Heritage Ride

The Dead Language   Over its long history, Sanskrit is a  classical language  of  South Asia  belonging to the  Indo-Aryan  branch of the  Indo-European languages . Sanskrit is the  sacred language  of  Hinduism , the language of classical  Hindu philosophy , and of historical texts it became a language of religion and  high culture . While many believe that the ancient Indian language Sanskrit is dead and no longer existing.  In the altering setting, this id of Sanskrit language was decreased. It is now acknowledged because the least spoken language among the many 22 languages ​​ recorded in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. To make Sanskrit language a familiar language, a lawyer from Mahadev’s metropolis of Kashi has launched a unique marketing campaign. Most of the lawyers in India prefer to work in the Hindi and English language; there is still a lawyer in Kashi who has been using Sanskrit language only in his legal cases. The lawyer, Acharya Shyam Upadhyay, refuses t

  Rani Chennamma In Indian history there are many complex belief, myth, and rituals that don’t allow gender equality. Beside that there are some Indian women who shone as a beacon of hope and courage under great odds to millions of women all over the world. I found one such truly inspiring woman who is the first female rulers to rebel against British rule and she has become a folk hero in Karnataka and symbol of independence movement in India.   In this article I am going to introduce that wonder woman a warrior who made his existence by fighting against the British and her name is Kittur Chennamma.   Kittur Chennamma was born on 23 October 1778, in Kakati, small village in the present Belagavi District of Karnataka, India. She belonged to Lingayat community and received training in horse riding, sword fighting and archery from young age. She was well known in his village for her bravery. She was married to Mallasarja Desai, the King of Kittur at age of 15 and became the Queen of

  Shivotsav   The period of 17th century was an era of chaos and a general discontent among the Hindu population of the Deccan. People secretly desired for a saviour who could eliminate the injustice and promise them the land to call their own. The liberator finally arose. History names him as Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.         Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, great Maratha ruler was born on 19 February 1630 at Shivneri Fort in District Pune in the present-day state of Maharashtra. He was born as Shivaji Bhonsle and received his name after being bestowed with the throne and made a separate strong identity of the Maratha Empire. Shivaji was a part of the Bhonsle Maratha clan who were branched from the respected Sisodias of Mewar of the Rajput clan.   A small but efficient council of ministers along with the responsibility of his father’s Jagir in Pune, Shivaji began to fulfil his dream of making a land free from injustice and religious intolerance. The first conquest came in 1647

Shankaracharya’s Destiny     ‘You can see the feet of a child in his pram’, this idiom signifies that quite often, children show glimpses of their future endeavors in their childhood. This proverb fits perfectly on Adi Shankaracharya.     Adi Shankaracharya was born over a thousand years ago (788 AD), in Shivaguru and Ayamba family lived in the village of Kaladi, in Kerala, India.   Ayamba and Shivaguru desired to have children they visit Shiva temple of trichur they spent the day devotedly worshipping Shiva. They had the vision of Lord Shiva who said “I am pleased with your devotion”, and he shall incarnate in the family as their son. As son born with the blessings of Shiva, they named the boy Shankara which is another name for lord Shiva. Even as a child , Shankara felt sad when he saw that the country was in disunity. He felt that he should become a Sanyasi and travel across India telling everyone about the importance of spiritual practice and  unity . Shankara wa

  Story behind Janmashtami   Lord Krishna is the eight avatar of Lord Vishnu. So, there was a time, when pitcher of sin on the Mother Earth filled and somehow to stop that she approached Lord Brahma, The creator of the Universe for the help. Brahma in turn prayed to Lord Vishnu, The supreme one for help. Lord Vishnu accepted Brahma’s prayers and assures that he came on earth in his next birth as a mortal and protects Mother Earth Around 5000 years ago in India, Ugrasane is a puranic king in Mahabharata epic. He was the king of Mathura, a kingdom that was established by the powerful Vrishni tribes from Yaduvanshi. Ugrasane had two children Kansa and Devaki. However, out of ambition and upon advice of his personal confidents, Banasura and Naraksura, Kansa decided to overthrow his father and install his as a king of Mathura. An evil prince imprisoned his father to usurp the throne. Then under guidance of another advisor, Chanur, he decided to marry Asti and Prapti, the daughters