Muḥarram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year. It is held to be the second holiest month, after Ramadan . Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar,…
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the lord Shiva. There is a Shivaratri in every luni-solar month of the Hindu calendar, on the month’s 13th night/14th day, but once a year in late winter (February/March,…
Khandvi
Ingredients ½ cup: Chick-pea flour ½ cup: Sour yogurt ½ tsp: Ginger paste ½ tsp: Green chilli paste ½ tsp: Chilli powder 1/8 tsp: Asafoetida 1/8 tsp: Turmeric ½ tsp: Mustard seeds 2 Sabut lal mirch 2 tsp: Oil 1…
Gobi Manchurian
Ingredients (Serves: 6) 1 pcs: Cauliflower (medium, clean and broken into big florettes) 1/4 cup: Plain flour 3 tsp: Cornflour 1 small bunch: Spring onion (finely chopped) 2 tsp: Ginger (finely chopped) 1 tsp: Garlic (finely chopped) 1/4 tsp: Red…
Holi – the festival of colours
Amongst India’s innumerable festivals, Holi ranks as the most colourful. It celebrates the arrival of spring and death of demoness Holika; it is a celebration of joy and hope.
Ganesha Chaturthi
On the 4th day of the bright half of Bhadrapad, the great festival of Ganesh or Ganpati is celebrated as Ganesha Chaturthi. This festival marks the birthday of Lord Ganesh. Lord Ganesha or Ganpati is one of the most popular…
Dussehra
The festival of Dussehra is an important celebration in many parts of the country. It is celebrated with great fanfare in most parts of North India, Mysore and in the form of Durga Puja in West Bengal. Read More →
Diwali
Deepawali or Diwali, the most pan-Indian of all Hindu festivals, is a festival of lights symbolising the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness. The word ‘Deepawali’ literally means rows of diyas (clay lamps). A family festival, it…
Basant Panchami
When the fields are mustard yellow, it is the time for the spring festival Basant Panchmi in reverence to Goddess Saraswati. When the berries ripen yellow, the Dhhak and Asoka are at their best, the students in particular pay homage to the goddess…
Indian Philosophy
The term Indian philosophy may refer to any of several traditions of philosophical thought that originated in the Indian subcontinent, including Hindu philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, and Jain philosophy. The Sanskrit term for “philosopher” is darsanika, one who is familiar with the…