Subhashitam

ahimsaa paramo dharmaH, dharma himsaa tathiva cha
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्महिंसा तथैवच
Being unharmful towards non-harmful beings is an esteemed virtue; at the same time, handling harmful elements appropriately is also an equally esteemed virtue.

Amrita - Vachan

“Those who do not practice self-discipline, who do not work hard in their youth, lie like broken arrows lamenting the deeds of the past.”

- Dharma Pada

Festivals

Holi
The festival of Holi is celebrated on the day of Phalgun full moon. Originally a festival to celebrate good harvests and fertility of the land. Holi is now a symbolic commemmoration of a legend from Hindu Mthology. The story centres around Prahlad emerging unscathed from fire, while his aunt burns o death. Holi commemmorates this event from mythology, and huge bonfires are burnt on the eve of Holi. This exuberant festival is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha. Apart from the usual fun with coloured powder and water, Holi is marked by vibrant processions which are accompanied by folk songs, dances and a general sense of fun and frolic.

Bhagat Singh

He was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most famous revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. He was hanged to death For this reason, he is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh (the word shaheed means "martyr").

Born to a family who had been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj in India, Singh, as a teenager, studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to freedom movement of India.

Bhagat Singh vowed to take revenge for the beating of Lala Lajpat Rai by the police. He joined with other revolutionaries, Shivaram Rajguru, Jai Gopal and Sukhdev Thapar, in a plot to kill the police chief. Jai Gopal was supposed to identify the chief and signal for Singh to shoot. However, in a case of mistaken identity, Gopal signalled Singh on the appearance of J. P. Saunders, a Deputy Superintendent of Police. Thus, Saunders, instead of Scott, was shot. Bhagat Singh quickly left Lahore to escape the police.

Singh gained support when he underwent a 63-day fast in jail, demanding equal rights for Indian and British political prisoners. He was hung for shooting a police officer in response to the killing of veteran social activist Lala Lajpat Rai. His legacy prompted youth in India to begin fighting for Indian independence.