‘A Homage to the Mahatma’
02nd October, 2022 Once Gandhi ji’s dhoti was torn, and someone said, ‘Bapu, your dhoti is torn.’ So Gandhiji goes into the bathroom and adjusts his garments a little bit, and then says, ‘See now, and tell me where it is torn? There is a lot of it left to get torn.’ His idea was […]
Happy Navratri
26th September, 2022 The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important junctions of climatic and solar influence. These two periods are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Mother. It represents celebration of Goddess Durga, the manifestation of Deity in the form of Shakti. Happy Navratras! The […]
Ganpati Visarjan
09th September, 2022 Ten days after welcoming Lord Ganesha to our homes on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees bid adieu to Ganesh idols on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. Ganesh Visarjan reminds one of the cosmic cycle of creation and dissolution. The Deity made of ‘Mitti,’ earth, returns to earth by dissolving in water. […]
Teachers Day
05th September, 2022 The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become only a teacher?” To stress his point he said to another […]
Ganesh Chaturthi – A New Beginning
31st August, 2022 Ganesh Chaturthi is here! The religious-cultural festival is a 10-day-long celebration of Lord Ganesha’s birth. In Hinduism, Lord Ganesha is the epitome of wisdom, remover of obstacles (Vighnaharta), symbol of happiness, master of knowledge (Vidya). In India, religious ceremonies always begin with offerings to Lord Ganesha. He holds the unique distinction of […]
Happy Janamashthmi!
19th August, 2022 Krishna was born in the darkness of the night, in the locked confines of a jail. However, at the moment of His birth, all the guards fell asleep, the chains were broken and the barred doors gently opened. Similarly, as soon as Krishna ( Chetna, Awareness ) takes birth in our hearts, […]
‘Happy Independence Day’
15th August, 2022 “Where the mind is without fear, & the head is held high, Where knowledge is free, where the mind is led forward by thee, into ever widening thought & action, into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore Freedom is not a Right but a Feeling! […]
Rakshabandhan
11th August, 2022 Raksha Bandhan has been celebrated by Gods and men alike since ages. Rakhi fables abound around Gods like Lord Yama, the Goddess Lakshmi, and Indirani (wife of the God-king Indra). One of the most popular stories is that of Queen Draupadi and Lord Krishna. Queen Draupadi is often credited with having tied […]
The Importance of Guru
13th July, 2022 “Guru and God both appear before me. To whom should I prostrate? I bow before Guru who introduced God to me” ~ Kabir When Swami Vivekananda first visited Ramakrishna Paramahamsa he asked ‘I have read the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures several times, I lecture and give discourses on the Gita and […]
‘Happy Mother’s Day’
08th May, 2022 One day, Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her, “My teacher gave me this paper and told me to give it only to you.” Edison enquired from her, “What is written on the Paper?” His mother’s eyes were full of tears as she read the […]