Hypnotic Hindustan

The Sanskrit word "Aum" is much more than a word..! I came across such surprising and mind-blowing facts that makes me write. As the Mandukya Upanishad quotes: Meaning: Aum presents the four states of  consciousness i.e:  Jagrat: The waking state Svapna: The dreaming mind Susupti:The deep sleep Turiya: Pure consciousness It says that Aum is Brahman, which is the whole and Brahman is the "Atman"(We just made it a caste! LOL) So now that we know a little about what the Upanishads say let us dive in the peaceful world of knowledge that Aum brings to us... 1. The science in its Pronunciation We've all heard Aum in most of our mantras, haven't we? So those mantras are not the mere drama as presented by most of the pujaris to us. We've lost half our faith in Hinduism after watching "OMG!''.  This is not where Hinduism started rather we turned it to a mess.  So the next time you think of Aum be proud of yourself that you know the backgr...

"Mehendi hai rachne waali, hatho mein geheri laali" Who doesn't love the hue of henna on hands...!! It completes the bride and her gang😎 Whether it be rakshabandhan, diwali or humari favourite desi shadiyan , all of them are incomplete without mehendi.... None of us can imagine any of our festivals without henna on hands. Indeed! We are all familiar with the mehendi wale bhaiya who is in high demand during the mehendi function... "Bhaiya mere haath pe yahan tak lagana" Lol!! But there are certain things that we desi people don't know about our favourite mehendi! There are scintillating secrets hidden in the superb designs of henna.. Here am I listing some of them from the history of Hindustani culture ❤ Why is mehendi actually applied?(It is not just about the designs.. Yep!)                                                           ...