(1) I have read a number of books in English and Hindi. Most of them have been to my liking and I have spent many an hour reading them. But one which has pleased me most is Munshi Prem Chand’s ‘Godaan’. ‘Godaan’‚ is Prem Chand’s master-piece and ranks very high in the world of fiction. The book portrays the life of the poor villagers – Hari‚ Dhania and tohers. The author felt the problems of the villagers and placed them before us honestly. Closely connected with their lives is the picture
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in stone. The temples at Khajuraho are divided into three broad groups: • The Western Group It is the largest‚ compact and centrally located group in Khajuraho‚ includes some of the most prominent monuments‚ built by the Chandela rulers. The Lakshmana Temple‚ the Matangesvara Temple and the Varaha Temple form one complex and the Visvanatha and Nandi temples are not far from this complex. • The Eastern Group It comprises of five detached sub-groups in and around the present village of Khajuraho
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The Ramayana: Anthropomorphism of the Divine Perhaps no single work of prose captures the breadth and depth of the meaning of the word dharma‚ than does the Ramayana. Not a religious book or divinely inspired text such as the Bible or Quran‚ the Ramayana was originally an epic poem that circulated for centuries by word of mouth before being written down‚ and thus expanded and contracted over the millennia in written form‚ dance‚ songs‚ movies and television series across a large portion of Asia
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with latest trends‚ technologies and scientific inventions. As Shankaracharya says‚ “The springs of patriotism are deep rooted in Indians”‚ we should show it beyond the desire. “Janani janma bhoomischa swargad api gariyasi” said lord Sri Rama to Lakshmana when the latter‚ attracted by the opulence of Lanka‚ expressed an ardent desire to settle down there. “Your mother land‚ great or not‚ are forsooth greater than a paradise.” Hence‚ we should comprehend that our mother land is the only place where
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History of Wayang Wayang is a Javanese word for theatre. When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre‚ sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. There is no evidence that wayang existed before Hinduism came to southeast Asia sometime in the first century CE. However‚ there very well may have been indigenous storytelling traditions that had a profound impact on the development of the traditional puppet theatre. The first record of a wayang performance is from an inscription
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Telangana is a region in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has borders with states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west‚ Karnataka on the west‚ Chattisgarh on the north-east‚ Orissa and Coastal Andhra region on the east and Rayalseema region of Andhra Pradesh on the south. This region has an area of 1‚14‚840 square kilometres and a population of 3‚52‚86‚757 which is 41.6% of Andhra Pradesh state population. The Telangana region has 10 districts: Adilabad‚ Hyderabad‚ Khamam‚ Karimnagar
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HANUMA IS PRESCRIBED IN THE BALA KANDA. AYODHYA KANDA: IN AYODYA KANDA RAMA WAS DECRALED AS THE PRINCE OF AYODHYA TO WHICH KAIKI THE 3RD WIFE OF DASHARATA HAD A PROBLEM AND THEN TO HER ODERS RAMA HAD TO GO TO JUNGLE FOR 14 YEARS WITH SITA AND LAKSHMANA . ARANYA KANDA: THE ARANYA KANDA STARTS WITH THE JOURNEY OF RAMA‚ SITA AND LAKSHAMANA IN THE JUNGLE WHEN THEY ENJOY THE LIFE AROUND THE WHOLE JUNGLE AND IT ENDS WITH SITA ‘S DISTRACTION TOWARDS THE GOLDEN DEER AND WHEN SITA IS TAKEN AWAY BY RAVANA
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become muslim‚ Naranappa could well have been excommunicated from the Brahmin community; however‚ since he was not‚ it was understood that he must be cremated by Brahmins‚ lest any pollution enter upon the ceremony. This was problematic for two men‚ Lakshmana and Garuda‚ who wanted to acquire the gold jewelry donated by Naranappa’s wife
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to come back to the kingdom from the jungle. However‚ Rama refuses and Bharata remains king. Meanwhile‚ Dasarath dies of sorrow from being separated from his son Rama. In addition‚ the demoness Surpanakha tries to seduce Rama but is unable to and Lakshmana cuts off her nose. Therefore‚ her brother Ravana sends the demon Maricha to lure both brothers and succeeds. Hence‚ Sita is alone and Ravana abducts her. Rama’s friend from the jungle‚ Jatayu‚ an acncient vulture king tries to save Sita‚ but is unable
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Alha-Udal(from Bhavishya Purana-Part-2) 1 Sootjee said:-“In vaksara village there lived an abhiri girl named Vratapa. She was fond of doing nava durga vrata in every starting year. She worshipped Chandika Mata for a boon that she asked for herself .She said:-“Please devi please with my worship and give me a beautiful boon of great child like Valarama and Krishna. Only this I ask from you hey mata swetaishwari”.There lived Vasumaan named king.He saw the abhiri girl and got pleased with her beautifulness
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