Svayamvara was an ancient practice, which was followed in ancient India, in which the girl after she attains the age of marriage would choose the groom from the assembled men at her palace, who would be mostly kings from other religion. Before the Svayamvara, the father of the bride would send his servants to other […]
Nala, is the king of Nishadha Kingdom and the son of Veerasena. Nala is skilled in dealing with horses and was an expert in cooking. He was married to princess Damayanti, and their details were mentioned in the Mahabharata. He was suffered by the influence of “KALI PURUSHA”. He was also the author of the […]
Rishabhadeva also called Rishabhanatha is the first Jain Tirthankara of Jainism and he belongs to the Ikshvaku dynasty. Similar to Lord Buddha, he has renounced the worldly pleasures and become a saint. His teachings helped his followers and disciples to cross the chain of rebirths. It is believed that he lived before several millions of […]
Shivaji (1627–1680), also popularly called as Chhatrapati Shivaji, was a Maratha king and a noble person. During the year 1674, Shivaji had become the king of the Maratha Empire. At his teenage, Shivaji had got married and had children. He met the great saint and the Panduranga Devotee Tukaram, and after knowing about his significance, […]
King Divodasa is an ancient king, who was mentioned in the Rigveda, and lived in the Treta Yuga. He was a close associate of Lord Indra, and he helped him towards winning in the battle with the demons. He is also a friend of the Ashvin Devas, since they healed his wounds, after the battles. […]
Vikramaditya was a great emperor of ancient India. He is a great personality, and gives respect to the learned scholars in his court. Ancient legends, praises him as a great king and a great valour, who is well known for his courage and kindness among his people. He was the ruler of Ujjain. He ruled […]
Birsa Bhagawan (20th century AD) is considered an avatar of the Sun god, Lord Surya Bhagavan. He was born in a lower class Munda community, in a village in Maharashtra, and he had dedicated his entire life in worshipping Lord Krishna, after he read about the teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His sect of Munda […]
In ancient periods, palaces of the kings and princes would be very rich in its appearance, and it would be built by them with much care and interest. The palaces would be engraved with golden pillars, and it gives a good outlook for the visitors. Among the royal palaces, the palace of Lord Krishna was […]
Venkatasami Rao (1868-1922), who is popularly known as Master C.V.V, was a Yoga Guru and a saintly person, and he served as the chief in the Kumbakonam Municipal Council for some years, and after that, since he was interested in doing Yoga service, he has rendered yoga service for the wellness of the general public, […]
Thanjavur painting is a popular art form, which was founded in Thanjavur (also called as Tanjore). This form of art was first introduced during the 15th century AD, where the Nayakas and Rayas of Thanjavur were encouraged the arts like painting, dance and music, and they also patronised the spiritual writings written by the great […]
Kapilar was one of the famous poets during the Sangam period, which is considered to be more than 2000 years ago. He contributed more than 200 poems, and he is believed to have been lived during first century. He lived during the period of Karikala and King Pari. He closely moved with them, and took […]
Ancient kings like Ravana, Hiranyakashipu and Kansa were very cruel kings, and they caused lot of harm to others. They even fought with the divine avatars like Rama, Narasimha and Krishna and finally attained salvation, since they were killed by the merciful god. Similar to them, before few centuries, some kings were very cruel, and […]
Maharaja Bijli Pasi was a king from the Pasi community, which is considered as a lower caste, in North India. He ruled the present day Lucknow, and it is believed, that he has constructed a few temples for Lord Shiva and Vishnu in Uttar Pradesh. Bijli Pasi was against caste discrimination, and he treated all […]
Rupnath Brahma (1860-1938), was born in Assam and he is a religious reformer of Bodo society. He was the main disciple of Kalicharan Brahma, and he also joined in a new religion called Brahma Dharma established by his Guru in Kolkata,and he sincerely served his Guru Kalicharan Brahma. He also spread the significance of the […]
Subbulakshmi (1916–2004) also fondly called by the music lovers as M.S (Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi), was a Carnatic Music singer from Madurai. She was the Bharat Ratna Awardee, and also received various other awards for her great contribution in the field of Carnatic Music. She has also performed Musical concerts in foreign countries. Subbulakshmi was born […]
Pattabhishekam means the coronation ceremony of the kings. Ancient kings Pattabhishekam would be celebrated in a grand manner by performing puja to the deities, and also by getting the waters from the holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna and Godavari, in order to sprinkle it in the body of kings.Great sages like Vasishta and Vishwamitra had […]
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1931 –2015) was an aerospace scientist and served as the President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and brought up in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and after completing his aerospace engineering course,he worked as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and he played a major […]
Lakshmipathi (17th century AD) was born in Mysore in the family of Vedic pundits and poets. His family deity was Kanchi Varadaraja, and he finished his studies at his native place, and at his teenage, he had settled in Melkote in Mandya district. He belonged to the lineage of the great Vaishnavite saints, Sri Nathamuni […]
Mahadev Desai (1892–1942) was an independence activist, writer,served as a personal secretary to Mahatma Gandhi, and he has been described as “Gandhi’s Right Hand”. He moved with Gandhi in a cordial manner, and went along with him to many places. Mahadev Desai was born in the year 1892 in a village in Surat District of […]
Bharatanatyam dance is a nice profession, and it is a favourite art of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva in the form of Nataraja used to perform Bharatanatyam dance in order to maintain peace and prosperity in the universe. This famous art form gives great entertainment to the viewers and also to the performers, since dancing is […]