Articles [Customs and Culture]

प्राय दहेज़ प्रथा को केवल भारत तथा कुछ एशियाई देशों की सामाजिक समस्या तथा कुप्रथा समझा जाता है। किन्तु यह वास्तविक इतिहासिक  तथ्यों के विपरीत है।  दहेज़ प्रथा न केवल भारत में बल्कि यूरोप, अमेरिका आदि देशों में भी विभिन रूपों में...

Introduction In India we can see two types of families, nuclear family and joint family. In nuclear family consists of father, mother and children. In joint family grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt and their children also live together. We...

भूमिका चाहे भावनाओं की मिठास में लिखा पत्र हो या कोई जरुरी सूचना, पोस्ट ऑफिस में या गली -चौराहों पर चुपचाप खड़े लाल लेटरबॉक्स में नहीं, कंप्यूटर के जरिए ईमेल से भेजने के दिन है। लोग अब पोस्टल एड्रेस की जगह ईमेल आईडी पूछते है। अरे मैं  आपको ये...

Kerala – God’s own country, the land of elephants, backwaters and coconut trees, land of colourful elephant festivals and boat races, the land of flower decorations and vegetarian sadyas, the land famous for traditional Ayurveda treatments, the...

Deiku- an ancient Nepalese Custom The custom of Deiku is prevalent in Far West region of Nepal. Young girls are offered to Hindu temple by parents with a view to seek divine protection and favor from gods.  Also many wealthy couples buy young...

Hindu and Diwali I always enjoyed the sound of the crackers on Diwali and I have fired them every year.  I know if you are a Hindu then most probably you also do the  same thing every year on the occasion of the Diwali, which is...

As the month approaches November people are eagerly waiting for the Diwali to burst the crackers, lit sparklers, decorate their homes with lights, and of course enjoy the sweets. But to the people belonging to the Meitei community of Manipur...

Like every Keralite, Vishu is special to me too - something connecting me to old days of celebrations and prosperity. When I am remembering my past Vishu celebrations to write something, my childhood days just flashed through my mind in a fraction...

This is written by my daughter and with her permission I am submitting here.Greenland (Sabuj ban)This is a unforgettable experience of mine which I want to share with all. This is not an advertisement.Recently I have gone for a tour in Greenland...

The following report highlights the findings of a motivational survey done on a small group of close friends of mine. I have confined the survey to my friends as it would provide me with some genuinity.  The report is as follows:3 from the 10...