Name: Lakshmi Narayan Sharma (नीम करोली बाबा) Birth: Year 1900 – Akbarpur, United Provinces, British India (present-day Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India) Died: September 11, 1973 (aged 73) Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India Philosophy: Bhakti yoga, Seva Guru: Lord Hanuman This person’s full name is Dev mishra Neem Karoli Baba. He was born in 1900. He died on September 11, 1973. …

प्रताप की प्रतिज्ञा: श्याम नारायण पांडेय – Man Singh, a Rajput, ( “Maan” in first line of third stanza) had aligned with Emperor Akbar of Delhi and had attacked Rana Pratap’s kingdom of Mewar. Rana Pratap kept fighting and resisting this assault. His velour and that of his legendary horse “Chetak” has been immortalized by famous poet Shyam Narayan Pandey in …

पीथल और पाथल: कन्हैयालाल सेठिया – You may have read Shyam Narayan Pandey’s classic epic “Haldighati”. Three excerpts from that great work are available on this site. Many readers had asked me to include a Rajasthani classic poem on the same theme by the great poet Kanhaiyalal Sethia, but I could not find that poem any where. Fortunately one reader …

Here is another excerpt from “” the great Veer-Ras Maha-kavya penned by Shyam Narayan Pandey. Here is a description of a soldier fighting for the Motherland. वीर सिपाही: वीर रस कविता भारत-जननी का मान किया, बलिवेदी पर बलिदान किया अपना पूरा अरमान किया, अपने को भी कुर्बान किया रक्खी गर्दन तलवारों पर थे कूद पड़े अंगारों पर, उर ताने शर-बौछारों पर …

Eid-ul-Fitr prayers are obligatory for every Muslim and are meant to be offered in congregation. However, in the contemporary celebrations of the festival, many Muslims also pray individually. After the moon of Shawwal is sighted on the last day of Ramadan, the Takbir is recited. The time for Eid prayers is from sunrise till Zuhr. It is also recommended to …

What is Zakat ul-Fitr? “One must donate all the food one has in surplus after Ramzan and before Eid prayer, this is what Zakat al-Fitr means for a Muslim,” according to Maulana Shakir Ali. Zakat in Arabic and charity in English almost mean the same. Zakat al-Fitr as a phrase means Charity before Eid or celebration. Sunnah of Eid Wake …

25 साल छोटे गुरु के शिष्य, जिनके सामने झुका अकबर भी… 20 बार हरिद्वार जाने वाले वैष्णव संत कैसे बने सिखों के तीसरे गुरु वैष्णव मत में विश्वास रखने वाले अमर दास को हरिद्वार की यात्रा खासी पसंद थी और वो वहाँ अक्सर तीर्थाटन के लिए जाया करते थे। कम से कम उन्होंने 20 बार हरिद्वार की यात्रा की। इन्हीं …

Sikhism Coloring Pages: Sikhism was founded in the 16th century in the Punjab district of what is now India and Pakistan. It was founded by Guru Nanak and is based on his teachings, and those of the 9 Sikh gurus who followed him. Below we have coloring pages related to Sikhism, Sikh Gurus and related icons. Sikhism Coloring Pages, Line …

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, begins with mourning processions all over the world. Muslims of Shia sect, in black attire, participate in the gatherings in which the sacrifices of Hussein and his companions are commemorated. Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was martyred in 680 AD by a group of 72 men, women and children in the …

5 incidents when ‘blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammad led to widespread communal violence and riots The southern metropolis of Bengaluru yesterday convulsed with communal flare-ups as rampaging Muslims took to the street to protest against a Facebook post that allegedly insulted Prophet Muhammad The capital of Karnataka, Bengaluru, was in the throes of violent communal riots on 12th August, 2020 as …