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Japanese wedding

Japanese Wedding Japanese wedding can be either a traditional or a western one. It can be either arranged or love. But first of all the couple should be legally married by filing for the marriage at local government office. Actually the documents are required for further ceremonies to be held. In a traditional shinto ceremony […]

Interesting news – Dead man wakes up at his own funeral

Spotted this news on NDTV. The interesting part is that mourners cheered the “resurrection” of the person. The whole story can be read at http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/dead-man-wakes-up-at-his-own-funeral-210504?pfrom=home-otherstories

Interesting birth stories from Indian mythology

Birth of Rama, Pandavas, Jarasandh and others Indian or hindu mythology talk about interesting stories of  births as well. We find instances where great characters came to earth in different way. One common way is that eating dessert or fruit results in birth of a child. We find this once in the period of The Ramayana and once

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What is Folk Art

Indian, Japanese and Chinese Folk Art Folk  art is any form of  art which is local to a particular geography, and may have slowly gained the stature of importance. A folk art is not limited to any particular discipline. for example, music, painting and even sports can take the form of a folk art. Weaving,

Mahabharat – names of 100 Kauravas

It was indeed tough for Dhritrashtra and Gandhari to name their hundred sons. Beside this, they had a daughter as well. Following are the names of them. Duryodhana Dussaasana Dussaha Dussalan Jalagandha Sama Saha Vindha Anuvindha Durdharsha Subaahu Dushpradharsha Durmarshana Durmukha Dushkarna Vikarna Sala Sathwan Sulochan Chithra Upachithra Chithraaksha Chaaruchithra Saraasana Durmada Durvigaaha Vivilsu Vikatinanda

What Arjuna gave to his teacher as Gurudakshina?

Arjuna’s gurudakshina to his teacher One wonders that what kind of gurudakshina Arjuna offered to his teacher, Drona. Drona gone to great lengths to ensure that Arjuna becomes  the best archer in the world. We find only one story, and that too was a gurudakhina by all pandavas, when the captured Drupad, once a close

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Stories of Boon in Indian mythology

 Stories of Boons from Indian Mythology In Indian mythology, especially in times of Mahabharat and The Ramayana, we find many interesting stories related to boons. These boons were awarded by gods and sages to their devotees.  The devotees  performed penance so that they can be granted boons. Following are the narratives of some of the

If Sachin does not get to the hundred mark?

This article is not to predict whether Sachin will get his hundredth ton or not, rather this article is about the similar instances and landmarks of sport persons, which have been hard to come by. By this time, this is irrelevant to talk about the capability of the prodigy called Sachin Tendulkar,because he had made

Kitne aadmi the? famous dialogues from Hindi movies

Famous dialogues from Hindi Movies You may wonder why a blog on indian mythology would have this kind of article. Well, you are right but the temptation is too much for me. Forgive me for thinking that a person who likes mahabharat will also like hindi movies and following post will become interesting for him