in Gandhi ji‘s Quit India Movement. In the course of the struggle for freedom, a young Bengali girl, Sharada Chatterjee aimed a revolver at Mr. Gordon Jackson, Police Commissioner, Calcutta, and fired twice. The incident took place at the prize distribution ceremony of a high school where …

Two Little Sparrows: “Cheap-cheap!” The shrill cries woke Nandita up. She switched on her bedside lamp. There was a fluttering. Wings whizzed past above her head. “Oh, it is you!” Nandita called out to the two sparrows perched above the window curtain. “It is too early to chirp. Let me sleep!” One of the sparrows blinked a mischievous eye. Then …

The new tenant who had come to Flat 4C was a smuggler. Ratan was sure of that. The man had straight, black brows and when he smiled, which was seldom, he showed teeth that were crooked. ‘Just like the villain in the film Moti Moti,’ thought Ratan. And was this all his furniture? One cot, a table, two chairs and …

Movie Name: HIT: The First Case Directed by: Sailesh Kolanu Starring: Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra, Shilpa Shukla, Sanjay Narvekar, Jatin Goswami Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama Release Date: 15 July, 2022 Running Time: 130  Minutes Language: Hindi Rating: Film is a Hindi remake of Telugu cop drama HIT. HIT: The First Case is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language 2022 action-thriller film written and directed by Sailesh Kolanu, …

The Pram That Walked: “Ma! Ma! Give me something to eat, quick, then I am off,” I said breathlessly as I rushed home from school. I stopped at mother’s bedroom door. I could see her in the mirror, coiling her hair into a bun. She was wearing a cream-colored sari with a dark purple border. “That is a going-out sari, …

Danilo and Katya – her that got her man out of the Mistress’ mountain – had a big family of children. Eight of the, and all lads. Their mother used to complain, times – why couldn’t there be just one girl among them all to please your eye? But their father would just laugh. “Looks like we don’t know how …

Revathi’s Musical Plants: Revathi was a student of music. She was happy playing on her violin whenever she was free. There was a small open courtyard in front of her house, with a small cement bench. She would sit on the bench and practice on her violin. There were a few potted plants in the courtyard. While playing on the …