Preface |
Prayers |
| Preface
of the Culture Course Volume - II Book. [More ....] |
Some
important prayers about Gods and other. [More ....] |
Seeta's
marriage |
The Target |
| Janka
was the king of Mithila. He was a very wise king. Sumedha was his queen.Once
hanaka ploughed his field for a yaga. [More ....] |
You
have read about the Pandavas and kauravas. They were cousins. Dronacharys was
their common Guru. [More ....] |
Narada |
Prahlada |
| Once
there lived an old woman in a forest. she served the rishis there. She had a
young son. The old woman taught her son: " Serve the irshis after I am no
more". [More
....] |
Hiranyakashipu
was an Asura King. he was a mighty ruler but evil-minded. He hated god. Prahlad was
his young son. [More ....] |
Atri |
Vasishtha |
| Brahma,
Vishnu and Siva are the three great gods. Rishis Atri was the son of Brahma.
One day Brahma asked Atri to create a new world. [More ....] |
Rishi
Vasishtha, was a son of Brahma. He was learned in the sastras. Brahma said to
him one day, "Son, will you become the family priest of kings? you can become
rich!" [More
....] |
Avvai |
The Buddha |
| Grandma
Avvai ws a ppoetess of Tamil Nadu. She lived long, long ago. She was
learned and wise. people came to her for advice on many things. Kings waited on her
for her blessings. [More ....] |
Prince
siddhratha Gautama was born two thousand five hundred years ago. His father was King
Suddodana.
[More ....] |
Chandragupta |
Asoka |
| There
was once a village boy called Chandragupta. His father had died and his mother Mura
was poor. She had no mney either to feed him or send hime to school. [More ....] |
Asoka
was a great King of India. He was the grndson of Chandragupta. He, too,
was a great warrior. He was also a learned man. [More ....] |
Kasi |
Rameswaram |
| There
are many holy places in our country. kasi is the foremost among them. It is in the
north of India. Another name for Kasi Is Varanasi. [More ....] |
In
the last lesson you read about the hole place of Varanasi in the north. Here you will read
about another holy place, Rameswaram. [More ....] |
Badarinath
- Kedarnath |
Ujjain |
| Badarinath
is holy place on the Himalaya. There we have the temple of God Badari Narayana.
There in kedarnath is the temple of God Siva. [More ....] |
Just
take a map of India and look for the town of Ujjain on it. It is almost at the
centere of our country. It was the capital of India a long time ago. [More ....] |
Deepavali |
Dassara |
| Which
festival do you enjoy most? Many people would say Deepavali.On that day you get up
early in the morning, bathe, wear new clthes and let off crackers. [More ....] |
Dassara
is one of our most important festivals. There are many stories about it. Rama
killed Ravana on the day of Dassara.
[More ....] |
Onam |
The
Lion and the Rabbit |
| Have
you heard of the Onam festival? Perhaps some of you have. We shall tell you
something about Onam. Mahabali was an Asura King.
[More ....] |
Bhasuraka
was the lion-king of the forest. Each day the animals of the forest sent him one
of themselves as food for the day. [More ....] |
The
Swan and the Tortoise |
Rana Sanga |
| A
tortoise by nameKambugriva lived in a small lake. It had two swan friends. Every
day, the swans came to the lake and talked to the tortoise. [More ....] |
Mewar
was a small kingdom in Rajasthan in North India. Chitor was its capital. many
famous kings and queens reuled over it.They were called Rajputs. [More ....] |
Rana Pratap |
|
| Rana
pratap was another great Rajput king. he was Rana Sanga,s grandson. He was as
brave as his grandfather. Emperor Akbar ruled in Delhi at that time. [More ....] |
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