Dayanand Saraswati was born in 1824 in Tankara village in Kathiawada district of Gujarat. His father was Shri Krishna Lal Tiwari and his mother was Smt Yashodabai. His family was affluent and religious minded. His parents were staunch followers of the Shaiva creed.Because of being born in Mul Nakshatra, he was called as Moolshankar. His parents brought him up in an affectionate manner.Since his childhood, Moolshankar was very brilliant. It is said that he started learning Gayatri mantra, a...

India also known as Bharat, is a land of bravery and gallantry. In every part of India, brave persons are found. This statement comes before us frequently and challengingly as we remember and discuss about the freedom struggle. When we think about the freedom struggle, we are filled with the grief at the fact that our beloved country, under the shackles of foreigners for centuries, was compelled to suffer at their hands but on the other hand, when we think of the sacrifice, bravery, courag...

Chandrashekhar Azad, the great revolutionar y of India, was born on 23rd July , 1906 in Bhawra village of Alirajpur , a princely state in Madhya Pradesh. His father’s name was Shri Sitaram Tiwari and mother’s name was Smt. Jagrani Devi. Three sons were born to them before Azad’s birth, but only one son named Sukhdev sur vived. Azad’s parents were very happy with the child’s arrival but were worried because he was very frail at the time of his birth.

India, a land of penance, sacrifice, courage and dedication, has given bir th to such sons who are unparalleled in the world. Such an example of a worthy son of India is Lal Bahadur Shastri. The multifaceted personality, was born on 2nd October, 1904 in Mughal Sarai, in the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. His father was Sharada Prasad Shrivastava, and his mother was Ram Dulari Devi. His father led a simple life and was a teacher by profession and an honest teacher while his mother was ...

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897, in Cuttack, in a famous family. His father was Janakinath Bose, reputed advocate. His mother was Prabhavati Devi, who was a cultured and learned lady. She had full faith in Ramakrishna Paramhansa. His family originally hailed from Bengal.

Who am I? is the title given to a set of questions and answers bearing on Self-enquiry. The questions were put to Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by Sri M. Sivaprakasam Pillai, about the year 1902. Sri Pillai, a graduate in philosophy, was at the time employed in the Revenue Department of the South Arcot Collectorate. During his visit to Tiruvannamalai in 1902 on official work, he went to Virupaksha Cave on Arunachala Hill and met the Maharshi there. He sought from him spiritual guidance and ...

Learn how to find true happiness by learning to live selflessly.Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. He shows that true happiness is based on a paradox, which is why it is so hard to find. As long as we try to make ourselves happy, life places obstacles in our path. But as soon as we turn away from ourselves to make others happy, our troubles begin to melt away.When we learn to live a...

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh presents the true path to a personal and global ethic in this stand alone chapter of Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society.

Meditation is a very simple phenomenon and is brought about in this book. This book describes the science and methods of the human mechanism to achieve meditativeness. The book highlights as to how important it is for a person to achieve their utmost natural state of being.

This booklet explains the principle of Bhakti Yoga (Devotional Yoga) and explains why devotion without true wisdom degenerates into self seeking, avenues of fulfilling baser desires, blind ritualism, idolatry and morbid fantasy. The text also explains the relation between science and true wisdom

He is the symbol of the heroism of the youth of India. A revolutionary He threw a bomb when the Legislature was in session, to warn the British Government. He was put to death but lives in the hearts of his countrymen.

“Many people don’t know about Karma, or if they do they have a very superficial knowledge: that it is part of Hindu philosophy. They do not realize that it relates to them personally. Karma is not just an idea or a philosophy; it is a very dynamic reality. You are here because of your karma, and your karma is guiding you every moment of your life. That is how real it is.” In “Karma: How To Break Free Of Its Chains”, author Imre Vallyon explains how Karma affects your life and your journey ...