Featured!
Mahatma Gandhi: A phenomenon
Mahatma Gandhi became one of the greatest leaders India and the world ever had
LATEST POSTS
-
Rani Avantibai Lodhi
Time to read: 4 minutes. We bring you, yet another fascinating tale about an Indian queen who will captivate you with her attitude. Rani Avantibai Lodhi, an Indian Rajput queen-ruler and independence fighter She ruled as queen of Madhya Pradesh’s Ramgarh (modern-day Dindori). Information on this 1857 Indian Rebellion opponent of the British East India Company…
-
Festivals of India
The birth of Krishna – Janmashtami Krishna’s birth is commemorated by Hindus as Janmashtami, which is Sanskrit for “birth on the eighth day.” At midnight on the eighth day of the Indian month of Shravan, Krishna was born. Many followers celebrate birth at midnight after fasting all day. On this day, kids can act out…
-
Indian Customs and Traditions and the Science Behind Them
TilakA tilak is considered auspicious. A mark on the forehead is worn by young girls and women in India. It is applied on the forehead with Kumkum, sacred ashes, or sandal paste (red turmeric). According to Hindu belief, Aagnya, also known as the brow or third eye chakra, is the sixth main chakra in the body and…
-
Jhalkari Bai
On 22nd November 1830, in a small village called Bhojla, near Jhansi, a little girl was born to a Kori (Kori is a community of people who were traditionally weavers, but Sadova Singh was a farmer) couple, Sadova Singh and his wife Jamuna Devi. They named her Jhalkari. As the only child of indulgent parents,…
-
How India was formed?
Pangaea, often known as Pangea, was a massive, contiguous landmass that existed around 335 million years ago. There was no human life on Pangea. Other species, such as dinosaurs, could have lived on this vast expanse. Around 200 million years ago, towards the conclusion of the Triassic and the start of the Jurassic, it started…
CONTACT
Queries and editorials: info@cherishindia.co.in
