Christmas is celebrated with great fanfare across different countries of the world. The day is preceded by Christmas Eve, which falls on December 24, and followed by eleven days of the festival, ending on January 6. Christmas Eve holds special significance in the celebrations of the festival. The day is celebrated with much enthusiasm by the Christians all over the …

Christmas is a popular festival celebrated throughout the world. Though the main theme behind the celebrations is same everywhere, every country has slightly different customs related to Christmas celebration. However, the zeal and enthusiasm of Christmas celebrations remain the same everywhere. Be it countries of Europe or the countries of Asia, or counties in America or Africa there is a …

Allah Rakha Rahman — AR Rahman born on 6 January, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar is an Indian Tamil film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and two Academy Awards. Working …

Chowki is devotional program, can be kept any time or done on happy occasions such as Engagements, Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries or during Ganpati and Navratri festivals during the year. It is a devotional program done during the evening time, for 3 hours on any day from 7 pm onwards to 10 pm. People start Chowki with Ganpati, Navgrah and Mataji’s Pooja Abhishekh. …

Other Names: Jhaanavi, Nikita, Sapteshwari, Sureshwari, Bhagvati, Urvijaya, Chitraani, Tridhara, Bhaagirathi, Shubhra, Vaishnavi, Vishnupadi, Bhagvatpadi, Tripathaga, Payoshnika, Mahabhadra, Mandaakini, Meghal, Gangika, Gange, Gangeshwari and Alaknanda Countries: India, Bangladesh Major cities: Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna Length: 2,510 km Watershed: 907,000 km² Source: Gaumukha, Gangotri Glacier located in Uttarakhand, India Destination: Ganges Delta located in Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh Major Tributaries: …

Bucharest, Romania – July 5, 2017 – Ilie Dobre, sports commentator for the Radio Romania News (Romania’s National State Radio) author of books and multiple record holder, wrote and published 45 books in almost all the literary genres, setting the world record for the Most books published by a Radio Sports commentator. Photo: Ilie Dobre, sports commentator for the Radio …

Los Angeles, California, USA – May 24, 2017 – The CBS gameshow Let’s Make a Deal set a world record by creating a massive cereal bowl as a gag prize; the massive bowl, which weighed 3,504 pounds, was featured as a “ZONK” consolation prize on the show’s “foodie” episode and sets the new world record for the Largest cereal bowl. …

During the third century B.C.E. the spread of Buddhism was furthered by Ashoka (270-232), the third of the Mauryan kings who created the first pan-Indian empire. Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by a Theravada monk and, after a bloody war of conquest against the neighboring state of Kalinga, he recognized that such aggression violated the principles of Buddhism. From this …

Ever since the philosopher and naturalist, Charles Darwin, and his contemporaries including Wallace, suggested that man had evolved from apes, there has been a continuous, and almost frantic quest for evidence of our ancestors. Of course, where we come from has always been a fascinating question, but it is only comparatively recently that systematic searches have been made for traces …

In Jainism, a Tirthankara is a human being who helps in achieving liberation and enlightenment as an “Arihant” by destroying their soul-constraining (ghati) karmas, became a role-model and leader for those seeking spiritual guidance. Tirthankaras revitalize Jain Society by organisation of fourfold Jain Order consisting of monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen. Not all Arihants can become Tirthankaras. There are twenty-four …