Saints of Bharat
This disciple of Sri Rāmakrishna Paramahamsa, best known for his speech at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions, that started with, "Sisters and Brothers of America."
Swāmi Vivekānanda
This fruit was offered as a prize by Sage Nārada to the sons of Shiva and Parvati in a race for who could circle the world fastest. Today, this fruit is also India’s national fruit.
Mango
This festival is celebrated across Bhārat — honoring Lord Rāma’s return to Ayodhya, Krishna defeating Narakāsura, and the worship of Lakshmi Devi — all sharing the common theme of light over darkness.
Deepāvali
This is not a state, but a Union Territory, and serves as the national capital of India.
New Delhi
This 16th-century Bhakti poet and saint, known for her unwavering devotion to Lord Krishna, composed numerous devotional songs and is celebrated as one of India's most iconic female mystics.
Meera Bāi
The national anthem of Bhārat Jana Gana Mana was composed by this Bengāli poet and philosopher.
Rabindranāth Ṭhākur
This ancient tradition of passing down knowledge through a sacred bond between teacher and student is how spiritual wisdom, like the Vedas, was preserved for thousands of years in Hindu culture.
Guru-Shishya Parampara
Telugu is the official language of these two Indian states.
Telangana and Āndhra Pradesh
This spiritual leader explained Vedānta using the concept of the BMI (Body-Mind-Intellect) chart as the framework.
Swāmi Chinmayānanda
Bhārat's national emblem includes this inscription, which means "truth alone triumphs."
Satyameva jayate
This mathematical concept is described in the following shloka:
oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇātpūrṇamudacyate |
pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate ||
Infinity
This city was once known as Madrās.
Chennai
This saint has shared "I have practised all religions - Hinduism, Islam, Christianity. I have found that it is the same God toward whom all are directing their steps, though along different paths."
Sri Rāmakrishna Paramahamsa
This is the name of the highest civilian honor for exceptional service in art, literature, science and in recognition of public service of highest order.
Bhārat Ratna Award
The ancient Hindu calendar system, developed by rishis, combines solar and lunar cycles to ensure festivals are aligned with the seasons.
Panchānga
This state, whose name means "Land of the Rising Sun," is the easternmost state of India and sees the first sunrise in the country.
Arunāchal Pradesh
This ancient Sanskrit grammarian is credited with composing the Māheshwara Sutrāni, a foundational set of phonetic rules in his seminal work, the Ashtādhyāyi
Pāṇini
This iconic phrase from the novel Ānandamaṭh, became a powerful anthem for the Indian independence movement.
Vande Mātaram
This traditional numeral system, used in Sanskrit texts, assigns numerical values to letters and was famously used to encode mathematical constants like "Pi," and is also used in naming Rāgas in Carnātic music.
Kaṭapayādi
These 3 rivers meet at Triveni Sangam in Prayāgrāj, making it a major pilgrimage destination, especially during the Mahā Kumbh Mela.
Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati