Pitru-s are our departed ancestors, both on the maternal and paternal sides. Vedic scriptures recommend 5 types of shraadha: Nitya shraadha wherein we symbolically offer food every day to our pitru-s before having our meal Naimittika shraadha is performed on occasions like a death anniversary Kaamya shraadha is performed to attain a material desire through … Read more
Ravana worshipped God Shiva for a boon at Mount Kailasha in present-day Tibet. When God Shiva did not appear, Ravana moved to a grove south of the Himalayas. He performed severe penances. He started to cut his head one after another to appease God Shiva. When he was about to cut his 10th head, God … Read more
One day in Satyuga, Prajapati Daksha (son of God Brahma) performed a yagnya. Daksha was angry because his daughter Sati had married the ‘yogi’ God Shiva against his wish. Daksha invited all the deities to the yagnya except for Sati and Shiva. Sati expressed her desire to attend to Shiva who had tried his best … Read more
After the Mahabharata war, God Krishna suggested to the Pandava-s to seek the blessings of God Shiva as many of their kin had died during the war. God Shiva did not want to bless the Pandava-s so easily. He took the form of Nandi, the bull, but was followed by them. God Shiva split his … Read more
In addition to Valmiki Ramayana, the book ‘Untold stories of Ramayana‘ narrates many heart-warming stories from Skanda Purana, Padma Purana, and other Hindu scriptures, like: This book explores over 300 geographical locations from Ramayana which you can visit even today. In easy language, the book highlights Ramayana’s relevance in today’s life and the simple path … Read more
Railways work done: Received CNBC’s ‘India hoga clean’ award from India’s Minister of Environment (MoS) Mahesh Sharma ji in July 2018 for the successful beautification of railway stations viz. King’s Circle, Sion, Mahim and Reay Road (first-time in India a station had been adopted). This was due to the efforts of 1650+ volunteers, 2014-2018. Made … Read more
Ramayana and Mahabharata, collectively with the Purana-s are called the fifth Veda, as they extend the message of the 4 Veda-s. The book ‘Essence of the Fifth Veda’ adds relevant but lesser-known Puranic stories to the basic narration of Ramayana and Mahabharata. This book traces over 265 epic-related geographical locations that are identifiable even today. … Read more
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We are India’s first NGO to adopt a railway station. Over 1,650 volunteers gave their valuable time at the 4 stations we beautified.
Background The Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir had legally acceded to India, as reconfirmed by United Nations’ resolutions. The UN-sponsored Indo-Pak 1949 agreement clearly mentioned that “the Cease Fire line stopped in Ladakh at point NJ9842 and continued ‘thence north to the glaciers’”. However, Pakistan government started giving permissions to foreigners to trek and mountaineer … Read more