A handful of thoughts

I pray for my forefathers who have paved the way for me into this world; I pray for my fellow human beings; I pray for the inhabitants of the seven islands of this earth; I pray for the well being of mankind.

According to Rig Veda, this is how a Hindu offers prayers as Pitri Paksha […]

When I was a little child, tall enough to hold my father’s forefinger, I had asked one Bijoya Dashami, “Why doesn’t Durga Puja last all year long?”
With a child holding on to his finger and a Devi Durga flanked by her four children staring at him from her podium he had said, “because then, Durga […]