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Kulbir Kaur teaches sociology at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, Delhi University

Sikhism, being a practical religion, denounces renunciation and believes in householders way of salvation. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Following in the noble footsteps of Sikh Gurus

Khalsa Aid attracts a large number of volunteers and presently there are around 18,000 volunteers working for it.

9 March 2019 12:35 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Compassion - A divine trait

Compassion is a divine quality and is viewed as the highest moral virtue.

23 Feb 2019 12:55 AM IST

Guru Gobind Singh, the son of a martyr father and the father of four martyr sons , was born in 1666 at Patna in Bihar.

Mystic Mantra: My Mita, my friend

A person in love does not believe in any kind of distinction.

9 Feb 2019 2:15 AM IST

Edited by Malashri Lal and Namita Gokhale Penguin, Rs 399

Radha: Not only a rasika, but a rebel in love

The book, not surprisingly, begins with a comparison between Radha and Sita. Radha, like Sita, is also a manifestation...

3 Feb 2019 8:10 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Right to have rights

He admonishes the rulers and their ministers and asks them to work for the welfare of the people.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM IST

Guru Gobind Singh, the son of a martyr father and the father of four martyr sons , was born in 1666 at Patna in Bihar.

Mystic Mantra: Guru Gobind Singh - A martyr

Guru Gobind Singh also composed poetry to put courage into his Sikhs.

12 Jan 2019 12:24 AM IST

Sikhism, being a practical religion, denounces renunciation and believes in householders way of salvation. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Mystic Mantra: Four sahibzade, four martyrs

A martyr is one who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce his faith.

21 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST

Kartikeya and His Battle with the Soul Stealer by Usha Narayanan, Penguin Random, House, Rs 299

Battle between Kartikeya and Surapadma

The child, Kartikeya, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, struggling with the mysteries of life.

16 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

The Upside-Down King: Unusual Tales about Rama and Krishna by Sudha Murty, Penguin Random House, Rs 250

Why are Vishnu's avatars, Ram and Krishna, opposites?

Krishna married eight women and gave protection to 16,100 women.

9 Dec 2018 12:58 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Guru Nanak and truthful living

Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, was born in 1469 AD in Talwandi who emphasised on the oneness of God.

23 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

First look of Bombay Durga Puja Samiti, the goddess dressed in benarasi.

Mystic Mantra: Celebrating Durga in sarad navratri

The nine manifestations, known as Navdurga, represent all the cosmic energy of the universe.

16 Oct 2018 12:52 AM IST

Sugandhi Alias Andal Devanayaki by T.D. Ramakrishnan, translated by Priya K. Nair, HarperCollins, Rs 399.

Gendered resistance meshes myth

The novel is of 242 pages, out of which 115 pages are devoted to myth only.

30 Sept 2018 1:41 AM IST