||अम्बितमे नदीतमे देवितमे सरस्वती|| "the best of mothers, the best of rivers, the best of Goddesses, River Sarasvati" is how Rig Veda describes river Saraswati. In another part, Rig Veda says ...
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Dear Mr. Digvijay Singh, Though it is not surprising to hear your statements on how ISIS has become attractive to Muslims due to the injustice meted out to them, I fail ...
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