On the way to school. Aunty Sheema tells Ravi the story of Rama and Sita to explain why Diwali is an important Hindu festival. She then tells the story. Rama and Sita are married but one day the ...

Many Ramayanas, Many Lessons' by Anand Neelakantan is part of the author's effort to compile folk, oral, and textual ...

That's why Hinduism is such a wonderful religion. It's because people are allowed to have their own texts: there was no Pope or ulemas to say you may not tell the story that way-until now. You have ...

Tenderness of heart, compassion of the extreme type, fidelity, wisdom of the most genuine kind, courage of the heart, and endurance are all qualities that make Sita a harmonious abode. Sri ...

But you are a welfare and a secular State why should you draw a controversy by naming a lion after Sita and Akbar.” The court was hearing a petition filed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP ...

It is the fragrance that makes people seek the costly flower. Likewise, it is the Goddess who adds to His greatness. She is like the fragrance of the flower. She is like the lustre of gems. Take the ...

Vivah Panchami is a popular Hindu festival that commemorates the weddings of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita. It is celebrated on the ‘Panchami’ (5th day) of the Shukla Paksha (the waxing phase of moon) ...

Themes: The festival of Diwali; the story of Rama and Sita; light vs dark, good vs evil; good deeds shining like lights in the darkness. Summary: This assembly is suitable as an act of collective ...