(CHAKRA Blogs) Every school kid in India [at least in the 70s-90s] was indoctrinated with the “Ancient 7 Wonders of the World List” that appears to be solely created to obtain bragging rights for the West. The Colossus of Rhodes The Great Pyramid of Giza The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Lighthouse of Alexandria The […]

Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti or Gurpurab is also referred as Guru Nanak DevJi’s Prakash Utsav, marks the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals for followers of the Sikh faith. Nanakpanthi Hindus and many North Indian Hindus also celebrate this Sikh festival. Guru Nanak Dev […]

Lord Parshuram, the sixth Incarnation of Vishnu, belongs to the Tretayug, and is the son of Jamadagni and Renuka. Parshu means axe, hence His name literally means ‘Lord Ram with the Axe’.  Even though He was born as a Brahmin, He had Kshatriya (warrior) traits in terms of aggression, warfare and valour. Hence He is […]

By Francois Gautier After Bal Thackeray’s death, which was covered extensively, the Media conveniently forgot how much it bashed the Thakeray family. Laughter, derision, mockery, horror, you found it all in the press. In fact, some of the Media made a common practice of bashing-up all Thackerays’ father, son and nephew. Most people, specially outside Maharashtra, […]

(CHAKRA) The launch of Hindu History could have not come at a more opportune moment with the growing and wide interest not only in Hinduism but also into the history of Hindu Civilization from its centre point of India through to South East Asia. This part of human history has regrettably been largely ignored as […]

(CHAKRA) Hindu American Foundation (HAF) announced the formation of a partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) earlier today, as part of a joint project to serve the medical needs of Bhutanese Hindu refugees in Nepal. The protracted refugee crisis originated during the 1990′s, when Bhutan forcibly expelled more than 100,000 minority […]

(CHAKRA Blogs) Deepavali is one of the largest celebrations in India and among Hindus. It is also one of the only common festivals celebrated by all Dharmic faiths (Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists)  to some degree. Nowadays, it isn’t uncommon to hear “Happy Diwali” from your friends or see it in your Facebook newsfeed. However, to […]

(CHAKRA) Deepavali (better known as Diwali) is one of the largest festivals and celebrations in the Hindu religion, with major festivities in all parts of  India, as well as in nations such as Canada, Trinidad, Guyana, United Kingdom (UK), Fiji, United States (USA), Mauritius, Australia, Nepal and other countries around the world. It is one of […]

Dhanteras is the 1st day of the 5-day long Diwali festival in India, most commonly celebrated in north India. Dhanteras is also known as Dhantrayodashi or Dhanvantari Triodasi. The word Dhan means Wealth and Teras means 13th Day as per Hindu calender. It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnight) […]

(CHAKRA) On Christmas, Vaisakhi or Diwali we wish one another out of respect whether or not we celebrate. Such cultural etiquette is the norm and should remain this way. In a world made up of various religions as well as non-believers the ideal way to survive amongst each other is through respect for one another’s […]