Vasant Panchami is the birthday of Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and arts. ‘Vasant’ comes from the word ‘spring’ as this festival heralds the beginning of springtime, and ‘Panchami’ from ... Read More

On the occasion of India's 60th Republic Day, today we present what scholars, historians and authors have to say about India. Quoting top 10 quotations from Will Durant, Mark Twain, ... Read More

Nothing is perhaps as inevitable as aging. Dr Deepak Chopra in his “most optimistic book” Ageless Body, Timeless Mind – A practical alternative to growing old prescribes 10 simple rules ... Read More

How is this year going to treat you? Read your Vedic Astro Forecast for 2009 by renowned Vedic Astologer 'Jyotish' Asish Kumar Das. The focus of these predictions are your ... Read More

Pongal is a big festival, celebrated every year in mid January - mostly in the south of India and especially in Tamil Nadu - to mark the harvest of crops ... Read More

January 14 is by far the best date in the festival calendar of Gujarat in western India. It's the festival of Uttarayan, a.k.a. 'Makar Sankranti', when people fly kites on ... Read More

Often Western onlookers of the Hindu tradition find themselves distracted by the Hindu caste-system of social hierarchy. Did Hindus benefit from their obedience to such social order? Dr. Shaheen Emmanuel ... Read More

The earth, farthest from the sun at this point of time, starts its journey towards the sun, thus ending the coldest month of the year, Paush, and announcing the start ... Read More

It's that time of the year when Hindus make 'gajak' at home. A specialty of northern India, gajak is a hard-boiled dry sweet, made of sesame seeds or 'til' as ... Read More

Beginning of the year is a good time to hitch on to some good habits and best practices. Get wise, keep fit and have the faith! Remember, you have nothing ... Read More