Saints
He composed two line couplets called Dohe to teach people devotion and lessons of life.
Who is Saint Kabir?
The Indian flag is tri colored with white in the middle and these two other colors on either side.
What are Saffron (Orange) and Dark green?
Faith, Realibility and generosity are some of the Virtues, while Disobedience, pride, greed and lying are some of the Vices of this game,that teaches children the goal of life and lessons for liberation or freedom from pains of life.
What is Mokshapatha?
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" is a famous quote by this Architect of India's Freedom fondly called Bapu.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This spring festival is all about celebrating life, forgiving all and embracing love. People sprinkle colors on each other to ask forgiveness.
What is Holi?
She was made to drink poison, but this Krishna Bhakth drank it with a smile and continued singing her Lord Krishna's glories because she believed that "when God is your protector, no one can harm you"
Who is Mirabai?
This noble prize winner poet of India translated his large collections of poems, "Gitanjali" from Bengali to English. But we know him better for the lyric and music composition of our National Anthem " Jana Gana Mana"!
Who is Rabindranath Tagore?
India was hub of higher education even in ancient times. Takshashila is the world's oldest university, but this University in Bihar attracted students from far off lands and was considered the Harvard of its times.
What is the Nalandha University?
This function of this place is not only to fulfill the spiritual needs of a person but a secular place of learning, celebration of arts and culture.
What is a Temple?
This festival signifies the bond between brother and sister and even between a Guru and his disciples. Sisters pray for the welfare of the brothers, while the brothers promise to be there and take care of their sisters.
What is Raksha Bandhan?
She spent her entire life in the service of the poor, sick, and homeless in India. She even encouraged the Noble committee to feed 400 children in India for a year instead of throwing her a celebration dinner in her honor. Love, charity and service defined her life.
Who is Saint Teresa / Mother Teresa?
This language is called DevaBhasha or the language of Gods.
What is Sanskrit?
Swami Chinmayananda urged everyone to study and follow the values of this holy scripture of the Hindus.
What is Bhagavad Gita?
"We believe that the service of our county is the service of the Lord of Lords". According to him, the highest form of prayer in this world is - Service and love to people around us.
Who is Swami Chinmayananda or Pujya Grudev?
This celebration with rows of light signifies the arrival of the Lord in our hearts, only when our heart becomes like Ayodhya (a place of no fight). It celebrates Rama's arrival in Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.
What is Deepavali?
Saint Ramana Maharishi taught with this quality. We learnt the importance of this quality by the activity of filling a box with sand vs filling a box with stones. Too much noise can affect the gaining of knowledge while this quality can help accomplish great things.
What is Silence?
This holy river was bought down to earth to wash away the sins of King Bhagiratha's ancestors, but to this day it is considered to wash away our sins when we take a holy dip at Varanasi.
What is River Ganga?
This system of medicine originated in India more than 3000 years ago and still practiced extensively in India even today.
What is Ayurveda?
The lighting of this in temples or at homes during puja represents the kindling of the fire of knowledge within us and the burning up of our ego. This flame is then shown to everyone present who puts their hand over the flame and touch their own eyes.
What is Camphor?
This festival is the celebrated throughout India in the form of a harvest festival. Food from the fresh harvest is cooked and offered to God and nature. In some parts of India a pilgrimage during this time to the confluence of the three holy rivers is auspicious, while Kite flying is a major ritual in others.
What is Makara Sankranthi or Pongal or Kicheri or Lohri?
His message was very simple - God takes care of his devotees. His clarion call to the youth of India "Rise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached" rejuvenated the youth of India during the freedom movement.
Who was Swami Vivekanada?
These awards (all 3) are the country's highest honor, given for exceptional service in any field.
What are the Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan and PadmaShree?
Cricket may the most popular game in India, but this game which brought home 6 gold medals in the Olympics is our National Game.
What is Hockey/
This quality teaches us to be thankful to anything and everything that sustains our life and nourishes our life.
What is the Attitude of Gratitude?
This 10 day festival is a celebration of good over evil. Lord Rama's 9 days of struggle with the evil Ravana and emerging victorious by destroying him.
What is Dusshera or Navarathri?