One who is shraddhA, dhAraNA, medhA, divinity of speech and dear to the Creator BrahmA, who resides on the tip of the tongue of the de...

Five qualities of a man – giver, virtuous, sharer, intelligent, brave. (हिन्दी में व्याख्या नीचे दी गयी है) (Another variation of...

Take it easy. No one is perfect. Focus on what you have, not on what you don’t have or could have. कस्य दोषः कुले नास्त...

बर्बर = barbara = barbarian, uncivilized A barbarian is a human who is perceived to be uncivilized or primitive. It was used a...

Remember those days when you (or your dad) would go to the barber shop and get a shave done with the 'ustaraa' (उस्तरा)? Some e...

So, yesterday we saw why ginger is called ' adarak '. Ardra (आर्द्र) = moist, and we mentioned turmeric as well. The color of...

We all love a ' kadak adarak-wali chai ' - strong ginger tea (with milk, black tea leaves and sugar - of course) Wah Taj!   ...

We all know this word to mean essence of something. But the etymology is even more enlightening.   tat = it, that -tva = suffix to deno...

In many Indian languages, the word bhoot/bhoota (भूत) would inspire some flurry of electrical current up the spine. It means - ghost. ...

There are many names of the deities in Hinduism. They are all based on the characteristics of the concept of the divine. So you have t...