by SAMYA MUKHERJEE Lord Jagannath, His brother Lord Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra have an elaborate ritual bath on ‘Snana Purnima’....

Motherhood reflects the glory of God. Motherhood is particularly the feminine shape of holiness, that women of faith strive for. Again,...

(SAMYA MUKHERJEE) Rabindranath Tagore has been called a poet rather than a philosopher; but as every intellectual man has his own view of...

(SAMYA MUKHERJEE) The word ‘Akshaya’ means never-ending prosperity; in fact in some versions, this word has a meaning closer to the...

GOOD FRIDAY (SAMYA MUKHERJEE) Good Friday is a one of the day in the holy week of the Christian calendar, commemorating the crucifixion...

Holi, the festival of colors is celebrated in different corners of India with pomp and gaiety on the full-moon day in the month of...

1 Dear brothers and sisters, one the eve of the birth-anniversary of one of India’s greatest mystics Sree Ramakrishna Paramhansa, it is...

The truth behind the scientific research, by Danish scientist Neils Bohr demonstrates that molecules are made up of atoms, consisting of...

The best way to celebrate Valentine’s day is to remember the love of God. According to Bible, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not...

Devi Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art, nature, speech and learning; representing the free flow of wisdom and...

Human kind since prehistoric times have always had festivals and celebrations. Our early ancestors were connected to the land and the...

The term ‘Agni’ is a Sanskrit word meaning fire and connotes the fire- God of Hinduism. ‘Agni’ is also the guardian deity of the...

Swami Vivekananda was born on 12th January 1863, as Narendranath Dutta – he was an Indian Hindu monk and philosopher. He was a chief...

The life of Sri Ramakrishna stands unique in the history of the world, because of all the God-realized teachers, he alone was the one,...

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes in between the Moon and the Sun. When the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are not fully aligned;...

‘Raas yatra’ or ‘Raas leela’ is celebrated to memeorise the glorious days of Lord Krishna at Vrindavan, spent with Radharani, deeply lost...

Devi Jagaddhatri or ‘Jagatdhatri’ (meaning – ‘the bearer or carrier of the world’) is an aspect of the Hindu goddess Parvati. The worship...

Sree Ramakrishna Paramhansa was born on 18th February 1836 as Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (former name of Ramakrishnadeva at Kamarpukur...

Diwali, also known as ‘Deepawali’ is one of the major religious festivals in the traditions of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism (Newar...

1 Devi Kali is the Hindu Goddess or Devi of death, time and doomsday and is often associated with sexuality and violence; but is also...