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Preface Preface of the Culture Course Volume - I book. [ More... ] Prayers Prayers on Gods, mother, father, guru and guests. [ More... ] The Mahabharata King Dhritarashtra was born inthe kuru race. he ruled over Hastinapura near Delhi. He had hundred sons. [ More... ] The Ramayana Dasaratha was King ofKosala. Ayodhya was its capital. Dasa ratha had three Queens.they had no children [ More... ] Dhruva King Uttanapada had two queens-Suneeti, the first and Suruchi, the second.He did not care for Suneeti and her son Dhrava. [ More... ] Ranti Deva Ranti Deva was a great King. he gave up his kingdom. he lived in a forest as a hermit. [ More... ] Valmiki A long time ago a dacoit used to stop travellers in a forest. He killed them if they did not stop. the decoit stopped a rishi . [ More... ] Vedavyasa Parasura was great rishi. One day he had to cross the Yamuna river. The river is in flood. [ More... ] Tiruvalluvar Tiruvalluvar was great saint of Tamil Nadu. he lived long, lng ago in Madras. he was a poor weaver. [ More... ] Manu Manu was the son of god. he was the first man. he was king of Land. We are all born of Manu.so we are called Manushyas. [ More... ] Mandhata Do you know why shildren suck their thumbs? Lon ago there was a great king in our country. His name was Mandhata. [ More... ] Bharata Sakuntala was the foster daughter of kanva Rishi. They live in an ashram in a forest. [ More... ] The Himalayas The Himalayas form the northern boundary of our country. They are king of Mountains.The world's highest peaks are there. [ More... ] Ganga Himavan, the Kingf of Mountains, had two daughters Ganga and Uma. Ganga is holy river. [ More... ] Gokarna Ravan was King of Lanka. His mother, Keshini, called hime one day. she said," Bring me a siva-Linga for worship". [ More... ] Ganesh Chaturthi God Ganesa is the son of god siva. He has many other names, Moraya, Vinayaka, Gajanana. He has an elephant face. It shows wisdom. [ More... ] Janmashtami You have seen a picture of child Krishna. He has butter in his hand. He wears a peacock feaher on his head. [ More... ] Sivaratri A hunter went to a forest in search of game. He could not catch any game throughout the day. [ More... ] The Monkey and Wedge A carpenter was splitting a log of wood in a forest. It was noon. He drove a wedge in the slit. [ More... ] The Hare and The Tortoise There was a yioung hare. It was very proud of its sped in running.The hare had a tortoise as friend. [ More... ] The Clever Crow A crow built a nest in a tree. There ws a pit below the tree.In that lived a snake. when the crow was away, the snake climed the tree. [ More... ] Bharata Mata Our is a very old country. Our country is like a mother to us all. We call her, therefore, Bharata - Mata. [ More... ] Our National Flag You have sll seen our natin Flag. It has three colourbands: saffron at the top, dark-green at the bottom and white in between. [ More... ]

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