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Hidimba: The unsung heroine of Mahabharata

By: Saroj Thakur
The Gita Press Gorakhpur’s, The Mahabharata has beautiful black & white sketches inserted in the text itself and it adds manifold to the charm of the epic. I would look at the pictures and read the text along with to get pleasure out of my reading. One particular picture that I still carry [...]

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Ma Simsa: Weaving a dream for progeny

By: Saroj Thakur

What should I ask for, when I’ve sought thee…
During the Navratras it is a heart-rending sight to see women sleeping on the floor of the temple, seeking a child from the Maa! Thirty kilometres from Baijnath, in Himachal Pradesh, Maa Simsa Temple is situated in Simas village, amidst picturesque surroundings. The thick [...]

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प्राचीन किन्नर देश और वर्तमान किन्नौरः किन्नर शब्द को हिजड़ा समुदाय से जोड़ना एक ऐतिहासिक भूल

छाया व आलेख: एस आर हरनोट

किन्नौर हिमाचल प्रदेश का अति सुन्दर और समीमावर्ती जनजातीय जिला है। इसके पूर्वी छोर में तिब्बत, पश्चिम में कुल्लू व लाहंल स्पिति, दक्षिण-पश्चिमी छोर में शिमला जिला और दक्षिण में उत्तर प्रदेश का उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र और जिला शिमला का रोहड़ू क्षेत्र स्थित है ।
1 मई, १९६० से पूर्व यह महासू [...]

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150 convert Christians return to Hinduism in Himachal

By: Ajai Srivastava

Shimla: It was a moment of pride for all those who believe in the basic values of Indian culture and fundamental rights when 151 men, women and children were given an opportunity to return to their original faith. They all belong to Scheduled Castes with fragile economic condition and were converted in [...]

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चंबयाली संस्कृति में प्रकृति संरक्षण

द्वाराः कुलभूषण उपमन्यु
विशाल और विविधता से भरी भारतीय संस्कृति, प्रकृति के साथ मनुष्य से संबंधों के बारे में बड़ी जागरूक रही है । यह संबंध बड़ा अटूट और वैज्ञानिक आधार से परिपुष्ट रहा है । मनुष्य प्रकृति के अंदर ही पैदा हुआ और अपनी बौद्धिक ताकत के बल पर  प्रकृति को प्रभावित करने की सबसे [...]

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The diminishing handicrafts of Himachal

Write-up and photos by: Saroj Thakur
It is human tendency to take for granted what he gets easily. Perhaps this is the way it had been for me when it came to Himachali handicrafts, but not any more. This realisation struck me hard when I saw people from outside the state, coming to our Institute (National [...]

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Shivratri celebrated in Himachal

Photo and copyright: D D Sharma

Shivratri being celebrated in a traditional Himachali way in Kandru village (Theog Tehsil), about 64 km from Shimla on February 16. The ceremonies, which are performed at night mark the marriage of God Shiv to Goddess Parvati.

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More vignettes from Dodra Kawar

Photos and copyright: D D Sharma

A high school (Left) and a weaver at his handloom (Right) in Dodra village.

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The sacred grooves of Dodra-Kawar

Photos and write-up: D D Sharma

A view of the Dodra village (Photo copyright: D D Sharma)
The social and cultural aspects of Himachal Pradesh - known as Dev Bhoomi (Land of Gods) - clearly demonstrate the reverence that people of the state have for the local deities. If we try to draw the historical relation of [...]

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हिजड़ा समुदाय को किन्नर शब्द का प्रयोग असैंवधानिक

द्वाराः एस आर हरनोट

विधानसभा में विचार विमर्श के बाद भी कोई ठोस कदम न उठाना दुखद॥
इस प्रचलन को रोकने के लिए सरकार, मीडिया और बुद्धिजीवियों से निवेदन॥
मधुर भंडारकर की नई फिल्म ‘ट्रैफिक सिग्नल‘ में भी किन्नर शब्द का हिजड़ों के लिए इस्तेमाल गलत॥

हिजड़ा समुदाय को ‘किन्नर शब्द’ का प्रयोग प्रिंट और इलैक्ट्रोनिक मीडिया द्वारा धड़ल्ले [...]

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