Discover Life wishes a joyful and colorful Holi to visitors and members

Holi is the festival of colors, joy and happiness 

We wish our visitors and members a Very Happy Holi and pray the God almighty to fill their lives with brilliant colors of happiness and joy.

God bless us all...

Harish Jharia

Discover life

27 March 2013

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Editor’s Page: Discover Life wishes Merry Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas 2012

Discover Life wishes all our visitors and readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year. 

May all your wishes be fulfilled and your life bloom with health, wealth, cheer and fortune.

God bless us all

Harish Jharia

Discover Life 

23 December 2012

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The biggest Hindu Festival: Happy Diwali दीवाली मंगलमय हो

Happy Diwali … दीवाली मंगलमय हो

The biggest Indian festival of Hindus... Diwali 2012 has arrived, carrying happiness, festivities and cheer. 

‘Discover Life’ wishes a very happy Diwali to all the visitors to our site and wish lots of name, fame and fortune for them…

God bless us all…

- Harish Jharia

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Read more about Diwali :

The Biggest Festival of Hindus Diwali: Celebrating Victory of Good over Evil

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The Biggest Festival of Hindus Diwali: Celebrating Victory of Good over Evil

© Harish Jharia 

Diwali is the festival of light that is celebrated to mark the victory of Lord Ram over the demon king Ravan and his return to Ayodhya after a fourteen year eviction वनवास.  This is also celebrated as the festival of wealth and prosperity and Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped on this occasion. The traditional Indian business communities observe Diwali as their commercial New Year and the beginning of their financial year.  Their ledgers खाता-बही are also written accordingly and the Balance Sheet prepared on the Diwali day. 

Diwali दीवाली, also called Deepavali दीपावली, is unequivocally the most important and biggest festival of Hindus. Diwali is celebrated on the ‘Kaartik Amavasya’ कार्तिक अमावस्या… that is the New Moon day of Kartik month of Hindu calendar. This is the 15th day of the dark fortnight (कृष्ण-पक्ष) of Kartik month. 

This is the 2069th year of the Vikram Calendar, initiated after the name of the famous ancient emperor Vikamaditya, which is followed by most of the Hindus of central and northern India.   

Diwali falls in the months of October and November alternately year after year on different dates of Christian calendar.  The basic reason for this error is that the Vikram Calendar and the Christian calendar are based on different astronomy that are lunar and 
solar constellations respectively. 

The only Hindu festival that falls on the same date of the Christian calendar is ‘Makar Sankranti’ that always falls on 14th January every year. Read more in the article “Why Makar Sankranti (Hindu Solstice) always falls on 14th January...?” 

The story behind Diwali: 

Diwali is believed to be celebrated to mark the victory of Lord Ram over the demon king of Lanka- Ravan. Lord Ram, the king of Ayodhya was dethroned from his kingdom out of a family dispute and expelled to live a tribal life in the wilds. Lord Ram, along with his wife Goddess Sita and brother Lakshman, left behind the royal life and set off for a fourteen year sojourn in the deep forests. 

One fine morning the demon king Ravan, in the guise of a sadhu, intruded the secured territory of lord Ram’s wild residence when Goddess Sita was all alone in the camp. Ravan begged to her for alms in the guise of a sadhu and motivated she to step-out across the secured barrier (लक्ष्मण रेखा) laid around the residential structure by Lakshman.  

The moment Goddess Sita stepped-out of her secured barrier, Ravan immediately abducted her.  He carried her on his miraculous flying machine ‘Pushpak Viman’ पुष्पक विमान and flew to his island Kingdom Lanka. He eventually put the godess under solitary confinement in his royal gardens. 

Ravan was also involved in many other criminal and inhuman activities and atrocities against innocent sadhus, yogis, devotees of God and tribal kings and their subjects. Lord Ram, who was believed to have appeared in human incarnation for eliminating evil forces, wedged an open war against the demon king. He established diplomatic treaties with all the tribal kings and with their help recruited a huge army of tribal people and predators. Lord Ram eventually conquered over the mighty and wealthy demon king Ravan after his assassination. 

After winning the prolonged war of Lanka and the at the end of the fourteen year eviction, Lord Ram returned to his motherland Ayodhya along with Goddess Sita and Lakshman. It is believed that the royal family and the people of Ayodhya decorated their houses with glowing lamps and celebrated the arrival of the lord with songs, dances and loud beats of drums. 

The day of the return of Lord Ram was ‘Kaartik Amavasya’ कार्तिक अमावस्या and thereafter Hindus adaped this day as their biggest festival and named it as Diwali दिवाली or Deepawali दीपावली. 

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Link to Discover Life's Diwali 2012 Greetings:
The biggest Hindu Festival: Happy Diwali दीवाली मंगलमय हो
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Editors Page: Thanks Giving to the Visitors from the United States USA

New Delhi, India, 19 September 2012

Hello dear visitors from the United States,

I opened my Blog ‘Discover Life’ today at 11:11 am in India and was overwhelmed to see that there were 15 visitors online at a time. I was yet more enchanted to notice that all the 15 visitors were from the United States USA. 

Total visitors on ‘Discover Life’ in the last 11 plus hours were 136. Out of which the visitors from the USA were 108, from India 13 and others from rest of the world. 

I could not believe on my eyes when I found that there were 100 visitors from Ashburn, VA out of the total 108 US visitors from the US. It is a coincidence that Ashburn is the place where I stay for months together on my trips to the USA. 

I thank the visitors from the United States and especially those from Ashburn, VA, from the core of my heart for their interest shown in my blog ‘Discover Life’. Thanks indeed and may god bless you all. 

Unforgettable moments at Ashburn Golf Course

Please Keep Visiting ‘Discover Life’…

Thanks indeed

Harish Jharia 
Discover Life

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Editors Page: Discover Life Site crosses 1,00,000 page views

It is a matter of great achievement and a moment of pride for Discover Life Site on crossing the magic figure of One Lakh (One Hundred Thousand) 100,000 page views.

I am thankful to the followers, members and visitors from India and across the world that spared time to visit Discover Life Site and patiently read the contents written by me. I am also grateful to the visitors who posted positive and encouraging comments on the articles. 

I as a writer thank all our visitors from India and across the world for patronizing the Discover Life Site and achieve one hundred thousand page views in just 30 month period from July 10, 2009 to February 19, 2012.

The first article posted on Discover Life Site was: Do we have a child within us…?  and 
the latest article has been posted on February 18, 2012 : TV Review: “Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuchh Kahaa” Daily Soap Opera on Colors 

Top Five Visitor Countries (since 11 October 2010):

India: 15518 
United States: 3206
Pakistan: 1415
United Kingdom: 969
Canada: 531
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Total Visitors: 26534 
Total Countries: 161 
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I wish all the very best to the registered members of Discover Life Site and the visitors from across the world all the very best… Happy Reading…

Harish Jharia 
New Delhi, India
19 February 2012

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Discover Life Wishes Happy New Year: 2012

Happy New Year: 2012

The New Year 2012 has finally arrived knocking at our doors…

Let us welcome the bright beam of glittering future, name fame and fortune…

We wish all the very best to you and your family…

Harish Jharia

31 December 2011

New Delhi, India

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Editors Page: Annual Indian Festival Diwali Greetings

Ashburn, Virginia, USA

Happy Diwali
(26 October 2011)

I, on behalf of “Discover Life” and on my own behalf, convey our best wishes to the visitors and members of Discover Life site, on the occasion of the festival of lights- ‘Diwali’. We wish all the very best health, wealth and fortune to all of you.  

- Harish Jharia 

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Read the latest article of year 2012 on Diwali
               The Biggest Festival of Hindus Diwali: Celebrating Victory of Good over Evil
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Happy New Year: Welcome 2011...

Happy New Year:
Welcome 2011...





Dear registered Members and visitors to Discover Life, 


“Discover Life” site wishes you all the very best on the occasion of the New Year 2011… 
May God bless you with the name, fame and fortunes, in the time to come that you desire to achieve.


Harish Jharia
Discover Life
Date: 1.1.11

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