DIWALI / DEEPAVALI : THE INDIAN FESTIVAL OF LIGHT, VICTORY & PROSPERITY
Diwali (also called as Deepavali or Divali) - is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month...
S P BALASUBRAHMANYAM (SPB / BALU) : THE LEGENDARY SINGER & GUINNES BOOK RECORD HOLDER WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF SONG RECORDINGS
AUTOGRAPH OF LEGANDARY SINGER AND MY MOST FAVOURITE ICON - SRI S P BALASUBRAHMANYAM (SPB / BALU) WHEN HE VISITED ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) VIJAYAWADA...
TELUGU LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, HISTORY & CULTURE
THE TELUGU LANGUAGE (TELUGU / తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and...
BULGARIA : CULTURE – BABA MARTA & MARTENITSA (UNESCO)
What is Baba Marta ? Baba Marta (Bulgarian: Баба Марта, "Granny March") is the name of a mythical figure who brings with her the end of the cold winter...
JAPAN : KYOTO – THE CULTURAL CAPITAL OF JAPAN
Kyoto is considered the cultural capital of Japan and a major tourist destination. It is home to numerous Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, palaces and gardens, many...
AMAZING THAILAND & BANGKOK – THE PLACE WITH THE WORLD´s LONGEST NAME !
Bangkok has an Official ceremonial name and it is the longest full ceremonial name with 168 letters composed of sanskrit & pali root words and...
VENICE : LA FENICE – OPERA, MUSIC & CULTURE
Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the...
GONDOLA : THE QUINTESSENCE OF VENICE !
The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is similar to a canoe. It is propelled by...
BIAN LIAN – THE FACE CHANGING CHINESE DRAMATIC ART OF SICUAN OPERA
Bian Lian (pinyin : Biàn Liǎn literally : 'Face-Changing') is an ancient Chinese dramatic art that is part of the more general Sichuan opera.Performers wear...
TEA CEREMONY IN CHINA, KOREA & JAPAN:A SUPERB EXPERIENCE !
A tea ceremony is a ritualized form of making tea practiced in Asian culture by the Chinese, Koreans, Japanese,Indians, Vietnamese and Taiwanese. The tea ceremony, literally translated as "way of tea" in Japanese "etiquette for...