Author: Harsh Mendiratta

Namaste Dear Hawan Group Members and My Dear Kids,   I would not start my message by saying “How are you?”. Everyone is home, adults are working while kids are attending school remotely. There is almost no contact (i.e., in person contact) with anyone outside. Kids cannot meet their friends and adults cannot meet their colleagues. Irrespective of one’s age

“I will tell you a secret, but promise me you will not share it with anyone, no matter what!” “Yes, I promise.” “Sure?” “Yes, absolutely! You know me very well – I am your BFF!” “Ok, ok!”   You will be excused if you think that the above dialog is from a movie scene of a high-school drama or a

Namaste Hawan Kids,   After spending the last year learning a number of key mantras of Agnihotra Yagna, our theme for 2020 is हिंदी मुहावरों में छिपा ज्ञान (Hidden Knowledge in Hindi Idioms). While there are thousands of Hindi idioms, we will pick only one each month as the assignment topic and, then, go in its details, understanding its obvious

Highly cherished character is built when a person acquires “right” knowledge and that knowledge is put into action. And, when that character is accompanied with leadership qualities, a wholesome success is undoubtedly secured. That is precisely what we aspire for our hawan kids. This year, our kids have learnt a number of deep topics. To make sure that those topics

Ishwar Stuti Prarthana Upasana is a set of eight mantras that have been picked from the Vedas (mainly Yajurveda). After covering the first four mantras earlier, we will focus on the final four mantras (i.e., #5 through #8) this month as the part of this month’s assignment.   Mantra #5 Om yena dyau ru graa prithi vee cha dri dhaa

This month, Diwali happens to be on the same day as our monthly Hawan. Therefore, rather than continuing with the current theme, Ishwar Stuti Prarthana Upasana Mantras, this month, we will focus on the Ramayana characters.   Almost everyone has read/watched Ramayana story or show. If your kids haven’t, let’s take this as an excellent opportunity to teach them –

Ishwar Stuti Prarthana Upasana continues… Ishwar Stuti Prarthan Upasana is a set of eight mantras that have been picked from the Vedas (mainly Yajurveda). After covering the first two mantras last month, we will focus on the next two mantras (i.e., #3 and #4) this month as the part of this month’s assignment. Mantra #3 Ya atmada balda yasya vishwa

Immediately after the Achman and Anga Sparsh mantras in the Vedic Agnihotra procedure (Hawan) are a set of eight mantras, called Ishwar Stuti Prarthana Upasana Mantras. This month, we will focus on the first two mantras. The first mantra is Om Vishwani Dev, which can also be termed as a vice-cleansing mantra – a mantra with very powerful meaning and

Hawan this month will be celebrated as the Parents Day It is very likely that majority of us remember a time when we thought our parents were the superhero, invincible, and the best human beings on earth. We wouldn’t hesitate to brag about them in front of our friends. But, it was a long time ago – probably a whole

Rituals are the actions that convey specific meaning without explicitly stating them. While they are not uttered, the meaning must be clear in the minds of the doers; otherwise, the ritual would become meaningless. Think about the ritual of namaste, which a person carries out by pressing both palms against each other, thumbs closes to heart, and head slightly bowed.