Prayrika Shukla

I must confess that until recently I had never heard of Phool Dei, a spring festival that was celebrated yesterday in the villages of Uttarakhand. Children gather fresh flowers from the hills and go from house to house placing them on doorsteps, offering a blessing for the household: “Phool Dei, Chhamma Dei, Deni Dwar, Bhar Bhakar…” roughly wishing the home prosperity. In return they receive sweets. It reminded me a little of Halloween in the U.S., where children go door to door saying “trick or treat.” But what a lovely contrast. Here the children arrive not threatening a prank, or asking first, but giving first. Flowers. In an age when we speak so much about environmental consciousness, this graceful celebration of spring and nature deserves to be far more widely known. Just as Holi travelled across India and the world, perhaps Phool Dei should too. For me, the children of Uttarakhand are my #MondayMotivation

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Shilpa Chaudhary Indian Origin Solider in US Army questions protests happening in India in support of Iran.

1:~लंका में राम जी = 111 दिन रहे। 2:~लंका में सीताजी = 435 दिन रहीं। 3:~मानस में श्लोक संख्या = 27 है। 4:~मानस में चोपाई संख्या = 4608 है। 5:~मानस में दोहा संख्या = 1074 है। 6:~मानस में सोरठा संख्या = 207 है। 7:~मानस में छन्द संख्या = 86 है। 8:~सुग्रीव में बल था = 10000 हाथियों का। 9:~सीता रानी बनीं = 33वर्ष की उम्र में। 10:~मानस रचना के समय तुलसीदास की उम्र = 77 वर्ष थी। 11:~पुष्पक विमान की चाल = 400 मील/घण्टा थी। 12:~रामादल व रावण दल का युद्ध = 87 दिन चला। 13:~राम रावण युद्ध = 32 दिन चला। 14:~सेतु निर्माण = 5 दिन में हुआ। 15:~नलनील के पिता = विश्वकर्मा जी हैं। 16:~त्रिजटा के पिता = विभीषण हैं। 17:~विश्वामित्र राम को ले गए =10 दिन के लिए। 18:~राम ने रावण को सबसे पहले मारा था = 6 वर्ष की उम्र में। 19:~रावण को जिन्दा किया = सुखेन बेद ने नाभि में अमृत रखकर। श्री राम के दादा परदादा का नाम क्या था? नहीं तो जानिये- 1 - ब्रह्मा जी से मरीचि हुए, 2 - मरीचि के पुत्र कश्यप हुए, 3 - कश्यप के पुत्र विवस्वान थे, 4 - विवस्वान के वैवस्वत मनु हुए.वैवस्वत मनु के समय जल प्रलय हुआ था, 5 - वैवस्वतमनु के दस पुत्रों में से एक का नाम इक्ष्वाकु था, इक्ष्वाकु ने अयोध्या को अपनी राजधानी बनाया और इस प्रकार इक्ष्वाकु कुलकी स्थापना की | 6 - इक्ष्वाकु के पुत्र कुक्षि हुए, 7 - कुक्षि के पुत्र का नाम विकुक्षि था, 8 - विकुक्षि के पुत्र बाण हुए, 9 - बाण के पुत्र अनरण्य हुए, 10- अनरण्य से पृथु हुए, 11- पृथु से त्रिशंकु का जन्म हुआ, 12- त्रिशंकु के पुत्र धुंधुमार हुए, 13- धुन्धुमार के पुत्र का नाम युवनाश्व था, 14- युवनाश्व के पुत्र मान्धाता हुए, 15- मान्धाता से सुसन्धि का जन्म हुआ, 16- सुसन्धि के दो पुत्र हुए- ध्रुवसन्धि एवं प्रसेनजित, 17- ध्रुवसन्धि के पुत्र भरत हुए, 18- भरत के पुत्र असित हुए, 19- असित के पुत्र सगर हुए, 20- सगर के पुत्र का नाम असमंज था, 21- असमंज के पुत्र अंशुमान हुए, 22- अंशुमान के पुत्र दिलीप हुए, 23- दिलीप के पुत्र भगीरथ हुए, भागीरथ ने ही गंगा को पृथ्वी पर उतारा था.भागीरथ के पुत्र ककुत्स्थ थे | 24- ककुत्स्थ के पुत्र रघु हुए, रघु के अत्यंत तेजस्वी और पराक्रमी नरेश होने के कारण उनके बाद इस वंश का नाम रघुवंश हो गया, तब से श्री राम के कुल को रघु कुल भी कहा जाता है | 25- रघु के पुत्र प्रवृद्ध हुए, 26- प्रवृद्ध के पुत्र शंखण थे, 27- शंखण के पुत्र सुदर्शन हुए, 28- सुदर्शन के पुत्र का नाम अग्निवर्ण था, 29- अग्निवर्ण के पुत्र शीघ्रग हुए, 30- शीघ्रग के पुत्र मरु हुए, 31- मरु के पुत्र प्रशुश्रुक थे, 32- प्रशुश्रुक के पुत्र अम्बरीष हुए, 33- अम्बरीष के पुत्र का नाम नहुष था, 34- नहुष के पुत्र ययाति हुए, 35- ययाति के पुत्र नाभाग हुए, 36- नाभाग के पुत्र का नाम अज था, 37- अज के पुत्र दशरथ हुए, 38- दशरथ के चार पुत्र राम, भरत, लक्ष्मण तथा शत्रुघ्न हुए | इस प्रकार ब्रह्मा की उन्चालिसवी (39) पीढ़ी में श्रीराम का जन्म हुआ | शेयर करे ताकि हर हिंदू इस जानकारी को जाने...see more

As Israel, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain count the losses caused by Iranian missiles and drones, India thanks Dr Ramarao for building the indigenous Akash that tracked 616 Pak missiles and drones (64 simultaneously) before launching interceptors, logging a neutralisation rate of 99.4%

Evil eye is not a new thing and u will see people practising this in many culture, not only in India.. but was not something which was common but people have realized it lately How many of you noticed, things go wrong when you tell people? u expected some good news. ur life is going good. u are excited. u tell a friend and suddenly... boom.. it takes a U turn. Similar to observer effect in quantum physics which says a particle behaves like a wave with infinite potential until it is observed. but the moment it is observed, it collapses into a single particle our plan is in a state of pure potential. when we say it too early, we expose it to the observation of hundreds of minds. we force it to collapse before it becomes real. also, u think ur friends are happy for you. consciously, they might be. but subconsciously, the majority carry Matsarya ... thoughts carry energy. When you say it, the doubt of the other person too create a block. and if you look from astrological perspective, 2H governs both, speech & dhana It sits directly opposite the 8H . as they take energy from the same house, if u spend ur energy on speaking, u drain the other energy. Chanakya niti also says the same मनसा चिन्तितं कार्यं वचसा न प्रकाशयेत् । मन्त्रेण रक्षयेद् गूढं कार्ये चापि नियोजयेत् ॥ ur secret is like a seed which shd be hidden underground in darkness. If you pull it out to show off, it dies. to protect yourself, u shd build your aura through silence & ojas. it is said If you keep your mouth shut, but your Eyes are constantly looking at others, comparing yourself, seeking validation... u are still leaking energy. let ur work be the noise. until then.. Om Namah Shivaya 🔱

🔱 Happy Mahashivratri 🔱 On this sacred night of Mahadev, we don’t just celebrate a festival we celebrate a cosmic truth. 🕉️ Every symbol of Lord Shiva carries a deeper message for life: 🌊 Ganga – The flow of wisdom that washes away ignorance. 🧠 Third Eye – The power to see beyond illusion. 🔱 Trishul – Mastery over mind, intellect, and ego. 🐍 Serpent – Control over desires and pride. 💙 Neelkanth (Blue Throat) – The strength to absorb negativity without spreading it. 🪔 Ash (Vibhuti) – A reminder that everything material is temporary. 🧘 Meditative Posture – True power lies in inner stillness. 🥁 Damaru – The rhythm of creation and destruction. Mahadev teaches us: Control the mind. Conquer the ego. Embrace detachment. Live in awareness. This Shivratri, awaken the Shiva within you. Har Har Mahadev 🔱🔥

Lord Shiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison when gods, rishis, prajapatis approached lord Shiva to protect them. The prajāpatis said to lord shiva, O lord, you are self-effulgent and supreme. You create this material world by your personal energy, and you assume the names Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara when you act in creation, maintenance and annihilation. You are the cause of all causes, the self-effulgent, inconceivable, impersonal Brahman, which is originally Parabrahman. You manifest various potencies in this cosmic manifestation. O lord, you are the original source of Vedic literature. You are the original cause of material creation, the life force, the senses, the five elements, the three modes and the mahat-tattva. You are eternal time, determination and the two religious systems called truth [satya] and truthfulness [ṛta]. You are the shelter of the syllable oḿ, which consists of three letters a-u-m. O father of all planets, learned scholars know that fire is your mouth, the surface of the globe is your lotus feet, eternal time is your movement, all the directions are your ears, and Varuṇa, master of the waters, is your tongue. O lord, the sky is your navel, the air is your breathing, the sun is your eyes, and the water is your semen. You are the shelter of all kinds of living entities, high and low. The god of the moon is your mind, and the upper planetary system is your head. O lord, you are the three Vedas personified. The seven seas are your abdomen, and the mountains are your bones. All drugs, creepers and vegetables are the hairs on your body, the Vedic mantras like Gāyatrī are the seven layers of your body, and the Vedic religious system is the core of your heart. O lord, the five important Vedic mantras are represented by your five faces, from which the thirty-eight most celebrated Vedic mantras have been generated. Your Lordship, being celebrated as Lord Śiva, is self-illuminated. You are directly situated as the supreme truth, known as Paramātmā. O lord, your shadow is seen in irreligion, which brings about varieties of irreligious creations. The three modes of nature — goodness, passion and ignorance — are your three eyes. All the Vedic literatures, which are full of verses, are emanations from you because their compilers wrote the various scriptures after receiving your glance. O Lord Girīśa, since the impersonal Brahman effulgence is transcendental to the material modes of goodness, passion and ignorance, the various directors of this material world certainly cannot appreciate it or even know where it is. It is not understandable even to Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu or the King of heaven, Mahendra. ~ Srimad Bhagavatam 8.7.23-31

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I’ve often used the Samudra Manthan as a metaphor that is invaluable in business and policy-making. Because whenever you churn deeply, whether in society, business, or within yourself, the first thing that often surfaces is toxicity. The Amrit comes later. When facing turbulence, Strength comes not from spreading the toxicity. But from containing it. When poison rose from the ocean, Lord Shiva did not react in anger. He absorbed & held it. May we all cultivate stillness, resilience and the courage to transform. Best wishes to you all on the auspicious occasion of #MahaShivratri2026 🙏

Ratha Saptami – 25th January | Why & What to Do Ratha Saptami is dedicated to Surya Bhagwan, the King of all planets. The Sun represents authority, respect, position, power, and government. If you seek recognition in life, a respectable position, or opportunities in government and administration, pleasing the Sun on this day is highly auspicious. Rituals to Follow: •Wake up early and take a holy bath with Arka leaves. •After bath, offer Surya Arghya: take a copper vessel, fill it with water, add a little jaggery and red rose petals, and offer it facing the rising Sun. •While offering Arghya, chant “Om Suryaya Namaha” or recite Aditya Hridaya Stotra. •Perform a few rounds of Surya Namaskar. Practicing these rituals on Ratha Saptami strengthens Sun energy and helps bring respect, authority, confidence, and higher status in life.

"The Man Behind the Mask: The Soldier Who Cheated Death in Pulwama and Saved Lives in Wayanad."🇮🇳 You might have seen a photo of an Indian Army officer wearing a hard shell mask over his face. You probably scrolled past it, thinking it was tactical gear or a style choice. It isn’t. That mask hides a face that took 3 bullets for you. That mask covers a jaw that was shattered, so you could sleep safely. This is the story of Lt. Col. Rishi Rajalakshmi (Nair), the man they call "India's Most Fearless." THE NIGHTMARE IN PULWAMA (2017) -->It was March 4, 2017. Tral, Pulwama. Intel confirmed that terrorists were fortified inside a civilian house. It was a death trap. Sending men in was suicide; bombing it from afar would kill civilians. -->Major Rishi (then with 42 Rashtriya Rifles) made a choice that defies human instinct. He didn't order his men to go. He volunteered to go himself. -->His mission was to plant an IED to bring down the specific section of the house hiding the terrorists. THE IMPACT As he crawled into the kill zone, all hell broke loose. -->Bullet 1: Grazed his helmet. -->Bullet 2: Tore through his nose. -->Bullet 3: Shattered his jaw completely. -->Most men would die from the shock alone. Others would collapse. Rishi? He kept firing. -->With his face mutilated, blood pouring out, and unable to speak, he refused to evacuate until the terrorists were neutralized and his team was safe. He didn't just survive; he ensured the mission was a success. THE RESURRECTION -->The aftermath was brutal. 28 major surgeries. A face reconstructed from bone grafts and metal plates. A permanent loss of normal speech and eating abilities. -->The Medical Board prepared his discharge papers. "You've done enough, soldier. Go home." -->But Lt. Col. Rishi had other plans. He didn't want a pension; he wanted his uniform. He rehabilitated himself with a ferocity that scared even his doctors. He returned to active duty. THE WAYANAD SAVIOR (2024) Years later, when the devastating landslides hit Wayanad, Kerala, who was leading the rescue on the ground? The Masked Man. Lt. Col. Rishi Rajalakshmi was there, wading through mud and death, pulling his own people out of the debris. From fighting terrorists in Kashmir to saving civilians in Kerala, his war for India never ended. WE HAVE FAILED HIM We live in a society that will make a stranger famous for a 15-second dance reel, yet we scroll right past the man who literally sacrificed his face to keep us safe. We feast on hollow entertainment while he eats through a tube. That mask isn't a choice; it’s the receipt for our freedom, and the fact that we don't know his name is our collective shame. Lt. Col. Rishi Rajalakshmi is not just a soldier; he is a living testament to the fact that the Indian Army is not made of flesh and blood, but of iron and will. Don't let this story die on your timeline. RT this. Share this. Make sure the world knows the name Lt. Col. Rishi Rajalakshmi. Jai Hind. 🇮🇳🫡 @ajaykraina @col_chaubey @samartoor3086 @BPanIndian @TGD_06 @liveupdates247 #IndianArmy #RealHero #LtColRishi #Pulwama #Wayanad #IndiaFirst #JaiHind

Brutal Astrological Laws Everyone Should Know (Undeniable) 1. Wake Up Before Sunrise (Sun) → The Sun is the King. If you sleep while the King rises, you are not a ruler; you are a subject. Early rising fixes a weak Sun and builds authority. 2. Sweat Every Day (Mars) → Mars governs muscle, blood, and war. A sedentary life kills your Mars. Lift heavy, run fast, or fight. Physical weakness = weak will. 3. Respect Your Time (Saturn) → Saturn is the Judge of Karma. Wasting time on cheap entertainment invites Saturn's wrath (poverty and delay). Discipline is the only offering he accepts. 4. Control Your Tongue (Mercury) → Mercury is intellect and speech. Gossip, lying, and verbal diarrhea drain your intellectual power. Speak with purpose or stay silent. 5. Respect Women & Hygiene (Venus) → Venus is luxury and semen. You want wealth? Respect the feminine energy and keep yourself groomed. A dirty room and a dirty mind repel prosperity. 6. Master Your Mind (Moon) → The Moon rules emotions. If you react to every little problem, your Moon is debilitated. Meditation isn't optional; it's the anchor for a chaotic mind. 7. Honor Your Teachers & Elders (Jupiter) → Jupiter is wisdom and expansion. Mocking wisdom or disrespecting mentors blocks your luck. Arrogance shrinks your destiny. 8. Stop The Addiction Loop (Rahu) → Rahu is the smoke, the illusion, the scroll. Porn, gambling, and doom-scrolling feed the demon. Starve the distraction to find your direction. 9. Detach to Conquer (Ketu) → Ketu is liberation. If you are desperate for a result, you will never get it. Do the work and let go of the outcome. 10. Action Beats Prediction (Karma) → Your chart is a map, not a sentence. A strong will can override a weak placement. Sitting around waiting for a "good Dasha" is for losers. 11. Charity Without Expectation → Hoarding energy blocks flow. Giving (money, time, strength) clears karmic debt. If you are tight-fisted, the universe will be tight-fisted with you. Fix your habits. Exalt your planets.

Some say #Dhurandhar is propaganda🤦🏻‍♂️ Year 2001. December 13. The capital, Delhi, lay wrapped in winter fog. The clock showed 11:50 a.m. Inside the Parliament House—the temple of India’s democracy—an important session was in progress. Present inside were Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L. K. Advani, and almost all the top leaders of the country. Outside, guarding their security, was CRPF woman constable Kamlesh Kumari. She was part of the “Bravo Company,” entrusted with securing the outer gates of Parliament while the session was underway. Kamlesh Kumari was stationed near Gate No. 1, right beside Building Gate No. 11. Suddenly, a white Ambassador car sped toward the gate. Its registration number was DL 3CJ 1527. Her sixth sense immediately warned her. Normally, no VIP vehicle violates protocol and rushes in like that. She saw the car breaking through the security cordon and heading straight toward the gate. She had no sophisticated weapon in her hands—only a wireless set. But her heart was filled with indomitable courage. She instantly realized this was no ordinary vehicle—it was a terrorist attack. Casting aside all concern for her own life, she ran toward the gate with just one aim: the car must not be allowed inside. She shouted warnings to the other security personnel and managed to shut the gate. The terrorists understood that their plan had failed. Their disguise had been exposed. Enraged, they opened indiscriminate fire at Kamlesh Kumari. Not one or two—eleven bullets tore into her chest and abdomen. The ground of Parliament House was soaked in blood. Yet her sacrifice was not in vain. Because of her alertness, the rest of the security forces got crucial time to take position. One of the terrorists was a suicide bomber who planned to enter Parliament and blow himself up. Had that bomber succeeded in entering, India’s history might have been very different today. Kamlesh Kumari collapsed, but before falling she ensured that the terrorists could not advance even a single step further. It was because of her courage that the deadly blueprint of Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed was foiled that day. Kamlesh Kumari hailed from Sikandarpur village in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh. She joined the CRPF in 1994. Her husband, Avdhesh Kumar, and her two daughters, Jyoti and Shweta, were her entire world. Yet, when the nation called, she valued duty above her own family. On Republic Day in 2002, the Government of India posthumously awarded her the Ashoka Chakra—the highest peacetime gallantry award. She was the first woman constable in India to receive this honor. After her death, her family went through an extremely difficult time. When political debates delayed the execution of Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the Parliament attack, Kamlesh Kumari’s family, in anguish, announced their decision to return the Ashoka Chakra. They said, “If the nation for which Kamlesh gave her life delays punishing her killer, then what value does this medal hold?” Finally, after Afzal Guru was executed in 2013, her family accepted the honor once again. Kamlesh Kumari was not just a constable—she was an invisible wall of India, upon which the very first удар of terrorism crashed. She proved that it is not weapons, but courage, that is the greatest weapon of all. Source: Wikipedia – Kamlesh Kumari Yadav

To the Ukrainian and West handles abusing India for hosting Putin, read: In 1971, when India was at war with Pakistan, the US sent Task Force 74, led by the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, a nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable carrier and the world’s largest at the time, to support Pakistan. The Soviet Union responded instantly. Moscow dispatched nuclear-armed submarines and cruisers from Vladivostok to shadow and block the US fleet. The Soviet ships tailed the American carrier group and made it clear that any interference with India would meet resistance. The mighty US task force, sent to bully a young India, sat helplessly in the Bay of Bengal and then quietly withdrew. This is what Russia means to us: a time-tested, all-weather ally that stood by us in our darkest hour. So spare us the morality lectures. We will not stop engaging with them because of a war triggered by Western expansionist interests. The same West that sanctions Russia is the West that increased imports of Russian LNG, whose companies still operate in Russia through loopholes, and whose nuclear plants run on Russian uranium, all after the Ukraine war began. If meeting Putin equals supporting war crimes, then why didn’t you shout when Trump hosted him, or when China welcomed him at SCO, attended by 30+ countries? Why is India the only target? Because the outrage isn’t moral; it’s racist. We don't support wars but will protect our interests, honour our allies, and do what every sovereign nation does. Deal with it.

Rahul Gandhi has created a huge hue and cry on Russian President Putin not meeting him. #Thread Today, the Congress is lamenting in front of the journalists how they have not been invited to Rashtrapati Bhawan for President’ Banquet. But before crying about protocol, Rahul Gandhi should ask a basic question: Are his own actions in line with the dignity, conduct and expectations that come with being the Leader of the Opposition? (1/n)

'India GOT Lucky. He LIVES India' — Putin on PM .@narendramodi Ji. ♥️ 'It's very pleasant to talk to such person. A person of integrity'. CHINDIs & even 'some' insiders tried hard to remove Modi Ji, but with Mahadev Ji's blessings...Bharat again got lucky in 2024.

Japan has just DENIED the construction of Muslim cemeteries in the country: “In Japan, cremation is the tradition. The appropriate approach for muslims is to return the remains to their own countries and bury them there!"

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Your birthday holds secrets about your personality — but the twist is: some numbers act differently depending on your birthday. Drop your full birthday (MM/DD/YYYY) in the comments and we’ll reveal a hidden energy. #numerology #gg33

"We Sikhs are Sanatanis. We have Roti-Beti relationship with Hindus. But we can't do this with Muslims. They call us Kafir, break our temples, we shouldn't be fools to treat them as Hindus" Punjab needs this. DM us to work for Dharmik ekta in Punjab.