~ By M Pramod Kumar Before I answer the question of what Indian youth need to know about Indian culture, perhaps it is more pertinent to ask...
In India, this is called as Karna(ear) Vedha(piercing) ((Sanskrit: कर्णवेध) and is one of the Shodasha Samskaras (16 ceremonies) performed on a human between birth and death. Ear...
Vibhuti (Sanskrit : vibhūti ; Tamil : Thiruneeru ) is a word that has several meanings in Hinduism. Generally, it is used to denote the sacred...
~ R. P. Jain, director of Motilal Banarsidass Vegetarianism affords an ethical diet for peace and plenty. It is good for health, spirituality, sound ethics, balanced ecology...
Kamadhenu, also known as Surabhi is the divine bovine-goddess and the mother of all cows in Hinduism. She is the sacred cow who emerged from the...
~ By Swami Sivananda The mark of Dharma is Achara or good conduct. Achara is the mark of the good. From Achara is Dharma born....
Constructed in 1163 AD by King Rudra Deva, the Thousand Pillar Temple is one of the finest specimens of Kakatiya architecture and sculpture. The Rudreshwara Swamy...
Copper can destroy undesirable virus and bacteria. It is interesting that Ayurveda knew this, when bacteria were unknown to science. Ayurveda recommends storing water in copper...
– by DR DAVID FRAWLEY Clearly, there has been a long history of maligning dharma that continues worldwide today. Saying “I am a Hindu” is bound...
In Hindu society, the term gotra means clan. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor....