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Finally, the villagers decided to make 17 square km of their land into a community reserve. “It is important for us to protect our water sources and forests. People understand that,” says Naresh Glow. The lives of the Buguns and the bird named after them are inextricably linked, he says.
MRI scans show that memorizing ancient mantras increases the size of brain regions associated with cognitive function
A recent report submitted by the Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences in Lucknow to the ASI had said that there are two C-14 (carbon dating) dates — 3815 and 3500, with a margin of error of 130 years — for the Sanauli site. It added, “Carbon dating marks this site as an earliest history of a warrior tribe in the Indian subcontinent (sic).”
Shiva is the deity of cosmic dissolution, who returns the manifest universe back to its unmanifest origin beyond name and form. This is not an act of destruction but of transformation. Yet Shiva also represents the Absolute or Supreme Brahman that inherently transcends all time, space and karma.
Hindi is the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers. The 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue stated English at the top of the list with 1,132 million speakers. Chines Mandarin is at the second position with 1,117 million speakers.
Narada traverses / travels in all the three worlds. Valmiki thought that Narada might find an answer to his questions. He asked Narada: “0 great Muni, you are all knowing. You have studied the Vedas. Can you tell me if there is any man in this world who is virtuous, pious, ever truthful and tenacious? Is there anyone who wishes well or all living creatures and who are also a hero and a scholar? Such a man should be free from jealousy and be a man of invincible valor
Master artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts, including more than 50 per cent women, from across the country are participating at the Haat.
By the year 1645, Shivaji – aged just around 15 – began to put his vision into action and take control of multiple forts which were under the possession of Mohammed Adil Shah of the Bijapur Sultanate. The imprisonment of his father by the Sultan forced Shivaji to slow his expansive agenda for a short period of time. But following Shahaji’s release, Shivaji resumed his rebellion and began to exert great control over the Maval region.
In the beginning, Rani Gaidinliu was a Naga spiritual leader as a follower of her cousin HaipouJadonang. At the age of 13, she joined the Heraka religious movement. Herakareformist religion recognises supremacy of one God who is behind creation of nature be it air, water or earth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the 63-ft tall statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya while inaugurating the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Centre in Padao on the Varanasi-Chandauli border.
