India

Great Women
Mother Teresa
As the day is a remembrance to great women for their outstanding achievements that are indefinable, let’s have a feel of their feats. Mother Teresa, the idle women, born for a cause and died for that cause and the cause was ‘serving Humanity’. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was the birth name assigned to the [...]

A celebration of the mystery called ‘woman’
Yes! It’s International Women’s Day (March 8th). A universal day for all women around the world to celebrate. It endows them with a sense of honor, dignity and self respect for being the person that they are. This day marks a celebration of the economic, social, cultural and political [...]

Women are special
Woman is the epitome of love, patience, sacrifice. A mother, sister, or wife she executes her. . .
Woman is the epitome of love, patience, sacrifice. A mother, sister, or wife she executes her duties with dedication love and selflessness. For eons women have been glorified for their achievements in various walks of life. [...]

Dance in India
Dance in India, is rooted in age-old tradition. This vast sub-continent has given birth to varied forms of dancing, each shaped by the influences of a particular period and environment. These pristine forms have been preserved through the centuries, to become a part of our present culture, a living heritage which is both [...]

Abdul Kalam is India’s ‘most trusted’ person
Tue, Mar 2 02:48 PM
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam is India’s ‘most trusted’ person, followed by industrialist Ratan Tata and former police officer Kiran Bedi.
An online survey to identity the 100 most trusted Indians – conducted for Reader’s Digest by market research group The Digital Edge – has thrown [...]

Celebration of India’s sovereignty amidst the colours of life is what Republic Day celebrations are all about. The patriotic fervour of the people on this day brings the whole country together even in all Her diversity.
This picture gallery throws light on the Republic Day festivities and brings out the Nation’s myriad cultures and traditions to [...]

INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL
Makar Sankranti
Colourful kites of sizes and hues.
more about kite festival
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International Kite Festival is held at Ahmedabad on January 14 every year, to coincide with the festival of Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti is a festival that heralds a change of season marking the movement of the sun into the northern hemisphere – [...]

Indian Mathematics
The first known use of numbers in India was in the time of the Harappans, about 3000 BC. Around this time, people in India [View map] began using the counting tokens that people were already using in West Asia [View map] . Soon afterwards, people changed over to writing their numbers down, using pictographs. [...]

MiraBai (1498 – 1547) was a Rajput princess who lived in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. She was a devout follower of Lord Krishna. MiraBai was one of the foremost exponents of the Prema Bhakti (Divine Love) and an inspired poetess. She sang in vraja-bhasha, sometimes mixed with rajasthani, in praise of Giridhara Gopala [...]

KALIDAS

Introduction
One of the greatest poets and dramatists in Sanskrit. His chronicle of the kings of the Raghu clan (‘Raghuvamsha’), the great play ‘Shakuntala’ and other works depict,
through many great characters, the highest ideals of life as seen by the ancientpeople of Bharat.

There are hundreds of languages in the world. However, great and classical literature which [...]