Articles [Customs and Culture]

What is so charming about Andhra Pradesh? Is it famous due to the mouth watering taste of Hyderabadi Biriyani? What is there so appealing that we feel glued to the place and share a journey at least once in a year? We heard from the talks of our...

Religion in school has been the topic of the century.The society as a whole thinks it is wrong, but there is some people who is of the thinking that it would be good addition to our school. Maybe it will lower down school violence. Our country...

SACRIFICE IN VIEW OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA   Swami Vivekananda merged into Maha Samadhi before his 40th birthday. His age cannot be counted in number of years. The message that he has given to the world in just years, need more than 1500 years to be...

Almost everybody in India is eagerly looking forward to Deepavali which falls this week.  While most Hindu festivals are celebrated only or mainly by Hindus Deepavali is one festival which is celebrated even by other religions as well, because...

It has been boom time for Hindus in the last two months with one festival or another starting from Sri Krishna Janmashtami to Ganesh Chaturathi and then Dusshera and ifthat is not enough the most special of all festivals Deepavali will be...

India has made rapid strides in almost every area of life ranging from technological advances to modernity to all aspects of life. Infact it is hard to find any one from other countries more advanced than Indians in any aspect of life.  However in...

India is a land of festivals and while innumerable festivals are celebrated in India more so by Hindus my favourite festivals are Deepavali and Ganesha Chaturthi.  While many people have been critical about the sound pollution that comes with...

Thousands of people lined up to pray in a nine foot statue of the Hindu god Ganesh in the context of a religious festival. The statue, which is claimed to be the largest of its kind in the UK shows temple Shri Sanatan Mandir, Weymouth Street,...

On 11th of September 2010 Ramzan will be celebrated in Bangalore and while it is a major festival for Muslims it holds lot of significance to me from a personal point of view. I came to Bangalore in 1989  after having just finished by education. ...

 The Japanese culture is full of interesting and intriguing customs. One such beautiful concept in the Japanese culture is Ikebana or the art of arrangement of flowers. Ikebana has been practised in Japan since the sixth century and has evolved...