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Dhanteras, also known as Dhantrayodashi or Dhanvantari Trayodashi, precedes Diwali by exactly two days, every year. It is celebrated on the thirteenth day of Krishnapaksh during the Hindu month of Kartik. Diwali starts off with Dhanteras and ends with Bhaubeej – five days of non-stop excitement, enthusiasm, as well as entertainment. While, Goddess Laxmi [...]
Next to China, India is the second largest populated country in the world. In 2001, India became the second country after China to cross the one billion mark. The current population is around 1.15 billion. India occupies only 2.4% of the world’s land area but it supports over 15% of the world’s population. About 70% [...]
With women’s liberation gaining grounds across the globe, the passing of the “Women’s Bill” has been a much awaited and needed move in the Indian subcontinent. It will be a major motivator for women in a society where women’s causes ranging from health to literacy have been ignored, right from the time of the Moguls, [...]
Modern medicine has become popular and is widely used across the globe. However, few realize that it is a quick fix to the diseases and disorders of modern times. Symptoms are surely relieved but only temporarily tackling the problem at hand, treating diseases at a superficial level and suppressing them to afflict deeper tissues or [...]
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