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36th Basic Course in Legislative Drafting inaugurated in Delhi

The 36th Basic Course in Legislative Drafting, organised by the Institute of Legislative Drafting and Research (ILDR), Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, was inaugurated here, for officers of the state governments and Union Territories.

Best left in the drawer?

A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.

Lokkhi elo ghore – Lakshmi comes home

Bengal’s presiding deity, however, is Ma Kali. She is all powerful. So even if Kali is worshipped during Diwali or Dipannita, as we say in Bengal, not only in a mandap or temples but in a few homes too, Ma Lakshmi is no less an important deity. 

Fire burn and cauldron bubble

Gather ’round, ghosties, witches and restless souls! As the veil between the worlds grows thinner, it’s time to dive into the eerie origins of Halloween and its ancient Celtic twin, Samhain (pronounced “sow-win”).

Diwali: Day of light and shadow

Diwali or Deepawali is celebrated as the day when light wins over darkness and good wins over evil. Goddess Kali, who rules both, the worlds of light and of darkness, is worshipped on this day and throughout this season, in her various avatars – Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati.