Basant Panchami According to the Hindu calendar, the fifth day of the Magha sukla Paksha is celebrated as Basant Panchami. On this day, Goddess Saraswati is worshipped. According to the legend, the creator Lord Brahma reviewed his creation, the Earth. Struck by the sadness prevalent in the atmosphere, Brahma wanted to change the haunting gloom. Taking some water from his Kamandal, he sprinkled it on all the trees and with a...

Barah Wafat (Id-ul-Milad) Barah Wafat, also known as Id-ul-Milad, is a festival of Muslims. It is held to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Mohammed on the 12th day of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the 4th month of the Islamic calendar. The Prophet’s death anniversary also falls on the same day. The word `barah’stands for the twelve days of his sickness. During these days, sermons are delivered in mosques by learned men on the Prophet’s...

Amarnath Yatra Each year in the month of Shravan, thousands of pilgrims make an arduous trek up to the Amarnath cave. They come to worship the sacred ice `lingam’- a phallic symbol of Lord Shiva, which is a natural phenomenon. The cave is situated at a height of 3,888 m in the Himalayas. The Amarnath Yatra started in 1850. Devotees believe that one can achieve salvation by witnessing ‘Shiv Lingam.’ It...

Why Do I Play Chess? I play chess in my free time because it is my hobby and passion. There are a number of hobbies to choose from but I find chess the best and most fascinating. For me there cannot be a better pursuit than playing chess in my spare time. It not only keeps me busy but also gives entertainment, provides a welcome change and creative satisfaction. However, it...

India’s Foreign Police   India’s foreign policy is based on the principles of non-1 alignment and Panchsheela. India firmly believes in peaceful co-existence, self-reliance, co-operation, non-alignment, support for decolonization, disarmament, removal of inequalities among the nations and global struggle against apartheid and racialism. The basic objective of the policy is to preserve India’s freedom of options and decision-making in a world full of rivalry among powerful nations for supremacy and dominance....

Scientific and Technological Development in India THE modern age is the age of science, technology, knowledge and information. All these are the interrelated and different aspects of the same thing. Explosion of knowledge and information, based on breathtaking advancement in the field of science and technology, has bestowed on man powers enviable even for gods. It has helped man conquer space and time. Now he has unraveled many mysteries of nature...

Peacekeeping Operations of The United Nation   The United Nations Organisation (UNO) was born out of a desire of the world leaders to save the succeeding generations from the scourge of war. But, unfortunately, soon it faced the ominous Cold War triggered by the rivalry, distrust and egoism of the two super powers, the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. It divided the whole world into two blocs and marked the beginning of...

Computer Applications Lighting speed, superb accuracy, high reliability, and   unmatched integrity, etc. are, some of the characteristics of a computer which has made its application so pervasive. There is hardly any field of human activity where it is not present today. It has revolutionized the knowledge and information processing system. Knowledge is power and so the `chip’ has become a mighty thing. It has been rightly observed that, “The fifth generation...