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(CHAKRA Blogs) February 12, 2014 was one of the worst days in the history of Indian democracy. A ruling party in Delhi resorted to a strange type of vote bank politics which was unheard of in Independent & Republic India. Last year, Kejriwal had asked citizens of Delhi to protest “by not paying electricity bills” […]
Hanuman Jayanti is the auspicious birthday of Shri Lord Hanuman Ji and is followed on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Lunar Hindu calendar month of Chaitra (usually March & April). Shri Lord Hanuman ji, also referred to as Bajrang Bali is one of the most popular deities in Hinduism and Shri Ram’s greatest […]
Followers of the Sikh religion, as well as Indian Punjabis (Hindus and Sikhs) all over the world celebrate Vaisakhi (also referred to as Baisakhi) on a yearly basis. For many Punjabis, Vaisakhi is a traditional harvest celebration based out of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, and more importantly known for the founding of […]
Mahavir Jayanti, also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is the most auspicious and celebrated event in Jainism. Mahavir Jayanti is the birth date of Lord Mahavir and falls under April 14th in 2014 (based on the Gregorian calendar), but can shift days every year due to the difference in the Hindu calendar system and the […]
(CHAKRA) Ram Navami (also known as RamNomi) is an auspicious Hindu festival to celebrate Lord Shri Rama’s birth and his marriage to Sita. Ram Navami is celebrated on April 8th this year (2014) and falls on the last day of Navratri and is the ninth day of the Hindu calendar. RamNavami is followed by Hindus […]
“Can you imagine – in Europe there are people who believe there is no Bhagawan (God)!” Baba Ramdev, a highly popular yogi, said this to a sea of thousands of Indian schoolchildren with an expression of genuine wonderment on his face. I saw it on TV and it made me smile. He is right. In […]