Atal Bihari Vajpayee

India's former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924 in Gwalior. He was the first head of government from outside the Congress party to serve a full five-year term, as a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A Padma Vibhushan awardee, he is also a recipient of India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, which was conferred on him in 2015. Perceived to be an astute statesman and political leader, his birthday was declared 'Good Governance Day'. Vajpayee is also admired for his poetry. He passed away at the age of 93 on August 16, 2018, at AIIMS, New Delhi.

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Gadbade Festival

During the festival season, which starts from Raksha Bandhan and ends at Dewali, there are countless festivals celebrated in India. Gadbade festival is also one of them. Gadbade festival is a forgotten festival just like the Sanjhi Mata festival. Similar to the Sanjhi Mata festival, Gadbade festival is also celebrated in North India especially in the Punjab and Haryana. What is the Significance of Celebrating Gadbade Festival Gadbade festival is celebrated on Sharad Purnima, which generally comes during the month of October or November. This is the full moon night, which comes just few days earlier of Dewali festival. Sharad Purnima has its own importance in Hindu religion. It is believed that Moon light of Sharad Purnima is very pure. People worship the Moon light with different methods and celebrating the Gadbade festival is one of them. According to the history goddess Lakshmi was born on Sharad Purnima and celebrating the Gadbade festival can bring more...

Essay on Raksha Bandhan in Hindi!

रक्षाबंधन पर निबंध / Essay on Raksha Bandhan in Hindi! भारत त्योहारों का देश है । यहाँ विभिन्न प्रकार के त्योहार मनाए जाते हैं । हर त्योहार अपना विशेष महत्त्व रखता है । रक्षाबंधन भाई-बहन के प्रेम का प्रतीक त्योहार है । यह भारत की गुरु-शिष्य परंपरा का प्रतीक त्योहार भी है । यह दान के महत्त्व को प्रतिष्ठित करने वाला पावन त्योहार है । रक्षाबंधन का त्योहार श्रावण पूर्णिमा के दिन मनाया जाता है । श्रावण मास में ऋषिगण आश्रम में रहकर अध्ययन और यज्ञ करते थे । श्रावण-पूर्णिमा को मासिक यज्ञ की पूर्णाहुति होती थी । यज्ञ की समाप्ति पर यजमानों और शिष्यों को रक्षा-सूत्र बाँधने की प्रथा थी । इसलिए इसका नाम रक्षा-बंधन प्रचलित हुआ । इसी परंपरा का निर्वाह करते हुए ब्राह्मण आज भी अपने यजमानों को रक्षा-सूत्र बाँधते हैं । बाद में इसी रक्षा-सूत्र को राखी कहा जाने लगा । कलाई पर रक्षा-सूत्र बाँधते हुए ब्राह्मण निम्न मंत्र का उच्चारण करते हैं- येन बद्धो बली राजा, दानवेन्द्रो महाबल: । तेन त्वां प्रति बच्चामि, रक्षे! मा चल, मा चल ।। अर्थात् रक्षा के जिस साधन (राखी) से अतिबली राक्षसराज बली को बाँधा गया...

Karva Chauth

Karva Chauth' is one of the most important festivals of Hindus. It falls on the fourth day after the full moon in the month of Kartik according to Hindu Calendar. It generally arrives in October/ November month as per the modern calendar. Karva Chauth is celebrated by Hindu women across all over India. Karva Chauth is a day long fast observed by married women for the welfare and longevity of their husbands. There are various stories which describe the starting and significance of this festival. On the day of Karva Chauth, women wake up early in the morning. Before the sunrise, they eat fruits and a special dish called feniyan. After this, the whole day long strict fast without food or water is observed. On this day, women apply heena on hands. They wear best of clothes and traditional jewellery. They open their fast at night with the arrival of moon. Karva Chauth The festival of 'Karwa Chauth' is a popular festival of Hindus. According to this Hindu calendar, the four...

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