October 2020

Month

National Unity Day: Patel, The Man Behind Unified India

In 1947 Patel emerged as the biggest unifier of Bharat following the footsteps of Chanakya, using saam-daam-danda-bheda to unify India against the spectrum of separatist forces.
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Maharishi Valimiki: Adkavi of Adkavya, Ramayan

Mahaṛṣi Vālmīki is remembered as ādi Kavi in the Indian kāvya tradition who composed, the widely read Indian epic Ramayan, based on the life of Lord Ram. He is deeply revered and worshipped to this day as a supreme sage and lord.
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Meerabai: The Fountainhead of Devotion

Meerabai was an Indian saint-poetess who composed numerous beautiful bhajans and dohas about Lord Krishna. She was one of the most prominent figures of the Bhakti Movement in India.
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Vijay Dashmi: Symbolism, Traditions, Lore and Much More

The tithi or calendar day of Vijaya Dashami stands for the vanquishment of the wicked not just in the puranic tales centered around the Devi, but in numerous other narratives, songs, and lore in the Hindu tradition.
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