“Dosto countdown begins on 31st…Kesi he tayyari..!!” This was the heading of this photo on the Face book wall of a teenager. I was stunned by this. One may feel that it is old-fa…
Bharatiya Way to Celebrate the New Year
लेखक
Mukul Kanitkar
भारतीय संस्कृति, समाज, शिक्षा, चरित्र निर्माण और राष्ट्रजीवन पर लेखन।
लेखक के सभी लेख →
O Rama, in this connection there is an ancient legend which I shall narrate to you.
In the continent known as Jambudvipa* there is a great mountain known as Mahendra. In the forests on the slopes of that mountain many holy men and sages lived. They had in fact brought down onto that mountain the river Vyoma Ganga * (or Akasa* Ganga*) for their bath, drinking, etc. On the bank of this river there lived a holy man named Dirghatapa* who was, as his name implies, the very embodiment of ceaseless austerity. Meanwhile, BJP came to power. In the name of development, they cleared the forest and gave mining leases to rich businessmen after chasing away all the sages.