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
Located in the fertile grounds of north eastern Syria is the vailed Tell Qaramel, an ancient archeological site that has interested historians and archeologists in like manner. Situated in the Middle East and attributed to have been established following back to the eleventh thousand years BCE, the site may provide a unique view of early […]Read More
Maharani Chimnabai II of Baroda Maharani Chimnabai II born to Shrimant Sardar Bajirao Amritrao Ghatge of Dewas and married to Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, she was a prominent female leader of Baroda and an advocate for women’s rights. She went on to abolish regressive systems and became the first president of All India Women’s Conference. […]Read More
Nageshwar Temple, also known as the Nagnath Temple, is located in Darukavana, on the way between Gomati Dwarka and Bait Dwarka Island on Saurashtra’s coast. The Jyotirlinga temple built in the sanctuary is known as Nageshwar Mahadev and draws hundreds of pilgrims each year. The Nageshwar Temple has an intriguing story. According to Shiv Purana, Daruka, […]Read More
In times when women of the royal families dressed up traditionally usually under a “purdah” with their heads covered, Sita devi not only caught the world’s attention with her beautifully draped saris, she also became a muse for various European designers and photographers. Her beauty was so ethereal that many referred to her as the […]Read More
Baidyanath or Baba Baidyanath jyotirlinga is the 9th jyotirlinga in the series of 12 jyotirlingas. Situated in Deoghar, Jharkhand, Baidyanath gets its name due to its unique ability to heal illnesses and grant its followers good health and prosperity. Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deogarh is named after Lord Shiva, who is said to have appeared when […]Read More
When the party members asked Maharani Gayatri Devi who the people of Jaipur liked to refer to as rajmata, to include in her speeches grand promises to appeal to the janata for votes she said “These were the people of Jaipur and if I owed them nothing else, I certainly owed them the truth,”. For […]Read More
In our second blog, we read about maternal figure Sharada Devi. We also studied how her husband Sri Ramakrishna played an indispensable role in making of Sharada Devi – The great female saint. But do you know who played an important role in making of Sri Ramakrishna? Someone has rightly said that ‘behind every great […]Read More
Avvaiyar is a Tamil word which means respected elderly woman or grandmother. The Avvaiyars is not a name but a title given to three-woman poets of Tamil Nadu who lived in different periods. The Avvaiyars were older women and practised spinsterhood. O king, is there anything unattainable To them who intensely contemplate On the fragrant […]Read More
Cosily positioned at the foothills of the limestone precipices there positioned in the delightful region of Cantabria, Spain, is a site of colossal for universally verifiable and historical significance; known as the Cavern of El Castillo. As this delicate caves, which host some of the most beautiful ancient talents ever recorded, provides a glimpse of […]Read More