Anurag RANA

I READ Khushwant Singh's comment that the words of foreign languages that have found entry in the English language belittle the importance of this link language of the world. He states:"Neither the French nor the the Spaniards accepted words from other languages to enrich itself-it has over 10,000 words of Indian origin-and is today the most widely spoken language in the world." Actually,English has not 'stolen' words from foreign languages to enrich itself, but borrowed them to meet the needs of expression in day life in other countries. Now, for example, we have Indian English, American English, Japanese English and so on and so forth. The borrowing of words form foreign languages by English has provided beauty and color to it. In India English language has flourished more after the British left India. Now, It has found wider use than before. no, Indian becomes less patriotic by learning and using English in day-to-day life. We need to shed th...

Holi is one of the most ancient festivals in India and was originally named 'Holika’. Celebrated throughout the country with immense zeal and fervor, Holi is also one of the most popular Indian festivals abroad. The celebrations of Holi differ from region to region, however the zeal and gusto with which the festival is welcomed throughout the country remains the same. It is often said that the modern form of Holi was introduced in Mathura and Vridvana by Lord Krishna himself and that is why Holi holds a special significance in the eastern part of the country. Read on this article to explore the origin as well as the history of Holi in the country. Holi has a detailed description in the ancient Vedas and Puranas such as ‘Narad Purana’ and ‘Bhavishya Purana’. The festival of Holi also finds detailed descriptions in the Jaimini Mimansa. During an excavation, a stone inscription of 300 BC was found at Ramgarh and this stone inscription has mention of ‘Holikotsav’ i.e. the ‘celebratio...

Holi is the festival of color and joy. It is the day when the bright colors of Holi diminish all the discriminations of caste and creed in society. The colors of Holi also bring along with themselves the spirit of joy, naughtiness, passion and enthusiasm. The festival in itself is the celebrations of the divine love of Radha and Krishna as well as the commemoration of the fact that ‘Goodness always triumphs over evil’ and the verity that ‘Truth is always universal’. There is an eternal meaning of Holi beyond the ‘color play’ and ‘grand feasts’. History of Holi The exact origin of the festival can not be found, though several historians claim that the Holi celebration in the country was brought along with the Aryans. It is also quoted as a reason that Holi is still celebrated with great zeal in the more Aryan dominant Northern and Eastern India. There is also a detailed description of this festival in early religious works such as Jaimini's Purvamimamsa-Sutras and Kathaka-Grhya-Su...

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