Written by Hardik Kathuria, Ramayana Enthusiast As we hear Modern curriculums and people talk about Ramayana these days, we hear all the negativity that (don’t know from where) oozes out of Ramayana. For example — Lord Rama was a misogynist who oppressed women, Ramarajya was the epitome of male chauvinism, better to have a brother like…

by Divyanshika Dhawan, Class 8th What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear of George Harrison? Beatles.. Rock Music.. Fame, Success, Luxurious life.. Yes you are right… Member of the greatest boybands of all time, the Beatles, which became a household name in the late 1960s-70s, George Harrison undoubtedly had…

Author - Vrinda Dhasmana, 12 years old — Vedic culture is a culture of celebration. Celebration of the glories of the Lord! Everything that we receive in our life, through nature, is by the arrangement of the Lord. Krishna emphatically proclaims this in the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10, Verse 8 ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate iti matvā…

Gaurangi Arora, 15 The whole country is rejoicing today with celebrations for Bihu in Assam, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayan in Gujarat and different names in other states of India. The festival, commemorated on the day of Makar Sankranti is observed with great pomp and joy because of its auspiciousness…

by Gaurangi Arora, 14. The story dates back to some 5300 years ago. A little boy, who earlier used to take calves to the pasture fields had turned six now. He demanded that He will take the cows for grazing. His mother couldn’t fathom how would he? They housed not…

Insights from the Govardhan Lifting Pastime 7 Lessons from the Festival that led to Krishna lifting the Govardhan Hill for 7 days 1. We should go deeper into our rituals to know its meaning When Krishna observed that Nand Baba was doing a sacrifice for Indra, He questioned its authenticity. He asked whether it is mentioned in the scriptures or is being practiced just because it has been…

Gopi, 12 years — Who could imagine that the most supreme and powerful being, God himself, would run in fear of another person? If that’s difficult to imagine, what about God being physically caught and tied up with a rope? Seems difficult indeed! Lord Krishna’s Damodar-Lila shows us how, with the Supreme Lord, even…

Real happiness is inside out, not outside in — by Hardik Kathuria, Meditation Trainer, M. Sc(Environmental Management) If given a chance to meditate on some object of your interest, what would that object be? Of course, object is the focal point of any meditation practice. It defines what we ought to do and what all we must abstain from in our small endeavors to calm down our mind. Through the first line, we understand that presence…

by Hardik Kathuria, Meditation Trainer, M. Sc(Environmental Management) Know the one ‘Who’ Meditates