Careless expressions from the memory lane
Day 5 of Navratri ~ "Skandamata" "Skandamata" is the fifth avatar of Goddess Durga being celebrated during the rejoicing of Her nine nights of valor and love, in the form of Navratri. Evolving from the stages of Shailaputri (as a daughter), Brahmacharini (as a student, lover & worshiper), Chandraghanta (as a wife), Kushmanda (the creator), She …
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As a teenager, a thing like "Happy Women's Day" would mean no more than the greeting cards that flooded the stores, flowers being sold at the roundabouts and the TV commercials engaged in happy women propaganda's. And today, the scenario is pretty much still the same but I am with a different perspective of course. …
There was a time, like the 'once upon a time' thing, that all the posts on Facebook defining veganism would make less sense to me. I did understand that it was about standing up for the right of animals other than we humans, but its deeper implications in terms of travelling an enlightened route of …
Believed to have appeared from the left side of Lord Shiva, Goddess Durga or Parvati attains her ninth embodiment in the form of "Siddhidatri", meaning the giver of supernatural powers. On the 9th and final day of the Navrati festival, the "Siddhidatri" form of the Goddess is worshiped in full spirit and enthusiasm. Being the …
Today as I met a friend of mine over coffee, we once again bumped over the reality how falling in love or getting married in India, may be not really simple for most of us and even if they by chance happen to be simple, traditions and customs can get one going bonkers. They can be potentially …
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