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Every blog post from the Pakka Patriot library — 156 stories of history, culture, heroes, and the land we love.
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The Story of Sage Dadhichi’s Ultimate Sacrifice to Indra
Introduction Dadhichi, after acquiring spiritual knowledge, led a pious life. When prayed for by Indra and other gods, Dadhichi readily sacrificed his life as well as the body, in order that the gods might win in their war against demons. “We are in difficulty. We need your backbone if we are to survive. You must…
Mahatma Gandhi’s Biography in Indian History
Introduction Gandhiji’s life was dedicated to the ideals of Truth, Non-violence, and Love. ‘The Bhagavad-Gita is my mother,’ he once said; and the name of Sri Rama (one of the 24 avatars) was his shield. He was the architect of India’s freedom (read about unique freedom fighters from India here) and one of the greatest…
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar – A Short Biography with Images
Introduction Born in a class considered low and outcast. Dr. Ambedkar fought untiringly for the downtrodden. The boy who suffered bitter humiliation became the first Minister for Law in free India and shaped the country’s Constitution. A determined fighter, a deep scholar, human to the tips of his fingers. Two brothers who were studying at school…
What is the history of Indian footwear like Paduka, Juta?
He, at once gave an order to his soldiers to clean the whole place using water. This made the place completely a mess with water and mud flooding throughout the place. This mess provoked him to take the drastic decision of sweeping his whole kingdom. After this exercise by the soldiers, the whole kingdom was…
When to consume dry fruits? & other unanswered questions…
We went to a place in JP Nagar to eat ice-cream. Though I like ice-cream, I seldom visit ice-cream parlors for the simple fact that they are unhealthy no matter at what time of the day we eat them. We were there in the area close to this ice-cream parlor that serves great Apricot ice-cream….
90 different varieties & styles of sarees from across India
1 What are the different names for Sarees in the different states of India? 2 How do we measure Sarees using our hands? 3 What are the different types of Sarees? 4 What are the different types of Sarees in different States? 5 What are the styles of tying a saree? 6 What are the…
Bangalore Food Guide on Street Food, Food Street & Culture
In my youthful days, if there was an event going on in our area, we were the people who would tie banners or beautify the surrounding areas. This involved decorating the circles and nearby trees. Such days would take away our late evening as we used to work till 12 midnight. After all the exercise,…
11 diversities of Indian culture from the land of diversity
1 Time 2 Culture 3 God 4 Festival 5 Temples 6 Rituals 7 Language 8 Food 9 Clothing 10 Music 11 Dance In a temple in Andhra, where a number of Kannadigas visit, I observed a family singing Hanuman Chalisa, which is written in Gujrati by Tulsidas. Everyone present in the temple was enjoying listening…
Ramana Maharshi: Biography, Ashram, Quotes, Who am I
1 Birth of a legend – Ramana Maharshi 2 Venkataramana and his sleep 3 Arunachala, the place Venkataramana liked on an impulse 4 Venkataramana to Ramana Maharshi – The death experience 5 Ramana Maharshi leaves home 6 Ramana Maharshi’s lonely journey 7 Ramana Maharshi to Arunachalam 8 Ramana Maharshi’s enlightenment experience 9 Ramana Maharshi’s meeting…
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: Stories, Rajyabhishek, Death
Swami Vivekananda, when in conversation with Dr. Nanjundarao MC (a famous Dr. and a great disciple of Swami), takes the conversation to a song that he sings in Hindi. The song is about the great king Chhatrapati Shivaji. Angered by the doctor’s question as to why Shivaji should be so respected, Swami continues to say…
157 Historical & Patriotic Places to visit in (early) India
1 Hall of Fame Kashmir 2 Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum Kashmir 3 Attari (Wagah) Border Punjab 4 Jallianwala Bagh Punjab 5 The Partition Museum Punjab 6 Gobindgarh Fort Punjab 7 Lala Lajpath Rai’s House Museum Punjab 8 Dr. Diwan Singh Kalepani Museum Punjab 9 Jang E Azadi Punjab 10 National Martyrs Memorial Punjab 11 Maharaja…
44 great people of India from ancient Purana forming Shlokas
1 Arundhati 2 Anasuya 3 Savitri 4 Janaki 5 Sati 6 Draupadi 7 Kannagi 8 Gargi 9 Meera 10 Durgavati 11 Lakshmibai 12 Ahilyabai Holkar 13 Keladi Chennamma 14 Rudramamba 15 Nivedita 16 Maa Sharada 17 Srirama 18 Bharata 19 Krishna 20 Bhishma 21 Yudishtira 22 Arjuna 23 Markandeya 24 Harishchandra 25 Prahlada 26 Narada…
Ancient Indians on (Medical) Science, Tech., Eco., Politics
Ancient India was a center of attraction for the whole world. The more we delve into world history, the more we understand our contributions in almost every division of every prevalent topic. I remember the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh objecting to a British court verdict that India was a poor and illiterate country. He goes…
18 important values from Indian Culture and Tradition
1 The culture behind Lighting the Lamp 2 Prayer Room built, in Indian Houses 3 Usage of Namaste for greeting in Indian Culture 4 Prostrating the Lord and its values 5 The tradition behind applying marks on the forehead 6 The ancient tradition of offering food to the lord 7 The reason behind Pradakshina (Circumambulate)…
Chanakya Quotes on love, success, motivation, wedding, politics
Before reading the quotes about Chanakya, let us listen to this beautiful episode of the great Chanakya’s serial where Chanakya and his pupils sing the famous patriotic song, “Hum kare rashtra aaradhan”. Even a wise man comes to grief by Giving instruction to a foolish disciple Maintaining a wicked wife Excessive familiarity with the miserable….
24 Avatars beyond the known 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu
1 Matsya Avatar Story 2 Kurma Avatar Story 3 Varaha Avatar Story 4 Narasimha Avatar Story 5 Vamana Avatar Story 6 Parashurama Avatar Story 7 Rama Avatar Story 8 Krishna Avatar Story 9 Buddha Avatar Story 10 Kalki Avatar Story 11 Sages Sankaadi Avatar Story 12 Sage Narada Avatar Story 13 Sage Kapila Avatar Story…
37 easy and meaningful Sanskrit shlokas with meaning
Books on Subhashitas Grab on Amazon Laziness Vs. Activity आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः।नास्त्युद्यमसमो बन्धुः कृत्वा यं नावसीदति ॥ Laziness is set by default on a human being. It is the effort of the human being to indulge in activities, by making activity their next of kin (so close to them) can eliminate laziness….
11 benefits of travel food Thepla recipes ordered online
1 Portability 2 Enduring 3 Nutritious 4 Delicious 5 Multiple flavors 6 Healthy 7 Flexible 8 Easy to prepare 9 Side Variants 10 Healthy Top-ups 11 Consume anywhere A Yoga teacher doing her final bachelor’s degree in Prashanti Kuteeram (a place in Bengaluru where Yoga as a subject is taken up for advance research). She…
63 interesting things to do at Visvesvaraya Museum
We were in the sixth class. It was a terrific summer. Moreover, our parents forced us to visit this museum. Therefore in the scorching sun, in the afternoon, we planned to visit this place. We were eleven friends and some elders. The burning sun looked like calmed down, when we saw a jet standing out…
51 sorted patriotic songs in Hindi with lyrics
Patriotism in India is not what the others have interpreted. The meaning of patriotism is very unique to this nation and its culture. We have explained that here. Our patriotic songs portray this sentiment in us right from using the instruments to the person singing and to strike the right chord. Let us dig a…
9 unknown contributions to the history from Jammu and Kashmir
1 Panini Sanskrit philologist, grammarian 2 Patanjali Sanskrit Works 3 Dridhabala Charaka Samhita Bhashya 4 Bharata Muni Natya Shastra 5 Yoga Vasishta Cosmology 6 Martand Sun Temple Architecture 7 Awantipora Temple Diversity 8 Pandrethan Temple Interiors 9 Mamleshwar Temple Stream When we had been to a holy trip to Amarnath the exemplary experience that amazed…
11 benefits and directions of Trikala Sandhyavandanam
If you think Trikala Sandhyavandanam is religious, think again. In this ancient culture nothing was a commandment, nor was anything religious. Associating Sandhyavandanam to any particular religion or belief is like associating natural resources to a particular religion. Iterating again, there is no concept of religion in this nation. Coming back to Sandhyavandanam; it is…
14 Indian musical instruments like Sitar, Sarangi with sounds
1 Shruti Box 2 Tamburi or Tanpura 3 Veena 4 Sitar 5 Violin 6 Rudra Veena 7 Ektara 8 Rabab 9 Sur Shringar 10 Sarangi 11 Flute 12 Nadaswaram 13 Alghoza 14 Shringa India is known for its diversity. In fact, the name India is a recent name given to us by the Britishers. India…
Beginner’s practice guide on food culture in India
For us Indians everything is Holy and God. That includes animals, people, plants, knowledge, tools, etc. Food joins the queue and is on par with Knowledge and Wealth. Food is revered as goddess Annapurneshwari, who is a part of Parvati, the Shakti God. Let us find out what makes us Indians feel this way. Why…