Traffic problems in Punjab
Recently, witnessed some traffic awareness march organized by Punjab traffic police of various cities along with respective school students. Students & volunteers under police officials, marching around the roads while holding slogans on traffic awareness for the public. That is very good initiative by state govt and traffic police about spreading awareness about the traffic […]Read More
Shiv Temple Kasel – An ancient Lord Rama’s maternal village
Kasel is a historic village located in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab, India, approximately 20 kilometers west of the district headquarters, Tarn Taran Sahib. Historical Significance: Local legends suggest that Kasel was originally known as Kaushalyapuri, named after Mata Kaushalya, the mother of Lord Rama, who is believed to have worshipped here. Over time, […]Read More
LAHORE DURBAR
LAHORE DURBAR Lahore was called Lava Puri in the ancient times. Named after Lava, the son of Lord Rama, the city of Lahore retained capital status during the 11th century for the Hindu Shahi Kingdom and later in the 16th century for the Mughal Empire. According to oral traditions and Hindu legend, Lahore, Pakistan is […]Read More
The Rise of Religions and their Treatment
The Rise of Religions and their Treatment As the civilizations progressed, people started taking interest in things other than arranging for means of living and subsistence. They started worshipping different things according to their beliefs for their welfare. One thing that is common among almost all civilizations is that all of them used to worship […]Read More
Ancient River valley Civilizations
River Valley Civilization The basic source of growth of civilizations has been the rivers. When humans came out of the caves and started living in soci- eties whilepracticing agriculture, it was the rivers which turned out to be their lifeline. If we see the larger civilizations all around the world we note that all of […]Read More
Story of Koh-i-noor
The Koh-i-noor was mined at Kollur Mine in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, under the rulership of the Kakatiya Dynasty. It is a 105.6 carats (21.6 gram) white diamond. It is currently a part of the British Crown. The stone had had been at the center of violence, murders, torture, mutilations and treachery in its long […]Read More
12 SIKH MISLS
SIKH MISLS Post Banda Singh Bahadur’s death, a trend evolved in which fractious, freewheeling bands of warriors of varying strengths scoured the countryside acquiring/defending their possessions, 65 such hands existed, but over time, coalesced into 12 jathas or ‘Miss (Arab for ‘Like’). Otherwise fractious, they united to defend Sikhism when it was under Mughal/Afghan threat. […]Read More
TIMELINE of various historical WARs of North India region
1. 538 BCE: Persian Empire conquered INDUS valley 2. 326 BCE: Alexander the Great defeated King Porus 3. 322 BCE: Chandragupta occupied Pataliputra 4. 1st Century CE (68CE): Establishment of the Kushan Empire. 5. 320 to 600 CE: Establishment of Gupta Empire. 6. 7th Century CE (606 CE): Harsha’s (Harshavardhan’s) […]Read More
November 18, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Mitterrand’s Views
In a 40-minute interview to The Indian Express, French president Francois Mitterrand answered a wide-range of questions about East-West relations, the North-South dialogue, his domestic problems, relations with India and his intellectual pursuits. France’s socialist President Francois Mitterrand said that his country would fiercely guard its autonomy and would not re-enter NATO. In a 40-minute […]Read More
आखिर क्यों की जाती है गोवर्धन पर्वत की परिक्रमा, जानें इसका महत्व
पांच दिन तक चलने वाले दिवाली महापर्व के चौथे दिन गोवर्धन पूजा की जाती है. गोवर्धन पूजा को अन्नकूट के नाम से भी जाना जाता है. इस पर्व के जरिये मनुष्य और प्रकृति के बीच का सीधा संबंध भी नजर आता है. गोवर्धन पूजा के पहले पशुपालक अपने जानवरों को सजाते संवारते हैं. खास तौर […]Read More
