India celebrates its innumerable festivals throughout the year. However, compared to the other parts of the year, summer season, especially May and June witness very few religious festivals. To compensate the lack of traditional festivals, many events are organized locally in various regions of India, particularly in hill stations and places that are comparatively cool in summer months. These...
Rabindra Nath Tagore (1861-1941) – the great Indian poet, philosopher, musician, writer, and educationist- was born on May 7, 1861 which corresponds to 25th of Baisakh month in the...
The Vesak day observed as Buddha Purnima is the most auspicious and sacred day of the Buddhist calendar. The Vesak festival falls on the full moon day (Purnima) of...
Akshya Tritiya is considered the most auspicious day of any year by the Hindus. ‘Akshya’ is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘one that never exhausts’ and ‘Tritiya’ means ‘third day’....
Bihu (বিহু) is the most important festival of Assam. In fact, Bihu is representative of Assamese culture throughout the world. Of all the three Bihu festivals, Bohag Bihu or...
Vishu (വിശു) is one of the most important South India Festivals celebrated in Kerala and the adjoining areas of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ( Mangalore/Udupi). It is considered to...
Easter Sunday is one of the major festivals of Christian community all over the world which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus on the third day of His crucifixion. In...
