Ashrams (आश्रम) :Stages of Life, Then and Now!

Ashrams in Hindu (Indian) philosophy are four stages of life and this thought was prevalent in the ancient as well as medieval times, though it still has acceptability with the orthodox families. These stages are known as Brahamcharya (ब्रहाम्चार्य), Grihastha (गृहस्थ ), Vanprastha (वन्प्रस्था) and Sanyasa (संन्यास). Each stage of life was approximately of 25 […]

Town is Angry!

News of people shooting others during road rage are rampant in India. This is happening in almost all cities like Delhi, Patna, Gaya etc. Someone does not give pass/way to a speeding car, the occupant of the speeding car just shoots dead the driver of the car not giving the pass. The person who shot […]

सुरखाब के पर (Feathers of a golden Pheasant)

सुरखाब के पर (Surkhab Ke Par). We often hear  and use some idioms without understanding their meaning properly. The above Indian (Hindi) idiom falls in that category. The idiom “Does he/she have feathers of Surkhab?” often refers to a person who has lot of airs about him/her or has attitude. Believe you me, I had […]