Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2023 i A TO Z INDIA

By Lalit Garg Writer, Journalist, Columnist E-253, Saraswati Kunj Apartment 25 IP Extensions, Patparganj, Delhi-92 email: lalitgarg11@gmail.com Phone: 22727486, 9811051133 America, which speaks the language of violence, which supports violence, which brings a storm of weapons in the world, when it itself started becoming a victim of violence, then its time of self realization. The biggest difficulty of the modern civilization of America has been that violence has become so comfortable here that everything has been answered only in the language of violence. The environment of violence there has become so strong that the people there have become very insecure in their own homes due to the gun-culture there. After taking the brunt of the easy availability of guns for a long time, the people there have started opening a…

e-mail: ayan1adak1@gmail.com There’s not enough coloursIn the Gulal these days,Or perhaps, they have seemed to pale,In Life’s weary ways Spring already turns to summerWho needs winter to part?These days don’t remind of youthCan we return, restart? Or is it because I am far removedFrom the font that spews the hues,The sepia eyes that fail to seeThe colours of its muse Only the pearly moon remains the sameFull, blemished and pale,Does she remember the chapters lostOf this long-forgotten tale? A moonbow forms in the darkly skiesThere are some colours at last,‘Why this need’ – do I hear her say‘For this reprise of the past? ‘Have you not learnt, you are the hueWith which the world will glow,You await for a canvas filledWhen you’re the paint that flow ‘The world will not…

Eid ul-Fitr, is the first day of Shawwal in Islamic calendar. It refers to a process of spiritual rebirth or becoming pious again. It marks the end of Ramadan, and is a joyous celebration that involves prayers, congregations, social gatherings and family reunions. Food and festivity go hand in hand with gifting, and givingtocharity(zakatal-fitr). Listeningtoakhutba (sermon), attending congregational prayers, celebrating with family members, and distributing gifts and sweets are old traditions that still hold as important social and religious practices of the day. While the energy level create an invigorated atmosphere, the collective pride and belongingness is distinctly evident. During Ramadan, ‘bedug’ drums at sunset are used to announce the time for ‘buka puasa’ or the breaking of the fast. Similarly, drum-beating and street ceremonies which have become a part…

By Lalit Garg Writer, Journalist, Columnist E-253, Saraswati Kunj Apartment 25 IP Extensions, Patparganj, Delhi-92 email: lalitgarg11@gmail.com Phone: 22727486, 9811051133 Every living being wants peace. Everyone is affected by sorrows and uneasiness in life. Each and every human being wants peace but does not want to follow the right path. How can one reach the destination without following the right path? Without following the path of peace, how can peace be attained? If there are problems in life, there are solutions for them too. There is a need to take steps towards the solution. Try and leave the result to the one above. Those who give a big shape to the problem by sitting and thinking are bound to be disappointed, frustrated and unsuccessful in life. There are many obstacles…

Ask anyone about South India, and the first thing that would come to their mind would either be Kerala or Tamil Nadu. Ask us, and the first on our mind would be the Kudremukh National Park. Located 95 km away from the town of Chikmagalur, this place is a paradise for both nature admirers and wildlife enthusiasts. Surrounded by lush greenery and magnificent hills, the Kudremukh Wildlife Sanctuary has a temperate climate with temperature mostly ranging from 25° C to 19°C, which makes it a perfect place to visit throughout the year. However, if you wish to make the most of your holiday there, the best time to go is between October to May as the park can be witnessed in all its glory. Also, if the sole motive of…

Ashta Lakshmis are eight manifestations of Devi Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth. Ashta-Lakshmi means prosperity, fertility, good fortune or good luck, good health, knowledge, strength, progeny and power. Ashta Lakshmis (Eight Forms of Goddess Lakshmi) are Adi Lakshmi, Dhana Lakshmi, Dhanya Lakshmi, Dhairya Lakshmi, Gaja Lakshmi, Santhana Lakshmi, Vijaya Lakshmi, and Vidya Lakshmi. Adi Lakshmi: Goddess of no Beginnings or End. “Adi” means eternal existence, signifies the never ending nature of the Goddess. Wearing gold jewellery and seated on a pink lotus, Adi Lakshmi is depicted with four hands — displaying the Abhaya mudra, displaying the Varada mudra holding a lotus (symbolizing enlightenment and one’s duty to maintain righteousness even in unjust environs), and one holding a flag (symbolizing surrender to the Divine). Dhana Lakshmi: The literal translation of Dhana…

Raichur, Karnataka email: hkvkmech1@gmail.com Avtar Singh Sandhu, also known as Pash, was born on September 9, 1950, in the village of Talwandi Salem in Jalandhar, Punjab. Pash’s poetry has always had political overtones. Pash was opposed to religious fanaticism and harshly criticised the state’s authoritarian nature. On March 25, 1988, he was assassinated in New Delhi by Khalistani militants. Decades after his death Pash’s ideas still reverberate to the contemporary socio-political milieu. With the country’s communal tensions on the rise, it’s a good time to remember Pash’s revolutionary spirit.…

By Salil Saroj Legislative Officer New Delhi e-mail: salilmumtaz@gmail.com “We must have perseverance and above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that thing must be attained.”- Madame Curie Education is an essential human virtue and one of the most profound forces shaping a good society and ensuring freedom for the last man in the social structure. Expressing his views on education Swami Vivekananda remarked: education is the manifestation of perfection already present in a man. Education not only gives us a platform to succeed, but also the knowledge of social conduct, courage, character and capacity for ennoblement of humanity. Throughout history, humanity had to fight with the vicissitudes of nature and innovate to survive and organize life in the context of the…

The Kailasha or Kailashanatha temple is the largest monolithic rock-cut structure in the world located in cave 16 of Ellora Caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Carved out of single basalt rock from Charanandri Hills, it is one of the exceptional temples of India owing to its massive size, amazing architecture and mind-boggling carvings. With its intricate designs on panels, monolithic pillars and statues of animals and deities, Kailasa Temple is an engineering marvel perfect for history and architecture lovers.…

This is one of the Panchanarasimhar Kshetram in Andhra (Vedadri, Vadapalli, Mattapalli, Mangalagiri, and Ketavaram). Sri Mukkoor Lakshmi Narasimhacharaiyar has done many Swathi Yagnas in this Kethram. He has opened a Goshala here. This Mahakshetram is situated on the banks of river Krinaveni & is 140km from Vijayawada. Thayar Thirunamam: Rajya Lakshmi Thayar Moolavar: Shree Yoganandha Lakshmi Narasihmar. Vimanam: Brahmaanandha Nilaya Vimanam. Theertham: Krishnaveni Theertham. Rishi Aradhana Kshetram: Sri Bharadwaja Maharishi worshiped in this place. Location: Mattapalli is situated on the banks of river Krishna, in Huzurnagar taluq of Nalgonda District in Andhra Pradesh, India. Presiding Deities: The presiding deities of this temple are: Sri Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, Sri Raajyalakshmi Thaayar, and Sri Chenchu Lakshmi Thaayar. Sthala Puranam (Temple in the Legends): Mattapalli Narasimha Temple The Maha Kshetram is…