King Asoka, the third monarch of the Indian Mauryan dynasty, has come to be regarded as one of the most exemplary rulers in world history. The British historian H.G. Wells has written: "Amidst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the columns of history ... the name of Asoka shines, and shines almost alone, a star." Read more
Gupta age - The Classical Age refers to the period when most of North India was reunited under the Gupta Empire (ca. A.D. 320-550). Because of the relative peace, law and order, and extensive cultural achievements during this period, it has been described as a "golden age" that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Hindu culture with all its variety, contradiction, and synthesis. Read more
Bandit Queen (1994): directed by Shekhar Kapur and starring Seema Biswas and Ditya Srivastava. Tagline: One woman dared to fight back. Plot Summary: The movie tells the story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi. Source: IMDb
Estimates in the region of 200,000 bites and 15-20,000 snake bite deaths per year, originally made in the last century, are still quoted. No reliable national statistics are available. In 1981, a thousand deaths were reported in Maharashtra State. In the Burdwan district of West Bengal 29,489 people were bitten in one year with 1,301 deaths. It is estimated that between 35,000 and 50,000 people die of snake bite each year among India’s population of 980 million.
Bombay Duck is a delicacy eaten as an accompaniment to curry. It is not actually duck at all, but dried fish (also called bummalo, Bombay Duck is a marine lizardfish, Harpodon nehereus, from southern Asia, particularly abundant in the Ganges Delta and the Arabian Sea of western India). It is usually served fried and has an acquired pungent taste adored by curry lovers. The origin of the name is somewhat of a mystery. One theory is that during the British Raj, the Europeans could not stand the smell of the fish drying in the sun. It reminded them of the odour of the wooden railroad cars of the Bombay Mail train, which … turned musty and pungent during the monsoon. The Hindi word for mail is "dak", hence the Bombay-Dak, or Bombay-Duck. Read more
The Indian National Anthem (English translation)
Thou art the rulers of the minds of allpeople,
dispenser of India's destiny.
Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab,Sind, Gujarat and Maratha,
Of the Dravida and Orissa and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyasand Himalayas,
mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga
and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for thy blessings and singthy praise.
The saving of all people waits in thy hand,thou dispenser of India's destiny,
Victory, victory, victory to thee.
Shahi Korma (Mutton Curry)
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India is an anagram of Aid in
Taj Mahal, Agra, India is an anagram of A maharaja; glad in it
Rabindranath Tagore (Indian winner of Nobel Prize for Literature) is an anagram of A darn great, hot brain
Tagore is an anagram of O, great!
Indira Gandhi is an anagram of Hi, grand India
Sonia Gandhi (Leader of the Opposition in the Indian parliament) is an anagram of Indians go "Ha!" and No Hindi saga and No Diana? Sigh!
Source: Anagram Genius
The Bhagavad Gita is considered the most essential and universally accepted of Hindu holy books. Bhagavad Gita literally means "the song of God". It was spoken by the Supreme Lord, Krishna, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra to His devotee Arjuna 5,000 years ago.
Read and listen to the Bhagavad Gita in English.
October 31, 1984: Prime Minister Indira Ghandi, the dominant figure in Indian politics for over two decades, was assassinated by Sikh separatists. The assassins were two members of her own bodyguard who riddled her body with gunfire as she walked from her home to her office. Other guards killed one assassin and wounded the other. Resolutely pursuing her goal of a united India, Ghandi had ordered the attack on the Sikh's Golden Temple in Punjab, a center for Sikh separatist activities. Her assassination was Sikh retaliation for that attack. Source: CNN
Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.
A person consists of his faith. Whatever is his faith, even so is he.
Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water.
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
The cobra will bite you whether you call it cobra or Mr. Cobra.
Source: Creative Proverbs
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