Garo language is one of the popular languages of India. It is spoken by majority of the people residing in Garo Hills in the state of Meghalaya. Garo language is also popular in several districts of the state of Assam like Dhubri, Goalpara, Kamrup, and the Darrang. This popula...

Kali Bari Temple is perhaps the only temple which is located at the vicinity of Shimla. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Kali who is known as Shyamala. It is often believed that Shimla received its name from the temple of Shyamala. Kali Bari Temple had been another importan...

Khajuraho Dance Festival is one of the most splendid shows among the Indian Dance Festivals. The dance festival is organised against impressive backdrop of marvelously decorated western group of temple of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. The festival is held by Eicher and Madhya Pra...

Kalhatti Falls is one of the attractive tourist spots in Karnataka. It is also widely known as 'Kalahsti Falls'. In addition to the beautiful falls, the adjacent forest area is also well known for its natural beauty and adventure sports. Every year tourists from various places...

Apan Vayu Mudra is a very powerful hand posture which in ancient India was considered to be a life saver in case of a heart attack. It is still considered as the first aid for heart attacks. This Mudra serves to be of immediate effect in an emergency. Apan Vayu Mudra is a comb...

Hill Stations of West Bengal offers the national and international tourists with the mesmerizing natural beauty. Some of the hill stations in northern part of West Bengal are Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Mirik, Lava, Lolegaon, Rongbull and many other places. While on the c...

Belapur Fort is an ancient hill fort that is located in Belapur Township in Navi Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra. The structure has an elevation of almost 89 ft (27 m). It was built in 1560 by the Siddis of Janjira. Later it was occupied by the Portuguese and then by the ar...

Initially built in the 9th century, the Kavaledurga Fort is a historical monument that is located about 18 km from Thirthahalli in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka. History of Kavaledurga FortRenovated in the 14th century by Cheluvarangappa, the Kavaledurga Fort ...

Sudhagad Fort is an ancient Indian hill fort which is located in the district of Raigad in Maharashtra state, India. The geographical coordinates of the site is latitude 18.54 N 73.32 E. It is situated almost 26 km towards the south of Lonavla, 53 km towards the west of Pune a...

Bansuri is an Indian musical instrument that is a simple bamboo tube. It is common in the North Indian or Hindustani classical music. It is found in many parts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It is an antique musical instrument of the Indian subcontinent....

Chandogya Upanishad is as old as Brhadaranyaka Upanishad and together they rank among the oldest Upanishads. Chandogya Upanishad was written on the Vedic Brahmana period about ninth to eighth century BC. Chandogya Upanishad is associated with Samveda. It is ranked ninth in the...

One of the most popular festivals of the Jaintia tribe, the Behdienkhlam festival is celebrated during the monsoon season in the month of July. It is a 4 days long festival that is mainly held in the small town of Jowai in the state of Meghalaya. The purpose of the Behdienkhla...

Tungabhadra River is a major river in the south Indian peninsula which is a chief confluent of the Krishna River. The Hindus consider this river sacred and there is a mention of the river in Ramayana where it is referred to as Pampa. Tungabhadra River flows through the states ...

Chalukya Dynasty was a powerful Indian dynasty that reigned over extensive parts of southern and central India between the period of 6th and the 12th centuries. They had ruled their dominions as three individual yet related dynasties. The first one was the Badami dynasty who r...

The Ravi River rises in the majestic Himalayas in the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh and flows north-west past the Chamba River and continuing by turning southwest at the Jammu and Kashmir border. The Ravi River flows in both India and Pakistan and is among the five rivers,...

Kathakali Dance performance is a major social event. They generally start at dusk and go through out the night. Kathakali is usually performed only by men. Female characters are portrayed by men dressed in women’s costume. However, in recent years, women have started to become...

Indian Parrot, also known as the "Ring-Necked Parakeet", is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range. The Indian Parrot originates from southern India. Indian Parrots natively reside in Asia - mainly India and Pakistan. They are fores...

Owned by the Fox Network Groups under Star India, Star Plus is an entertainment channel equipped with tons of diverse shows. Its programming comprises a variety of shows that appeal to a wide and varied audience base. The list of programmes broadcast by Star Plus include a mix...

The eldest son of Baji Rao, named, Balaji or popular as Nana Saheb and Balaji Baji Rao, was entrusted with the office of the Peshwa , after Baji Rao. Balaji Baji Rao was not exactly the shadow of his illustrious father. He indulged in plentitude of pleasures and a happy-go-luc...

Ved Vyas was the first and greatest Acharya of Sanatan Dharma and the author of the great epic Mahabharata. He is responsible for classifying the 4 Vedas, wrote 18 Puranas and recited the great Mahabharata. In fact, the Mahabharata is often called as the 5th Veda. The most imp...

Pravin Joshi and Sarita Joshi are the leading Gujarati husband-and-wife acting duo.Pravin Joshi, born in 1936, was a young enthusiastic actor in Bombay. He attracted attention at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's one-act competitions in the mid-1950s. Joining the prosperous Indian Nati...

West Indian states consist of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan along with the Union territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The states differ drastically from one another in language, culture and levels of economic development. Maharashtra and Gujarat are...

Vishwakarma Caste describes a Brahmin Caste of India who claims to be descendants of Lord Vishwakarma. They are a caste of priests, engineers, architects, sculptors, temple builders and artists. The term is applied to five sub-castes; blacksmiths, carpenters, coppersmiths, gol...

Rain tree is a very large tree of India that can very easily be identified. It has a wide shelter of evergreen, soft foliage and also the drafts of pink flowers. 'Samanea Saman' is the scientific name of this tree. The rain tree belongs to the family of Leguminosae and the nam...

Kachchh (Kutch) to the north, the Gulf of Khambhat to the east, the Arabian Sea to the southwest, and the Gulf of Kutch to the northwest. From the northeast an ancient sandstone formation extends into the peninsula, which has an area of 23,000 square miles (60,000 square km)....

Indian Poetry reflects different spiritual traditions within India. India has a long tradition of arts and poetry from ages. It is also in this very context of the historical evolution of Indian poetry, that the significant phases of maturing in verse can be witnessed. The muc...

Traditional dress of Maharashtra comprises of a 9 yard saree as the traditional costume for the women, and dhoti and shirt as the traditional costume of the men folk. Maharashtra, being one of the largest and most populous states of India, demonstrates an array of costumes, wh...

The Devadasi system that is hindu religious ritual offers prepubescent females to gods for marriage. When Devadasis reach adolescence, they are ceremonially compelled to perform sexual duty as servants decreed by the deities. Their virginity is sold, and if they are compensate...

The jungle babbler is a common resident breeding bird inBabblers are arboreal and terrestrial birds belonging to the large and heterogeneous subfamily Timaliinae, a component of the complex Flycatcher family Muscicapidae which, besides this, includes the true flycatchers (Musc...

Dassam Falls is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Ranchi, Jharkhand. This is the finest of all the waterfalls in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region- the eastern circle of India. This spot is locally known as Dassam Ghagh. Etymology of Dassam FallsThe name Dassam...