I have been writing on Hindu festivals for this website. But my intention is to be secular, like our country. Thus I contacted a PR friend, Taskeen Naik, for some information on their festivals. With Bakri Eid coming soon, I thought that would be the right place to start with. ...

Today’s asana is Paschimottasana and we roped in yoga expert Jharna Singh to enlighten us about it. This is another asana which helps you with digestion and relaxes you. For more over to Jharna. Paschim literally means west. It implies to the back of the whole body from head to ...

About the Author: It was filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who selected Sanjeevani Bhelande to sing for his movie Kareeb, when she had won a popular music contest in 1995. Since then there was no looking back for this well-qualified and talented singer. She has won many awards and accolades, giving ...

About the author: American writer, artist, thinker and traveler, Stanley Moss keeps shuttling between California, Europe and India. CEO of the Stockholm-based Medinge Group, an international branding think-tank, Stanley is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, in Literature. He has written The Hacker after systematic research on ...

PR Jinal Mehta from Blue Lotus Communications contacted me regarding a college-based contest happening under the aegis of Triveni Saris. Her mail said: The third version of live projects and contests has already been kicked off with a roaring response from some of the prestigious colleges such as IIM Bangalore, ...

Relaxation is as important as slight exercise, particularly for senior citizens, who have slogged their entire life taking care of their family in various ways. Sit on a comfortable chair with feet on the floor. Keep a straight posture and hands on the thighs. Remain in this position for 10-15 ...

About the Author: Lata Gwalani is a behavioural and skills facilitator and gives motivational speaches. She is also a Principal Facilitator at Human Impact Training and Consulting Pvt. Ltd. With 22 years work experience and having worked in journalism, advertising and technical writing, Lata is an intuitive person. She has ...

Hoorna Kozhakattai or Modak is the favourite dessert of not only Lord Ganesha but also children in South India. On the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, ajournalistreveals.com proudly presents the recipe of what the Elephant God loves most. Ingredients: For Filling (Hoorna): Ground coconut – 1 cup Jaggery – 200 ...

Traditionally since Lokamanya Tilak started preaching the importance of the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra in 1894, the concept of the festival has been simple. Ganapathi idols made of clay and more recently Plaster of Paris (PoP) are brought to large pandals and worshiped for 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 or ...

1. Take 1 cup each of tuar dal, chana dal and rice, 1 ½ table spoons each of udad and moong dal and 6 red chillies. Roast for 1 minute in an already very hot kadai. Remove the mixture onto a plate till it cools down. Dry grind the contents ...