मनोजवं   मारुततुल्यवेगं,  जितेन्द्रियं   बुद्धिमतां   वरिष्ठ  । वातात्मजं   वानरयूथमुख्यं,  श्रीरामदूतं   शरणं   प्रपद्ये  । जिनकी मन के समान गति और वायु के समान वेग है, जो परम जितेन्दिय और बुद्धिमानों में श्रेष्ठ हैं, उन पवनपुत्र वानरों में प्रमुख श्रीरामदूत की मैं शरण लेता हूं!! आज हनुमान जयंती है. हनुमान जयंती को भगवान हनुमान के जन्म दिन के रूप में मनाया जाता है. ऐसा माना जाता है कि आज के दिन शिव जी के ११वे अवतार के रूप में हनुमान जी का पृथ्वी पर आगमन हुआ था. और उनकाअवतरण भी एक खास मकसद से हुआ था. वो था भगवान विष्णु  के अवतार श्री राम की सेवा. हनुमान जी को श्री राम का सबसे बड़ा भक्त माना जाता है और उनकी अनन्य भक्ति के कारन ही हमेशा श्री राम के साथ हनुमान जी को भी पूजा जाता है. दोनों, भक्त और भगवान के इस रिश्ते को कई लेखो, कहानियो और ग्रंथो में  बड़े ही भाव पूर्वक दर्शाया गया है. हिन्दू धर्म की खासियत कहे कि उसमे ऐसी कई कहानियाँ है जो हमे किसी ना किसी भगवान के अवतरण के बारे में बतलाती है. और हर कहानी हमे कोई ना कोई ...

When I started writing in 2015, my son was 14 months old. He only was my inspiration to start writing. I used to write my own parenting experiences and everyday problems. In many of blogs, I shared my wisdom as a working mother. I also gave importance to share how my husband supported me all through being always there for me. I never imagined that one day I would have my own blog and I would expand my horizons of writing. In 2017, I got my own blogging space with the name "Vibhu & Me". Vibhu is my son's name and he would always remain the biggest inspiration for my posts. Now I write in diverse subjects. Parenting is, of course, my best-loved genre because I have practical insight there (I am a mother of a naughty boy). However, I love to write about Indian art, culture, cuisines, folklore, and mythology. Because this way I research a lot and reading about India and Indian culture always make me spirited. I also feel confident in expressing my views on relationships...

होली का दिन हो और अपनी हिंदी फिल्मो के गाने न बजे ऐसा कैसे हो सकता है..  रंग बरसे भीगे चुनर वाली.. और आज ना छोड़ेंगे बस हमजोली.. जैसे गाने जब तक न बजे लगता ही नहीं कि होली आ गई है. इन गानों का बजना और लोगों का थिरकना जैसे किसी परंपरा की तरह हो गया है. होली के त्योहार का उत्साह बढ़ाने में बॉलीवुड ने हमारा खूब साथ दिया है. 1958 से लेकर आज तक फिल्मों में होली के गीत फिल्माएं जाते हैं और वे सुर्खियां भी बटोरते हैं. होली पर गानों का इतिहास काफी पुराना है. पहले के समय में लोग होली पर 'फाग' गाते थे. इसके साथ ही बड़े सारे गाने राधा-कृष्ण की होली को दर्शाने वाले होते थे. जैसे "आज ब्रिज में होली  रे रसिया..". 1981 में आई फिल्म सिलसिला का 'रंग बरसे भीगे चुनर वाली..' होली पर गाये और बजाये जाने वाले गानों में सबसे लोकप्रिय है. असल में ये गाना काफी पुराना है जिसकी जड़े अवध में गाये जाने वाले एक तरह के फाग में है. अभिताभ बच्चन जी खुद ही कई बार बताया कि ये गाना उन्होंने सबसे पहले अपनी पिता जी, हरिवंश राय बच्चन जी से सुना था. फिल्म में इस गाने का रूप थोड़ा बदला पर मिठ...

Just look the picture below,  Isn't is mouthwatering? Gulab Jamun is known as one of the most popular Indian desserts. This my favorite sweet dish among all other plentiful of sweet dishes that we Indians relish every now and then. I always feel that there is a significant connection between our festivals and sweets. In every festival, one specific sweet dish is being prepared in houses depending on the weather and time of the year. However, Gulab Jamun is a season free dish. You can enjoy it's soft and melting taste anytime anywhere. I am not a born Gulab Jamun lover. Rather I discovered my love for Gulab Jamun quite late. During my pregnancy, I found that the fridge-chilled Gulab Jamun was the only thing that could satisfy my craving. I felt heaven after having Gulab Jamun. Day and night I used to dream about having Gulab Jamun only. My fridge had a box of Gulab Jamun all the time. I didn’t want to share my Gulab Jamuns with anyone, not even with my husband. He used ...

When I saw the prompt of this week "How to teach kids importance of Republic day" I was both amused and confused. Teaching kids anything around nationalism and patriotism is really tough. These are such abstract feeling that can only be understood when one really realizes the importance of Independence and how the collective efforts of our freedom fighters brought it to us. In today's time, when most of the adults are ignorant in executing their duties towards the country, how can we expect kids to be loving for our country!! However, I remember my childhood when I was very patriotic. Reading stories of struggle of freedom was in the curriculum. I was in touch with theories and ethics that made our country. How rules and regulations were made, how tax system was introduced, how policies were made and how our country progressed. I was loving our country so much.  Slowly, as I grew up, I started forgetting all that I read and with that, I also became the part of the c...

One Bollywood movie that has gained immense attention and hype in the recent months has finally reached multiplexes. The controversial film is made of an already narrated background story. A story which most history books describing brave queens of Indian history also contain.   Those who have been students or interest holders of Hindi Sahitya must have read the story from epic author and poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi named as Padmavat. So, the only thing that could be changed in it was the way of narration and probably it was the issue with the protesters. The book story turned motion picture with a cost of 200 crore was primarily named as Padmavati as the producer/ director wanted to frame it as a story of the beauty and bravery of Queen Padmavati . But the Rajput inheritors had made enough havoc of the film not only in India but in other countries also where the film was proposed to release. Due to the protests, the film was not allowed to release and we also get to see an u...

In our country, we celebrate life and all those things which help in living our lives well. One such celebration is Harvest festivals. In different states of India, harvest festivals are being celebrated based on the main crops of that region and its timing. But regardless of state or time, the main reason behind every harvest festival is to welcome new food and to bid thanks to almighty for giving us an important aspect of our lives, harvest. Here are few harvest festivals that we celebrate with excitement and zeal every year :  1. Makara Sankranti in January:  Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in almost every state of India. This festival is to honour the beginning of the harvest season and end of the northeast monsoon in South India. Makar Sankranti is respected as the beginning of an auspicious phase in Indian (Hindu) culture. It is cited as the 'holy phase of transition'. Makara Sankranti is known as Pongal, Uttarayana, Lohri, Kh...