News, articles and Essays on Sanatana Dharma, Hinduism and Indian way of life.
“Our tree just turned 207,” says Bhaskar Kalita, a resident of the village, located about 100 km from Guwahati. Kalita heads the committee that takes care of the tree: comprising a group of men from Jalikheti who come from varied professional backgrounds: publishers to school teachers to ex-Army servicemen.
Organic fabrics dyed naturally and infused with herbs help drive well-being for people and the planet.The designers make a range of products including pants, bathrobes, shawls, scarves, eye masks and even yoga mats. Considering the dyeing is done with organic substances, the range is currently available only in a butter yellow colour
Dr Seema Rao has trained over 20,000 soldiers from Indian Armed Forces, police and paramilitary. Seema’s is a remarkable story of persistence and strength. As the Buddhist parable goes, the higher the rocks in its path, the greater the wave. Having spent her childhood in Mumbai being fearful and timid, she grew up to be a brave adult, who confronted each fear head-on and overcame it, no matter what it took.
The black softshell turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) was declared extinct in the wild 17 years ago by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. However, in Hayagriva Madhav temple in Assam, these reptiles are believed to be a reincarnation of Hindu deity Vishnu and so they are protected.
Narinder Singh, the Indian-born American physicist hogged the limelight for becoming the first person in the world to depict that light can travel in bent glass fibres. His research paper captioned “A Flexible Fiberscope, using Static Scanning” appeared in the scientific journal Nature in its January 2, 1954 issue and opened the door for instruments such as endoscopes and laser probes.
A new rose hybrid has been named after former John Innes botanist Janaki Ammal.
In this episode of Rag Rag Mein Ganga, take a look at the Bihar Museum also watch the famous Madhubani Art.
Swami Satyanand Saraswati was taken ill about a week ago and had been on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where he, unfortunately, transited peacefully, a statement signed by Bramacharini Adimata of the Monastery in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency stated.
Constructed in a record 33 months, the world’s tallest statue stands at 182 metre (597 feet) as a memorial to the contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the country’s freedom struggle and the stellar role he played in unifying the country into a nation.
