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Diwali, the glittering Festival of Lights is the most popular Indian Festival. This festival of lights and crackers is celebrated beyond cultures and religions across India and by Indians across the globe with great joy and colors.Diwali is a five-day long festival, which usually falls in the months of Oct and Nov. During the five-day long festival the first day is celebrated as Dhanteras. The second day is called Narak Chaturdashi, and third is celebrated on the new moon day as DIWALI, the fourth day is celebrated as Govardhan pooja and the fifth day as Bhai Dooj.Dhanteras (Dhana Triodasi)This falls ... Read More

Makar Sankranti is considered a very auspicious festival in India. Celebrated on the 14th of January, this festival is celebrated in the whole country with full fervour.Kite FlyingColorful kites fill the sky this day. It is observed in some particular cities and states of India like Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The whole sky looks so beautiful on this day. As soon as the sun sets, the sky is filled with lanterns and the whole scenery of the sky looks amazingly beautiful as if those are not lanterns but glow worms.New ClothesPeople wear new clothes on this day. They celebrate ... Read More

The day before Diwali is known as Kali Chaudas or Naraka Chaturdasi in Hindu tradition. Diwali is celebrated as a festival of happiness which gets after prolonged suffering. As every festival has a story in Hindu Mythology for celebration, Diwali also has many stories attached.Main ReasonDuring Dwaparyug, there was a demon called Narakasura who tortured people for his pleasure. When all the people prayed to Lord Krishna to protect them, Krishna along with Satyabhama his consort, came to kill Naraka.As Satyabhama was actually another form of the goddess Earth and Krishna is none but Lord Vishnu, Naraka should not be ... Read More

Holi festival is a symbol of celebrating the trust in God that he bestows us with happiness at the end. Holi is a two-day festival, of which the first day is Holika Dahan and the second one is Colour-wali Holi. The day of Holika Dahan is celebrated by burning the effigy of Holika. The significance of this tradition has its roots following a tale from Hindu Mythology.According to Hindu Mythology, there was a demon king called as Hiranyakasyapa who believes himself to be a god. His wife Leelavathi was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu but never argues and disobeys ... Read More

International Women’s Day is held to celebrate the achievements of women across the world. This day is also popular as the United Nations (UN) day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. Some countries declare it a Public Holiday while some governments offer holiday only to their women employees.The logo of International women’s day is in purple and white featuring the symbol of Venus for female. So, women prefer to wear purple, white and mostly pink on women’s day.When is it Celebrated?During 1975, the United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8th. The idea of celebrating International women’s day ... Read More

Basant Panchmi or Vasant Panchmi, a very famous festival of India, is celebrated on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of ‘Magh’. It is a bright day where everybody is elated and worships different gods depending on their preference and beliefs.Goddess SaraswatiMany people worship goddess Saraswati, the Hindu deity of learning, arts and music on this day. It is believed that her birthday falls on this day and thus, people visit temples to worship her. They even wear yellow and/or white clothes symbolic of Saraswati Devi. The festival signifies that knowledge is supreme, and it ... Read More

The Jaipur Literature Festival is a literary festival which takes place in Jaipur each year in the third week of January. Started in 2006, the world's largest free literature festival known as JLF, takes place in Hotel Diggy Palace every year. When The festival was initiated in the year 2006, only 18 writers including Namita Gokhale, Shobhaa De, and Hari Kunzru and 14 other authors were a part of it. There were a small number of 100 folks who attended the event.Permanent AssociationsIt has been sponsored by Sonjoy Roy of teamwork arts while Surina Narula is the Founder Sponsor and ... Read More