Better known as ‘Upanyas Samrat’ or ‘the king of novels’ by his contemporary writer fellows, Munshi Premchand is one of the highly celebrated Hindi and Urdu language writer. It won’t be wrong to call him the pioneer of modern Hindi literature. Munshi Premchand was one of the very few writers who felt the pulse of […]Read More
The Unakoti rock carvings hold an important place as one of the heritage sites in India. Located in Tripura in the north east of India, it is said to be around 180 kms away from the capital of this state. Unakoti provides evidence of ancient Saiva worship in Tripura from 8th-9th centuries CE. Not only […]Read More
The Murujuga or formerly known as the Burrup Promontory is an impressive social and archeological site located in Western Australia. This region stakes a portion of the biggest rundown of stone carvings in the world, which is said to be more than 40,000 years. The petroglyphs in the rock here have provided responses to a […]Read More
There are only two upapuranas also known as the minor puranas that are constructed around the Hindu lord Ganesha. One of them being Ganesh purana is consequently an important text for the Ganpataya denomination of Hinduism that worships Ganesha as their main deity. This purana is majorly split into two parts, one being Upasanakhanda that […]Read More
Kalika purana is considered to be one of the more significant Hindu religious texts surrounding goddess kali. The Shakta tradition of Hinduism that worships goddess kali owes to Kalika purana for a lot of its practices. The Kalika purana is also one of the upapuranas and it is said to contain about 9,000 verses that […]Read More
The Padma Purana is one of the most important texts in Hinduism, belonging to a group of 18 sacred texts called the Mahapuranas. These ancient writings discuss a wide range of topics, including the creation of the universe, stories of gods and goddesses, the importance of living a moral life, and how to achieve spiritual […]Read More
This purana is actually centred around the Hindu deity Ganesha. The Mudgala purana actually comes under the Upapuranas of Hindu religious literature. The Upapuranas are Hindu religious texts that are considered secondary Puranas after the Maha puranas. They are said to be eighteen in number similar to the Maha puranas. Ganesha is the lord of […]Read More
Located in the agricultural contexts of the framework of Ghaggar-Hakra Water course, Rakhigarhi is one of the biggest site destinations of the IVC otherwise called Harappa advancement. Located in the district of Hisar in Haryana, this ancient site has been a gold mine of information that has helped historians and archaeologists to unravel the life […]Read More
The two queens of the Travancore royal family who were born as cousins and grew up to play a prominent part in the history of Travancore. Granddaughters of the famous painter Raja Ravi Varma, who were adopted by the Travancore royal family went on to live lives that were surely influential but in no way […]Read More
Karaikkal Ammaiyar means ‘the venerated mother of Karaikkal’. Karaikkal was a trading hub of a city in present day Tamil Nadu. A pretty girl with goddess like scintillating aura was born to an affluent trader of Karaikkal named Dhanadattan. The pretty child was named Punitavati, who later became Karaikkal Ammaiyar – the respected mother of […]Read More