By Santosh Ojha
The Mahabodhi Temple is the foremost among the four major pilgrimage sites for Buddhists. The other three are Lumbini, his birthplace; Sarnath, where he delivered his first sermon; and Kushinagar, where he attained Maha Parinirvana.
The Mahabodhi Temple is the foremost among the four major pilgrimage sites for Buddhists. The other three are Lumbini, his birthplace; Sarnath, where he delivered his first sermon; and Kushinagar, where he attained Maha Parinirvana.
By Manoj Bhawuk
छठ पूजा की सबसे बड़ी सुंदरता इसकी लोकभाषा और लोक-संगीत में है। छठी मइया को गीतों में संवाद पसंद है, संस्कृत के गूढ़ मंत्रों में नहीं। यही कारण है कि घर से घाट तक की यात्रा गीतों से भरी होती है
छठ पूजा की सबसे बड़ी सुंदरता इसकी लोकभाषा और लोक-संगीत में है। छठी मइया को गीतों में संवाद पसंद है, संस्कृत के गूढ़ मंत्रों में नहीं। यही कारण है कि घर से घाट तक की यात्रा गीतों से भरी होती है
By Anoop Nautiyal
Days before this year's Char Dham Yatra started, the state government had set a daily limit of 47,500 pilgrims for the Yatra, which it withdrew in the face of protests. Urgent action is needed to reverse the existing, destructive model of over-tourism.
Days before this year's Char Dham Yatra started, the state government had set a daily limit of 47,500 pilgrims for the Yatra, which it withdrew in the face of protests. Urgent action is needed to reverse the existing, destructive model of over-tourism.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
A rural development society in the ancient village of Anegundi, Karnataka, uses locally sourced banana crop waste to make baskets, floor mats, table runners and lampshades. It trains rural women in various skills and enables them to start and run their own businesses.
A rural development society in the ancient village of Anegundi, Karnataka, uses locally sourced banana crop waste to make baskets, floor mats, table runners and lampshades. It trains rural women in various skills and enables them to start and run their own businesses.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
His is a story of dream, hope, grit, sacrifice and triumph. The hardships that he faced in accessing education in his childhood were so deeply etched in his psyche that Dr Shiv Balak Misra, a noted geologist, gave up his comfortable job in Canada and returned to his village in Uttar Pradesh to set up a school that has been providing education to rural children for the past 50 years.
His is a story of dream, hope, grit, sacrifice and triumph. The hardships that he faced in accessing education in his childhood were so deeply etched in his psyche that Dr Shiv Balak Misra, a noted geologist, gave up his comfortable job in Canada and returned to his village in Uttar Pradesh to set up a school that has been providing education to rural children for the past 50 years.
By Santosh Ojha
From the expansion of Buddhism in the island nation to the ancient wars, the cave temple complex in Sri Lanka nestles within itself a rich history of religion and culture. It is almost impossible not to be dazed by the intricate idols and paintings situated inside the cave complex.
From the expansion of Buddhism in the island nation to the ancient wars, the cave temple complex in Sri Lanka nestles within itself a rich history of religion and culture. It is almost impossible not to be dazed by the intricate idols and paintings situated inside the cave complex.
By Manoj Choudhary
Gaon Connection's recent report on the sorry state of the Lutheran Middle School in Chaibasa where Jharkhand's hero Birsa Munda studied, has caught the attention of the West Singhbhum district administration. The Regional Education Officer visited the school and submitted his report including requirements of the school.
Gaon Connection's recent report on the sorry state of the Lutheran Middle School in Chaibasa where Jharkhand's hero Birsa Munda studied, has caught the attention of the West Singhbhum district administration. The Regional Education Officer visited the school and submitted his report including requirements of the school.
By Chandraprakash Pathak
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.
By Manoj Choudhary
In a gurukul set up by him in Hussainpur village in Nalanda district, Bihar, Monu Kumar wants to revive the learning traditions of the ancient Nalanda University. The students learn not just science, mathematics, philosophy, meta physics, history, and sanskrit, but also about Ramanujam, Buddha, Vivekanand, Aryabhatta and other personalities.
In a gurukul set up by him in Hussainpur village in Nalanda district, Bihar, Monu Kumar wants to revive the learning traditions of the ancient Nalanda University. The students learn not just science, mathematics, philosophy, meta physics, history, and sanskrit, but also about Ramanujam, Buddha, Vivekanand, Aryabhatta and other personalities.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
In Kalpathy, in Palakkad district, there is history to be had at every sit-out that runs in the front of the traditional homes built around the many temples.
In Kalpathy, in Palakkad district, there is history to be had at every sit-out that runs in the front of the traditional homes built around the many temples.