A fleshy fruit, eaten ripe or used green for pickles etc., of the tree Mangifera indica, the mango is one of the… Read More>>
Author: Danish Anwar
National Flag
The National Flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, white in the middle and dark green… Read More>>
National Calendar
The national calendar based on the Saka Era, with Chaitra as its first month and a normal year of 365 days… Read More
National Bird
The Indian peacock, Pavo cristatus, the national bird of India, is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped… Read More>>
National Anthem
The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi… Read More>>
National Animal
The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes… Read More>>
Classical Dances Of India
India is a land of diverse cultures, traditions and languages. In India many dance forms have developed…. Read More>>
Odissi Dance
Odissi traces its origins to the ritual dances performed in the temples of ancient northern India. Today the name… Read More>>
Mohiniattam Dance
The dance form of Mohiniattam was nurtured in the region of Kerala in southwestern India. The name Mohiniattam… Read More>>
Modern Dance in India
Modern Dance in India has a relatively short history. Since the perception of ‘modern’ or ‘contemporary’ can… Read More>>