Deshvidesh | - Part 836

Enchanting Cities of West Bengal

West Bengal the land of fascinating charms welcomes you to explore its stupendous natural treasury. The state is rich with the city of joy Calcutta, vis-à-vis Kolkata, the state capital and so called cultural capital of India. The state is proud of scintillating sea beaches, …

June 2005

Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima It is the divine time of year when we celebrate Guru Purnima, the day in which we offer our thanks, love and devotion to the Guru. The Guru Gita says that the Guru is Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Verily, the Guru is the …

The Relevance of Mahavir’s Values in Modern Times

Jainism is a magnificent treasure temple of Philosophy, Mathematics, Astronomy, Geography, History and Science it self. There cannot be a need to equate it with Science. Science is making steppingstone in the fields of several mysteries the world is keeping secret However Jainism have probably …

Mirza Ghalib – The great Urdu Poet

We roll back the years till we see Ghalib as the child of a feudal aristocracy, embodiment of a class, rather than of a class, rather than of a nation, for nationhood had not yet been born in India. We see him happy, while his …

May 2005

Advice

Bhagavad Gita and Management Dear Asha, I am 25 years old and just finished my graduate studies. I have been dating my boyfriend for about 5 years now and I recently told my parents about him. The reason I waited to tell them was because …

Book Review

Bhagavad Gita and Management The Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Yoga Of the many Yoga paths leading to God or the Supreme Reality, four are more commonly known. These are Karma Yoga or the Path of Selfless Service, Bhakti Yoga or the Path of Devotion, …

Words to live by

Freedom and Independence Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. – David Ben-Gurion No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. – Willa Cather It is not the greatness of a man’s means that makes him …

Vinliz LItchi Wine

The Next Sweet Thing The Litchi a member of the Sapindaceae family is native to the low elevations of southern China, where it has been cultivated for over 2,000 years. It is now cultivated throughout most southern Asiatic countries, including India, Vietnam, Malaysia and the …