India is a vast country where people from diverse religions and backgrounds co-exist. This richness of cultures and traditions has given rise to a number of festivals and celebrations, each...

Krishna Janmashtami, the celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth, has always been more than just a festival—it is a thread that weaves together faith, family, and community. My earliest memories of...

In India, it is natural to associate people with the regions they come from. A person from Punjab is known as a Punjabi, one from Gujarat is a Gujarati, and...

The people of Kashmir revere Lal Ded under various names—Laleshwari, Lalyogeshwari, Lala, Lal, and Lalarifa. Scholars have long debated over the precise period of her birth. On analyzing these various...

India is the sacred land of pilgrimages. There is perhaps no province on this earth where pilgrimage sites do not exist. These pilgrimage centers have been prominent centers of faith...

In the twilight of his extraordinary life, Alexander the Great—the legendary conqueror who had subdued vast empires and seemed invincible—lay on his deathbed, preparing to impart a final, profound lesson...

Over the past 35 years, the Kashmir issue and the plight of Kashmiri Pandits have gradually faded from the national consciousness. The displacement of this community in the late 1980s...

Education is the foundation upon which the future of any nation is built, and at the heart of this foundational process stands the teacher. A teacher is often likened to...

The New Year always brings a message of new hopes, aspirations, and resolutions. It is that moment when we bid farewell to the past and step into the future. What...

The Kangri, a traditional fire pot, has become an integral part of life in the harsh winters of Kashmir. For centuries, it has provided warmth to the people of Kashmir,...