HinKhoj Dictionary

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. (स्वास्थ्य सबसे बड़ा उपहार है, संतुष्टि सबसे बड़ा धन है, सच्चाई का सबसे अच्छा रिश्ता है।)

-Buddha (बुद्धा)

If you are lucky enough to have a sister or brother, then you know just how special your relationship is. 

भाई बहन का रिश्ता प्यार और खट्टी-मीठी तकरार का एक unique combination है।
भाई दूज के पर्व पर अपने भाई या बहन के प्रति अपना प्यार दर्शाने के लिए उन्हें भेजें कुछ ऐसे cute quote messages:

• To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confident -- it is to have a soulmate for life.

• Half the time when brothers wrestle, it’s just an excuse to hug each other.

• What's the good news if you don't have a sister to share it with?

• A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.

• It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on...someone to tell on!

• Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring - quite often the hard way. 

Martinet – a person who makes everyone toe the line

Sycophant – a person who toadies to the rich and influential for his own benefits

Dilettante – a person who engages in the pursuit of fine arts for his own amusement

Monomaniac – a person who has an excessive all-consuming zeal for one thing

Iconoclast – a person who opposes established beliefs and revered traditions

Chauvinist – a person who is aggressively and excessively devoted to his own affiliations

Virago – A loudmouthed, aggressive and quarrelsome woman who possesses none of the qualities typically associated with femininity.

This Diwali let's explore beyond the diyas and crackers and learn some life lessons we all can, from the RAMAYANA

The True Goal of One’s Life is to Kill the Demons Within (जीवन का असली लक्ष्य है भीतर की बुराई को मारना।)

Pride Always has a Fallअ (अहंकारका सदा ही पतन होता है।)

Love for God is beyond the Boundaries of Caste and Creed. (ईश्वर के लिए प्यार जाति और पंथ की सीमाओं से परे है।)

Protecting a Woman’s Honor is a Noble Deedम (महिला के सम्मान की रक्षा करना एक महान काम है।)

दिवाली की सभी ने लगभग सारी तैयारियां पूरी कर ली होगी। आज कुछ ऐसी वस्तुओं के नाम अंग्रेज़ी में जानते हैं जिनका उपयोग हम हर दिवाली में करते हैं -
तोरण (toran)/ बंधनवार (Bandhanwars) - door hanging
मिट्टी के दिए - earthen lamps
मोमबत्ती - candles
कण्डील/ फानूस - Diwali Lanterns/ Decorative Lamps
मूर्तियां - idols
पटाख़े - crackers/ firecrackers
सूखे मेवे - dry fruits
मिठाई - sweets
अक्षत - rice
कपूर - camphor
नारियल - coconut
गोला - dry coconut
खील - puffed Rice
सिन्दूर - Vermilion
फूल - flowers
पान के पत्ते - betel leaves
सुपारी - betal/ areca nuts
इत्र - scent
अगरबत्ती - incense sticks
शंख - conch shell