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What is the story behind currency issued by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?

What is the story behind currency issued by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?

What is the story behind currency issued by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose? Any thing related to national hero Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose presents excitement, inspiration and positive energy to real patriots. A novel thing on this great patriot surfaced in Madhya Pradesh on the eve of 113th Netaji Jayanti when a currency with a denomination of one lakh issued by …

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Was Netaji Subhash: Ideology of Fusion?

Was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - Ideology of Fusion?

Was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Ideology of Fusion? As early as 1930 – in his inaugural speech as mayor of Calcutta – the fervent young Bose first expressed his support for a fusion of socialism and fascism: “… I would say we have here in this policy and program a synthesis of what modern Europe calls Socialism and Fascism. We …

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What is the Bonfire Ritual in Lohri?

What is the Bonfire Ritual in Lohri Festival?

What is the Bonfire Ritual in Lohri Festival? In the evening, with the setting of the sun, huge bonfires are lit in the harvested fields and in the front yards of houses and people gather around the rising flames, circle around (parikrama) the bonfire and throw puffed rice, popcorn and other munchies into the fire, shouting “Aadar aye dilather jaye” …

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What are customs and legends of Lohri?

What are the customs & legends of Lohri?

What are customs and legends of Lohri? In the morning on Lohri day, children go from door to door singing and demanding the Lohri ‘loot’ in the form of money and eatables like til (sesame) seeds, peanuts, jaggery, or sweets like gajak, rewri, etc. They sing in praise of Dulla Bhatti, a Punjabi avatar of Robin Hood who robbed the …

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What is the Significance of Lohri?

What is the Significance of Lohri?

What is the Significance of Lohri? In Punjab, the breadbasket of India, wheat is the main winter crop, which is sown in October and harvested in March or April. In January, the fields come up with the promise of a golden harvest, and farmers celebrate Lohri during this rest period before the cutting and gathering of crops. Significance of Lohri: …

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How to celebrate Diwali in Maharashtra?

How to celebrate Diwali in Maharashtra?

How to celebrate Diwali in Maharashtra? Maharashtra, with its major chunk of Marathi population celebrates Diwali in a special way that is quite different from Diwali celebrations in North India. The four day long Diwali Festival, in this state usually begins with Vasu-baras, in honor of the female cow, representing motherhood. The rituals of this day involves married women performing …

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What’s Origin and Significance of Karwa Chauth?

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Significance of Karwa Chauth: The fast of Karwa Chauth is of particular importance to all Hindu married women in India. They believe that the festival ensures prosperity, longevity and well-being of their husbands. The origin of this festival was based on a very sweet and noble idea. Though this idea has lost its true sense as today the whole outlook …

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What is Dusshera? 10th Day of Navratri

What is Dusshera? 10th Day of Navratri

What is Dusshera? Dusshera, as the name suggests occurs on the “tenth” day following the Navratri. It is a festival to celebrate the triumph of good over evil, and marks the defeat and death of the demon king Ravana in the epic Ramayana. Huge effigies of Ravana are burnt amidst the bangs and booms of firecrackers. In northern India, especially …

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Why Lord Ganesha Has Only One Tusk?

Why Lord Ganesha Has Only One Tusk?

Why Lord Ganesha Has Only One Tusk? Story – 1 Lord Ganesha and Mooshika Why Lord Ganesha Has Only One Tusk? Here are two stories of how Ganesha lost one of his tusks. Lord Ganesha loved to eat. One evening, having stuffed himself to capacity, he decided to take a post-prandial ride on his favored mount, Mooshika, a rat or …

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