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Spotlight Ashish Kaul

What greater tragedy can befall a race when our own ethnicity belittles us with ridicule and snort. Some of our own blood feel ashamed of being called a Kashmiri and even shun the heritage and pride that shone bright as an endearing beacon of spiritual light and knowledge to the entire world.

Author : Arun Koul More

RATTANDEEP

My neighborhood sister of Rainawari, who is sadly dead now, also lived at Jammu for some years even though I had forgotten to call out her name over my shoulder as I crossed the Banihal Tunnel that fateful day many years ago.

Author : B L Dhar More

A forgotten Vow

Suddenly, he heard that mocking laughter from his cousin and his friends. Suddenly, he saw that teasing and arrogant look on the face of his cousin?s friend.

Author : Dr. K L Chowdhury More

AAP delusion

AAP is dangerous because under the garb of ?aam aadmi? and Arvind Kejriwal?s routine number ?we are nobody, we are crushed and cursed Aam Aadmi? they are practicing politics of the worst kind.

Author : Sunanda Vashisht More

AAP - DISRUPTIVE FORCE OR A PASSING FAD

Achievement beyond expectations has placed added burden to replicate its success elsewhere. Will AAP succeed? May be, but it?s unlikely.

Author : Ravi Munshi More

THE SHIVRATRI SPIRIT

A lot of ritual goes into the festival. A symbolic marriage is observed between Shiva and Parvati, in every house - pitchers, pots and pans symbolizing the lord, the goddess, and the marriage party, are arranged and decorated at a vantage place in the house.

Author : K L Chowdhury More

Shivaratri The greatest Festival of Kashmiri Pandits

Shivaratri (literally meaning Shiva's night) is a festival of great significance for Hindus all over the world, especially for those of Kashmir. Esoterically, it is symbolic of the mystic union of Jiva (individual soul) with Paramatma (the Supreme Godhead) and it represents the high state of spiritual realization wherein the world of relativity fades away and perfect peace and calm prevails.

Author : Gopinath Raina More

Shivratri - Why do we observe

The Sanskrit word Shiva, according to some scholars, is the confluence of two phonetic part, Shi and Va, meaning redeemer and liberator from sins and sufferings

Author : Bushan Bhat Hali More

Herath: Shivaratri: An interpretation

Felicitations on the Herath 2012

Author : Omanand Koul More

How to perform Shivratri Puja

DOWNLOAD Shivratri Puja manual. We will be celebrating much awaited annual festival called Shivratri this month in February.

Author : Piyaray Raina More

I Bow yo Thee

Trika -ashram of Swami Rama is a symbol of purity and consciousness.

Author : Jaya Sibu More

Foods that help prevent Cancer

Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person?s life time.

Author : Dr. Tej K. Munshi More

Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's

Indra?s Net: Defending Hinduism?s Philosophical Unity provides a foundation for theories that slander contemporary Hinduism as illegitimate, ascribing sinister motives to its existence, and characterizing its fabric as oppressive.

Author : Rajiv Malhotra More