Happy Onam to our readers! Thiruonam is being celebrated on August 23rd this year. Onam festival is the harbinger of spring and epitomizes the newfound vigour and enthusiasm of the harvest season. It is the foremost festival among the cultural repertoire of Keralites, and though it is essentially a harvest festival of Malayalees, mythologically it [...]
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Onam Quiz – Gitaafunline
August 21st, 2010 
Ramkumar SiS Quiz – Gitaafunline
July 17th, 2010 Sowmya 
The relationship between siblings is a cherished one and our epics have stories of many brothers and sisters. While sibling rivalry is inevitable in almost any relationship between brothers and sisters, some of these were more than simple sibling rivalries that ended with the destruction of entire clans!! However, many others are inspirational tales of [...]
Father’s Day – Gitaafunline
June 26th, 2010 Sowmya 
The third Sunday in June is normally being celebrated as Father’s day. Hindu mythology is replete with stories of sons who have shown veneration for their fathers not just by giving them a card on father’s day, but by paying respect and giving value for every word that the father says. As many of us [...]
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7 Comments »The “Namesake” Quiz – Gitaafunline
May 6th, 2010 Sowmya 
Today’s Quiz is on Aliases and alternative names of the various Gods & Goddesses as well as characters in Hindu Mythology. The names have profound meanings and in many cases, there are stories in the Hindu epics that have the origins of these names. The power of chanting the name or namasmarana is a topic [...]
Gurus & Shishyas Quiz – Gitaafunline
April 9th, 2010 Sowmya 
In traditional Indian culture, knowledge has passed on from generation to generation by the revered and greatly treasured guru-shishya parampara.The learning that is transmitted from a guru (teacher, गुरू) to a ‘śhishya’ (disciple, शिष्य) could be vedic, artistic (music / dance), spiritual or even martial. Even kings and rulers have had to spend years at [...]
Hills & Mountains – Gitaafunline
March 12th, 2010 Ramkumar 
After a brief Hiatus, we have come back with a new Quiz for our readers.. In Hindu mythology, Mountains have traditionally been regarded as abodes of Gods and a symbol of strength. Some mountains and rivers have special significance within Hinduism and are held sacred due to their association with deities and legends. In this [...]
Posted in FEATURED, GitaaFunline Tags: Funline, Gita, God, hills, Hinduism, mountains, Quiz 3 Comments »The Sound of Music – Gitaafunline
December 24th, 2009 Sowmya The music season is on in full swing in Chennai and while on vacation, I have also been enjoying attending a few music concerts. The mood and atmosphere here has inspired a quiz on musical instruments associated with Hinduism and Hindu Gods and Godesses. Take the quiz to see how well you know the sound [...]
Posted in FEATURED, GitaaFunline Tags: Chennai, Ganesha, God, Hinduism, Music Season, Musical Instruments, Nandi, Narada, saraswathi, Shiva 8 Comments »