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21 November, 2021

Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s ‘Kirat’ philosophy, farming and plight of present-day Punjab

The ‘Kirat’ (endeavor) philosophy, the ethos of work-culture, espoused by Guru Nanak Dev Ji revolves around the basic concepts of…

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19 November, 2021

Shri Guru Nanak: The First Master of the Sikhs

Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak Jayanti and Guru Nanak ji’s Parkash Utsav, is a prominent festival for…

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19 November, 2021

Motivational Quotes By Guru Nanak

If there is one God, then there is only His way to attain Him, not another. One must follow that…

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11 November, 2021

Interesting facts about Lord Ganesha

Lord Ganesha is the Son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Since he is born out of their union, he…

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31 October, 2021

Diwali: The Hindu festival of lights

Diwali is India’s most important festival of the year—a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over…

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31 October, 2021

Bhai dooj: The bond between brothers and sisters

Bhai Dooj celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters and is a festival similar to Raksha Bandhan. It is observed…

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16 October, 2021

Symbolic significance of Ramayana

Ramayana is one of the most popular epics in the world. It is deeply interwoven into the sociocultural history of…

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16 October, 2021

Dussehra: The victory of good over evil

Dussehra festival is round the corner. Also known as Vijayadashami, it is one of the major Hindu festivals celebrated across…

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2 October, 2021

Ashwin Navratri

Navratri is a nine days festival dedicated to Goddess Durga. Navratri is a Sanskrit word which literally means nine nights.…

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26 September, 2021

Pitru Paksha Shradh

The full moon time of Bhadrapada and the Pratipada of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month from Amavasya is called Pitru…

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18 September, 2021

Anant Chaturdashi

The Anant Chaturdashi fast holds a great deal of importance in the Hindu religion. The festival is also known by…

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12 September, 2021

Ganesh Chaturthi : The birth of Lord Ganesha

This year, the month of September marks one of the most auspicious festivals for Hindus - Ganesh Chaturthi. The celebrations…

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5 September, 2021

Shankaranarayana: The combined form of Shiva and Vishnu

Lord Shankaranarayana is a combined deity form of Shiva (Shankara) on the right with Nandi, and Vishnu (Narayana) on the…

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28 August, 2021

Krishna Janmashtami

India is a diverse country with many festivals that are celebrated throughout the year. One of these festivals is Janmashtami…

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28 August, 2021

Installation of Shri Guru Granth Sahib

The compilation of the Sikh scripture Shri Guru Granth Sahib  was completed on 29 August, 1604, and was first  installed…

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21 August, 2021

Onam: The festival of harvest

The festival of harvest 'Onam' is celebrated every year in Kerala and by the Malayalee community across the world. According…

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16 August, 2021

Tulsidas Jayanti

Tulsidas (1497-1623 C.E.) was a Hindu saint and the poet. Tulsidas is renowned for his great devotion towards Lord Rama.…

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6 August, 2021

Hartalika Teej

Hartalika Teej is a popular fast observed by Hindu women during the monsoon season. On this day, Lord Shiva and…

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30 July, 2021

Kartikeya : The God of war

Kartikeya, God of war and victory and he was Commander of gods. He is popular as Murugan and mounts on…

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17 July, 2021

Gauri Vrat

Gauri Vrat, which is also referred to as  Jaya Parvati Vrat, is a fast that is observed by the women…

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10 July, 2021

Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra: world’s largest chariot festival

One of India's biggest religious festivals, the Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra, is unique in that three Hindu gods are taken…

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4 July, 2021

Char Dham Yatra

There are four holy shrines in Uttarakhand dedicated to Hindu Gods and holy rivers of India. The four shrines are…

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20 June, 2021

Nirjala Ekadashi

This year, Nirjala Ekadashi falls on Monday, June 21 Nirjala Ekadashi is the most important and significant Ekadashis out of…

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11 June, 2021

Ashta Vinayaka : Eight forms of Lord Ganesha

Ashta Vinayaka means “Eight Ganeshas” in Sanskrit. Ashtavinayaka is the eight forms of Lord Ganesh, the Hindu god of prosperity…

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28 May, 2021

Tridevi – the three supreme Goddesses

Tridevi, or three goddesses, is a term used in Hinduism to describe the three main female deities. These are Saraswati…

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8 May, 2021

Varuthini Ekadashi

Varuthini Ekadashi, also known as Baruthani Ekadashi, holds great significance and importance for Hindus. On the day of Varuthini Ekadashi,…

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1 May, 2021

The Making of a Martyr: Guru Teg Bahadur and his Times

By Rupinder S. Brar MD FACC Guru Teg Bahadur was preaching in faraway Assam when he received a short disquieting…

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1 May, 2021

Lal Qila and Guru Teg Bahadur’s 400 th Anniversary: A Sikh History Perspective

On January 26, 2021, when Indian Republic Day celebrations were taking place at Rajpath, New Delhi – and the world…

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1 May, 2021

SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB A PROPHET AND A MARTYR

Special on the occasion of the 400th birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji By Dr. Amrit Kaur…

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12 April, 2021

Chaitra Navratri: The first day of the Hindu New Year

Chaitra Navratri also known as Vasant Navratri is one of the most significant festivals and is observed on the first…

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