Before moving on to the history of Indian flag, let me answer, Why Do Countries Need a Flag? Each country needs a flag as a visual representation of its people—and to distinguish it from other nations. A flag is also a code of honor. When anyone sees an Indian flag, he gets reminded of a country called the India and…
We all know that British were the rulers of India for close to 200 years. During this period India was the brightest jewel in the British Empire. At the end of the First World War, with the defeat of Germany, the British power was at its apex. No thoughts of granting independence to India existed in the British mind. But, when Hitler…
This happened during Kargil War which took place between May and July 1999. Why did the Kargil War take place? There were mainly 2 areas of importance – Drass and Kargil. These are roughly 42 kms apart from each other. Pakistan had a battle plan to capture Drass and Kargil and once they would’ve captured these territories completely, India would negotiate for these and Pakistan…
When we see number of beads in vara mala/vrata mala, number of names of God and Goddess, I always wondered there should be some prominence for 108 which I do not know. Why do we give so much importance to 108 in Hinduism? Why 108 is so sacred for Hindus? Here is a brief explanation of the use and importance…
Today is the beginning of my favorite month. Just like in god’s we have lord vishnu, in month’s we have “Shravana” or “Saawan”….. And what makes this most unique is: 1. It marks the beginning of festival season 2. It’s a month where people take “Baadha”, start reading religious texts and scriptures, worship and indulge in allied activities. It is…
Today it’s 3rd July – Guru Purnima!. Guru Purnima is celebrated in honor of great sage Vyasa’s birthday. He was the ancient saint who wrote 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata, and the Srimad Bhagavata and compiled the four Vedas. Hence, Guru Purnima is also known as a Vyasa Purnima. Vyasa is being described in Gita as a ‘Vyasa…
Once there was a joint family in a village and and the old mother in law had three daughter in laws ,as she had three sons all were happy and wealthy. The daughter in law of the younger son was from poor family so she was always targeted by all the member s of the family.now the holy month of…
Bombay has no bombs and is a harbor not bay. Today(1st May), in the year 1960, Bombay (now Mumbai) was transformed from a Bombay State to Bombay City and a capital of a newly created state Maharashtra. Life of the present Mumbaikar’s is quite different from the early one’s. From Stone Age to Sultan of Gujarat: Anyone…
