MP Gramoday Mela Showcases Folk Culture of India: Lokrang Fair at the Historic City of Burhanpur
Though it is a religious event, owing to the efforts of the minister for WCD, Archana Chitnis, a local village fair was organised 10 years ago. In that fair,...
Festival Lights in Singapore, Blotting History, Stoned to Study, Lost and Found
Shail talks of four news, in the last week, in her regular column. Diwali-themed trains, a station and five buses in Singapore to run until October 31. Taj Mahal...
Buro Shibtola: Oracles and Miracles Prove the Prowess of Shiva till date!
Tales of oracles and miracles have survived for about two hundred years surrounding a Shiva temple, known as Buro Shib, beside the Ganga, near the port of Budge Budge,...
Jamshedi Navroz: Celebrated along the Silk Route, it Dates Back to Sixth Century BC
Jamshedi Navroz is recognised as a public holiday in many countries along the Silk Route – Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq (by the Kurdish people), Kazakstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Bayan...
Indian Culture and Values: Are NRIs more Indians at Heart than Resident Indians?
The Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), away from their homeland, recreate a small India wherever they are. They are far better knit, have a greater bond and are alive to the Indian culture...
Diwali Market: A Fusion Song of Myriad Hues
Come Diwali and the market place is decked up like a bride. The exuberance of shiny streamers of all shapes and sizes, soaked in bright colours were resting on roadside...
Diwali: The Brightest Night from the Sky!
Rajul recounts the story of Lord Rama’s homecoming on the New Moon night of Diwali. The joy and festivities among the people of Ayodhya is revisited. Thousands and thousands of diyas...