Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men’s college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms. He was a friend and correspondent of Charles Darwin. Kingsley …

Easter is called a movable feast because the date of Easter changes every year. Easter Sunday can fall on any date from 22 March to 25 April. The reason for this variation in the date of Easter is based on the lunar calendar (moon) rather than our more well-known solar one. Easter always falls on the first Sunday following the …

Easter Bunny Eggs: Easter celebrations are all about fun and joy. The customs and traditions of Easter vary with time and from country to country. American families usually spend the Saturday evening decorating the Easter eggs. By Sunday morning they are mysteriously hidden all over the house and children get busy searching for the Easter eggs. The Easter Bunny brings …

Easter is the most important annual feast of Christians. According to Christian scripture, it was the day when Jesus resurrected after his crucifixion. This day is celebrated as Easter Day or Easter Sunday. It is also known as Resurrection day or Resurrection Sunday. This day comes two days after Good Friday and three days after Maundy Thursday. As this is …

Holi, marked only with colors and love, is a festival that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. There are different aspects of Holi that different individual take into consideration. In this colorful festival, India gets into the groove of the celebration and brings about a vibrant positive attitude in the lives of all. It is important to realize …

Born: September 28, 1907, Punjab, India 1930: Threw bombs in Central Assembly Hall, protesting on imposing severe measures like the Trades Disputes Bill by the Britishers. 1930: Went on hunger strike to protest the inhuman treatment of fellow-political prisoners by jail authorities. 1930: Sukh Dev and Raj Guru, he was awarded the death sentence. Cremated on the bank of the …

होली का दिन आते ही पूरे शहर में होली की मस्ती भरा रंग चढ़ने लगता है लेकिन 14 साल के अरनव को यह त्योहार अच्छा नहीं लगता। जब सारे बच्चे गली में शोर मचाते, रंग डालते, रंगे पुते दिखते तो अरनव अपने खास दोस्तों को भी मुश्किल से पहचान पाता था। वह होली के दिन घर में एक कमरे में …

World Sparrow Day: 20 March The diminutive house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is perhaps one of the earliest birds you can remember from your childhood. Their nests dotted almost every house in the neighborhood as well as public places like bus bays and railway stations, where they lived in colonies and survived on food grains and tiny worms. Many bird watchers …

Waqt: The Race Against Time is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film that was directed and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah, Rajpal Yadav and Boman Irani in the principal roles. The film, based on a Gujarati play by Aatish Kapadia, follows the journey of rich businessman who unexpectedly becomes …

Bright colors, lip-smacking food, foot-tapping music and syrupy gujiyas are some of the first things that pop up in the mind of television actors like Mrunal Jain, Tina Dutta and Jay Soni, who share their best and worst memories of Holi Adaa Khan: My best was last year, when I went to Rajan (Shahi) sir’s home with close friends Ankit …