ARRANGED MARIAGE SYSTEM
The concept of arranged marriages in India traces its origin to the early Vedic times. For royal families, a ceremony known as the swayambar would be arranged for the bride. Suitable suitors from all over the kingdom were invited to either compete in some competition to win-over the bride. The custom was that the bride […]
JOINT FAMILIES
Joint family was prevalent in the Indian society. Its where an entire family lives together, inclusive of one’s parents, wife, children and other extended family members. However, today it is slowly drifting into a more nuclear type. The merit with joint family is that it provides cohesiveness and overall warmth which typically runs through the […]
NAMASTE
This is one of India’s gifts to the world—our popular method or custom of greeting. The picture above depicts the paraphernalia of so doing. The gesture involves folded-hands and a beaming smile done with heartfelt love for one’s fellow humankind. It may even be followed with an embrace but never a kiss, which is publicly […]
MEDITATION
Wherefrom but India was this world-renowned concept imported into these parts of the world. The word meditation itself is a derivative of the French word meditacioun and the Latin word meditatio, both of which literally means to think, contemplate, devise or ponder upon. It implies mindfully or intently focusing the mind upon a particular object, thought […]
YOGA
Here is a word that had made great headlines in the world which has also taken birth in India. The word yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word meaning to attach, join, harness or yoke. In the context of yoga sutras, the word yoga means union. In its purest spiritual sense then, yoga finds fulfillment in the words Patanjali who […]