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Delhi tourist Spot: It’s a visual treat at Purana Qila but poor amenities don’t help

Edit Indian Express 14 Jun 2016
The sound and light show at Purana Qila ... Mapping the history of Delhi over 5,000 years, the 60-minute son et lumiere (sound and light show) at Purana Qila continues to enthrall the thin audiences that have been showing up every evening at the protected monument since it began in 2011 ... The show at Purana Qila draws a paltry crowd of 100 visitors a day — including both the Hindi and English shows....

Mastering the art of telling a story with colours and songs

Edit The Hindu 14 Jun 2016
Sahajan explains that Patuas are a community of scroll painters and singers whose scroll paintings (pata) on paper or cloth illustrate scenes from the Ramayana, Bhagvata Purana, besides borrowing from other popular Hindu mythological stories about birds, animals, snakes and fish — as they have been depicted in oral tribal folklore....

ICHR nod to map science in ancient India

Edit Indian Express 14 Jun 2016
Share This Article. Related Article ... 6, slideMargin. 3 }); });. Watch Video ... The Indian Express first reported on October 3, 2015 about the ICHR’s efforts, under its new chairman Y S Rao, to draft historians to study ancient literature — Vedas, Puranas, Dharmasastras, Artha Sastra, Vedanga Jyotisha, Rasasastra and Vastu Sastra — to trace the country’s achievements in technical and scientific disciplines. ....

Hindu families in Kairana say BJP MP lying about 'exodus'

Edit The Times of India 13 Jun 2016
KAIRANA/SHAMLI ... A TOI team located at least 20 families mentioned in Singh's list of 346 and almost all of them said the MP had got things wrong and perhaps willfully falsified "evidence" for political reasons ... If that is the case then why would they leave behind business that had a turnover of Rs 2 lakh per month? Why would they leave behind properties that cost crores? The greatest example is that of Purana Bazaar in Kairana ... RELATED....

Brick-by-brick

Edit The Hindu 08 Jun 2016
Rediscovering the history of Delhi during the past 3000 years made for an interesting lecture at India Habitat Centre last week ... and 800 B.C ... It would, therefore, not be too far off the mark to say Dhilli, Delhi, Mihirapuri, Macchhrauli, Mehrauli and Yoginpura has been in existence right from the time of the Mahabharata, though it was known as Indraparastha then and the Purana Qila is said to mark its site ... Then came the grand Mughals....

I still feel those Waheedaji elements in Vidya Balan, says Amitabh Bachchan

Edit Deccan Chronicle 07 Jun 2016
After 'Wazir', Amitabh Bachchan is all set to appear on the silver screen with yet another thriller drama ... With ‘TE3N’s release date (June 10, 2016) just around the corner, Amitabh Bachchan talks about the issues that the film highlights, his equations with co-stars and his upcoming film among many other things ... Your comments on the issue? ... Te3n also reunites you with your purana bhakt Sujoy Ghosh ... How about you? ... ....

Thieves strike at bank, flee with 24 lakh

Edit The Times of India 06 Jun 2016
Faridkot ... Bank officials found out about the theft on Monday morning at the time of its opening ... A case has been registered against unknown persons.". On May 23, six armed persons had decamped with Rs 60 lakh being transferred Moga to Bagha Purana after killing Harinder Singh, the security guard of Oriental Bank of Commerce's Bagha Purana branch ... RELATED....

A 500-yr-old baobab provides shade to vendors outside Bhabha hospital

Edit Indian Express 05 Jun 2016
The tree was reportedly planted by Portuguese settlers. (Express Photo by Abhijit Alka Anil). Ready to strike the final blow to crack the outer shell of a coconut at his stall, a vendor smiles in response to a question about the tree under whose shade he does his business. “Bhaiya, ye pedh chaar sau saal purana toh hoga (This tree must be 400 years old at least),” he says ... Share This Article. Related Article ... 6, slideMargin. 3 }); }); ... ....

Petty issue triggers communal violence, arson in Rampur

Edit The Times of India 03 Jun 2016
RAMPUR. Communal clashes broke out in Rampur on Friday over a petty dispute between members of two communities. Both sides fired gunshots, pelted stones at each another and torched five motorbikes. Houses and shops in Purana Ganj area were set on fire. Three persons were injured. Section 144 has been imposed ... The two had an altercation ... Houses and the shops located in Purana Ganj locality were also set afire ... Their bikes were burned ... RELATED....

Back to the beginning...

Edit Deccan Herald 03 Jun 2016
We live in difficult times. Never before have we been bombarded with so much information ... The Vedas have been a tremendous repository of knowledge and wisdom ... Listen to the mantra ... Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller Eat, Pray, Love describes part of her journey through India where she finds tremendous peace and comfort to calm her tumultuous mind through chanting of the Guru Gita (part of Skanda Purana) in an ashram ... Stay hydrated ... ....

Simple truths, vital lessons

Edit Deccan Herald 31 May 2016
The ancient religious lore of the eighteen Puranas enshrine innumerable lessons for mankind in their lyrical verses ... The ‘Vishnudharmottara Purana’ is one such text which elucidates some of the basic qualities in men that makes them not only better beings, but also endears them to the supreme Lord ... What then is to be said of adults, asks this Purana ... “Keep away from them,” warns this Purana....

Tala Maddale helps retain purity of Kannada, says Pejawar seer

Edit The Hindu 30 May 2016
M.L ... The Pejawar seer said that Tala Maddale artistes had demonstrated not only their command but also provided deep insights into the epics and puranas during the weeklong Saptaha ... “Tala Maddale provides ample scope for deeper study of the puranas,” he said. “Prof. M.L ... It was in Tala Maddale that scholars analysed the characters of the epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharat and the puranas threadbare ... ....

Nagarjuna – Ek Yoddha TV Review: Indian mythology served with a dash of visual effects

Edit Bollywood Life 30 May 2016
Mon, May 30, 2016 11.14pm IST by Urmimala Banerjee. comments. Kratika Sengar and Nikitin Dheer's wedding reception. View pics!. Kratika Sengar and Nikitin Dheer's sangeet and wedding ... Naagins have been ruling TV but here the story is about the mythical Naag Lok that is a part of Puranas and epics like Mahabharata ... ....
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