Balarama Jayanti is celebrated in different parts of India as the birth anniversary of Lord Balarama who was the elder brother of Lord Krishna. It is observed on Shravan Purnima in many parts of the ...

Another bronze statue turning heads around the District is making headlines this week – but not just for its satirical ...

What is this if it is not the work of destiny ( vidhi )?” he wonders. This incident is in the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata. In the Karna Parva, Karna says he can single-handedly kill the Pandavas.

The key rituals of the day include Sri Krishna Puja and Go Puja (worship of cows). According to tradition, it was on ...

Hema is an MRes Economics student on the MRes/PhD Economics programme in the Department of Economics. Her research interests lie in the areas of development, environmental and labour economics. Hema ...