Dance The lights fades, the orchestra begins to come to life, the rustling of paper can be heard, and then the screen rises. The concert begins with a proposition, a prelude to what will happen. Suddenly, the star ballerina appears on stage. She is beautiful and the audience claps energetically for her. At the end of the show, she receives flowers and huge applause. This is dance. Dance is the transformation...

Indian Civilization  India has had a glorious history. It is the country where one of the greatest civilization existed. But today, India is in forefront of celebration of western millennium. Its newspapers and periodical are full of colourful millennium stories. Its TV channels have created the unprecedented hype for it. Its intellectuals have not been left behind. The hotels and entertainment Industry is leading the mad millennium rush. The Indian Corporate...

Rituals of Hindu Life Ritual is the colourful art of worshipping a deity. The tow most popular rituals are Pooja and Yajna. Pooja is the commonest form of ritual. The vedas do not speak about Pooja, which contains elaborate forms of worship for homes and temples. One of the main parts of this ritual is the offering of many articles called upacaras—(Offerings with honour) to the deity. The upacaras consist of...

India The Land of Pilgrimages India is covered with holy sites associated with the exploits of the gods, the waters of a sacred river, or the presence of holy men. The puranas (ancient lore in sanskrit) are the indispensable source of information about the sacred places of ancient India. Most of the important places of pilgrimage in India are located along the banks of the great rivers like the Ganges, Brahamputra,...

The Indian Way of Life India’s people inherited a great civilization that began more than 4,500 years ago, one that has proven record of absorbing and transforming the peoples and cultures that over the centuries have come to the subcontinent. India has long supported a large population of great diversity. The people in India’s intricate network of communities speak literally thousands of languages, practice all of the world’s great religions, and...

Red Fort Red Fort or Lal Qua as it is more popularly known is a masterpiece of architecture and one of the most haunting spots for tourists from both India and abroad. Before the mutiny of 1857, the fort presented an altogether different picture from what it presents today because only about one-fourth of the imposing structure is accessible to visitors with the rest of the area being under the control...

Shri Ram Krishna Paramhansa Hinduism is the relentless pursuit after truth. As such, it is religion forever. There is only one God and one truth. The Hindu Vedas proclaim, “Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahudha Vadanti” (There is one truth, only men describe it in different ways.) But the irony is that this very broadness is taken to mean backwardness of Hindu religious philosophy, faith, and practice. Unfortunately, we find that ‘universalization of...