Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2021 i A TO Z INDIA

One day, Ganesh fell off of his bike. He had jumped off a speed-breaker and missed the landing. With a big injury on his knee, he got back on and carefully pedaled home. When he got there, Ganesh asked for a band-aid. As his grandmother cleaned the injury, she told him to watch as God made a band-aid for him. When he woke up the next morning, Ganesh saw a dry, rough protective crust that formed over his wound on his scraped knee. Over the next few weeks, Ganesh watched the scab grow, thicken, and then start to scrape off. Underneath the scab was brand new skin! What does a scab tell us about God? A scab shows you how God is a powerful creator who loves you. He made…

Celebrated on 15th of August every year, Independence Day marks the end of 190-year-long British rule in India. In 1947, India was declared as a free country on this day. On this day, the national flag of India is hoisted at multiple public places; Prime Minister unfurls the national flag at Red Fort in Delhi to commemorate this historical event. Along with the flag-hoisting ceremony, parade and folk-dance performances also take place. Multiple festivities take place in different parts of the nation. Independence Day History and Significance: In 1757, the East India Company defeated the last Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey, which marked the beginning of the British rule in India. The Indian Rebellion or the First War of Independence took place in 1857 which was a…

Saptasajya is a village in Dhenkanal district, Odisha, India. This place finds its mention in many legends. According to folklore, it derives the name from the surrounding seven hills. There is a different folklore that the Saptarishi had their ashramas in this place thereby giving the place its name as the Seven Beds or Seven Homes. There is also a story, that, God Rama during his exile or vanvasa had spent seven days in this spot. Another folklore goes that the Pandavas during their 12 years of exile and one year of Agyata Vasa had chosen these mountains for shelter.…

Q: Do Buddhists believe in a God? A: No, we do not. There are several reasons for this. The Buddha, like modern sociologists and psychologists, believed that religious ideas and especially the God idea have their origins in fear. The Buddha says: "Gripped by fear people go to sacred mountains, sacred groves, sacred trees and shrines." -Dp. 188 The Buddha taught us to try to understand our fears, to lessen our desires and to calmly and courageously accept the things we cannot change. He replaced fear, not with irrational belief but with rational understanding. The second reason the Buddha did not believe in a God is because there does not seem to be any evidence to support this idea. There are numerous religions, all claiming that they alone have God's…

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as Badshah Khan and “Sarhadi Gandhi” and Frontier Gandhi. He was born in 1890 and Died on January 1988. He was a Pashtun leader and ardent follower of Mahtma Gandhi and was known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule. He started the Khudai Khidmatgar movement (Servants of God). Khudai Khidmatgar movement was a non-violent freedom struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns or Pathans of the North-West Frontier Province led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. The Khudai Khidmatgar was founded on a belief in the power of Gandhi’s notion of Satyagraha, The volunteers of Khudai Khidmatgar movement were also known as “Surkho Posh” or “Red shirts” and it was initially a social reform organization focusing on education and the elimination of blood…

Sreekallely Oorali Appooppan in Kerala, India. It's an ancient temple located at Kallelithottam in Konni, Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. The deity here has long been worshipped as the supreme power of nature and the lord of around hundred and one Mala Daivangal (Mountain Gods). The temple is also noted for its festival which falls during the Monsoon season of Kerala. The major ritual performed in this temple is the Karkkidaka Vavu ceremony, a Hindu ritual observed in memory of the departed souls of ancestors. During the day, special offerings in the form of tender coconuts and betel leaves are offered to the presiding deity of this temple. Anayoottu (feeding of elephants), Vanarayoottu (feeding of monkeys) and Meenoottu (feeding of fish) are other rituals performed here.…

e.mail id: salilmumtaz@gmail.com It is not known to many that Republican forms of government existed in many parts of ancient India and there are numerous examples in Buddhist literature. As far back as 4th century B.C., there was a republican federation known as the Kshudrak-Malla Sangha, which offered strong resistance to Alexander the Great. The Greeks have left descriptions of many other republican states in India, some of which were described by them as pure democracies while others were said to be “aristocratic republics”. A vote was known as “chhanda” which literally means a “wish”. This expression was used to convey the idea that by voting a member, the individual was expressing his free will and choice. There are also evidence of methods of collection of votes of citizens who…