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  1. All you wanted to know about Tamil New Year Puthandu- calendar, celebrations, festivities and food

    Puthāaṇdu vāazhthugal!  Don’t feel confused if you hear Tamilians greet each other this way on this special day in their lives. They’re just saying ‘Happy New Year!’ Puthandu (Puthu meaning ‘new’ + Andu meaning ‘year’) or Puthuvarusham (Puthu meaning ‘new ...
  2. Gudi Padwa- The new year full of hope, harvest & happiness

    “Just as Nature is new every moment, you become new by letting go of the past. One who rejoices in one's nature can rejoice with all of Nature.                                                                                                        -   ...
  3. 10 Essential tips for women to protect hair and skin this Holi

    Love playing Holi but afraid of the toll it takes on your hair and skin? Looking for natural ways to ensure your hair and skin remain unaffected? Well, we’ve got you covered.  Holi lovers go all out on the day of Dhuleti. While many have taken the step to ...
  4. Tips for healthy and safe holi

    Holi, being just around the corner, is the most fun-filled and vibrant festival of colors for which everybody waits all the year-round. In a country like India, known for its huge diversity with many cultures, rituals and festivals, Holi unites the whole ...
  5. 10 useful Holi tips for parents

    Holi is one of the most joyful festivals and children are always enthusiastic about it. Bright colors, mouth-watering sweets and snacks, and water pistons, children love all this. As parents, you would love to let your child have fun. So, there are many w ...
  6. The Holi Muhurat: Know about the rituals that will make your celebrations more auspicious

    In India, any auspicious change is marked by a celebration. Holi, symbolized as the victory of good over evil and the festival of colors, is celebrated as the onset of spring and the end of winter. This change in weather and time has a much deeper signifi ...
  7. Holi: The festival of colors

    Holi is the festival of colors. The festival signifies the arrival of spring and the end of winter. In India, this is the last full moon of the year and 15 days after this full moon is the New Year in India. So before that last full moon, the tradition is ...
  8. 10 Republic Day ideas for the youth to celebrate a better India

    As a youth of India: * what should we do to make Republic Day 2021 a memorable one? * What should the idea of India be for the youth? * How can the youth contribute towards making India a better place? * what are the practical ways that youth at large can ...
  9. Saturn’s transit to Capricorn: What does it mean for you? Find out!

    In Vedic Astrology, Saturn (Shani) is one planet that is seen with a lot of fear. Whether it is Ashtam Shani, Kandak Shani, or the Shani Saade-Saati, there are a lot of fears that take root in our mind when we hear that Saturn is going to initiate a phase ...
  10. Pongal: The four day colorful harvest festival of Tamil Nadu

    Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated predominantly by Tamil farmers. Just as farmers in Punjab extinguish the last embers of their Lohri bonfire, down South, and particularly in Tamil Nadu, arrangements get underway to start celebrations for the four-d ...