Thursday 16 May 2013

Vishwakarma Panchal

Why we the call Panchal's?

There is a long and interesting story behind this. Vishwakarma created five Brahmas/prajapathies - from his five faces. They were Manu the blacksmith, Maya the carpenter, Twosta the metal craftsmen, Silpy the Stonecarver & Sculptors and Viswajna the goldsmith That's why we are called "Panchals"

Which was the greatest monuments’ built by Vishwakarma?

1.Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
2.Ajanta and Ellora Caves Temple, Aurangabad, India
3.Konark Surya temple, India
among others...

Tuesday 7 May 2013

Rabindranath Tagore

Today's Birthday (May 7th)

Rabindranath Tagore (1861)

Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, writer, and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His writings, which often exhibit rhythmic lyricism, colloquial language, and philosophical contemplation, received worldwide acclaim. He became Asia's first Nobel laureate when he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.