Culture and History

Articles that details the rich cultural heritage and history of India

Culture and History

Kushmanda: The fourth from of Maa Durga credited with creating the world with Her smile

OpIndia Staff -
She resides in the Suryalok, in core of the Sun.
Culture and History

Chandraghanta: The third avatar of Maa Durga who is always ready to fight the demons

OpIndia Staff -
She rides a tiger or a lion to as a symbol of bravery and is also known as Chandika and Rannchandi.
Crime

Uttar Pradesh: 600 people took oath on the first day of Navratri not to commit crime

OpIndia Staff -
This is an effort to help people who indulged in criminal activities lead a normal life.
Culture and History

Brahmacharini: The second incarnation of Maa Durga worshipped on second day of Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
She is the unmarried avatar of Maa Parvati
Culture and History

The stark similarity between Abrahamic faiths and fundamental secularism practiced by Nehruvians

Kausik Gangopadhyay -
Can secularism be a candidate for a religion? And, can the faith in secularism be a candidate for a Faith in a religion?
Culture and History

Shailaputri: The manifestation of Maa Durga worshipped on the first day of Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Maa Shailaputri rides a bull and carries a lotus in Her left hand and a Trishul in Her right hand.
Culture and History

The indefatigable, the defiant, the man of honour: What it means to be Pon Manickavel

K Bhattacharjee -
IG Pon Manickavel is due to retire in November.
Culture and History

Mahalaya: When we invoke the Devi to descend on this mortal world and bless us with her divine presence

jogakhichudi -
Today we will again wake up in the wee hours and collectively invoke the Devi to descend on this mortal world
Culture and History

Amid country wide protest against the Sabarimala verdict, Congress makes a turnaround in its stand

OpIndia Staff -
Congress has welcomed the SC verdict, but now asking for a review petition and an ordinance against it
Culture and History

Calling Akbar, the Mughal, the father of the nation is an insult to history and common sense

K Bhattacharjee -
A Mughal can never be called the Father of a nation the soul of which is Hindu.
1...747576...79Page 75 of 79

Latest News

Recently Popular