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Name the four sons of Dasharatha and their

mothers.  

Kausalya gave birth to Ram, Kaikeyi gave birth to Bharat,

and Sumitra gave birth to Lakshman and Shatrugna.

This is Rama’s guru.

Who is Guru Vasishtha ?

Who is the king of bears?

Jambavan

Where did Hanuman meet Ram?

Risyamook Parvat

Who did Dashratha unknowingly kill in the

forest?

Shravan Kumar

This mountain range stretches across five nations: Bhutan, China, India,

Nepal, Pakistan.

What is the Himalayan Mountain Range?

The cities Delhi, Mathura, and Agra lie on the banks of

this river.

What is the Yamuna River?

This city was Shri Krishan’s golden capital during his

lifetime.

What is Dwaaraka?

This city is more commonly known as Varnasi.

What is Kashi?

This mysterious river dried up thousands of years ago but some of it

still flows underground. 

What is Saraswati River?

                   

The satellite imagery of Saraswati river

Give the exact day, month, and year that India

declared its independence.

August 15th 1947

He was a congress leader who believed that only Hindu unity

would solve the problems of the country. Because of this, he

founded an organization called

RSS. What was his full name?

Who is Keshav Baliram Hedgewar?

Who is the current President and Prime Minister of India?

President:Dr. A.P.J. Abdul

Kalam

Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan

Singh

When did India become a Republic and have a new constitution put into

effect?

January 26th, 1950

He was a reformer of his times and fought against widows committing sati along with

being a freedom fighter. He is also the founder of Bramho

Samaj

Who is Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

Name the five Pandavas AND the leader of the Kauravas.

Pandavas-Yudhishthira, Arjuna, Bhima, Nakula, Sahadeva

Leader of Kauravas- Duryodhana

This person was a guide and mentor to the Pandavas,

especially Arjuna.

Who is Krishna?

The two collateral branches of the family that participate in the _____

War are the Pandavas and the Kauravas.

Kurukshetra War

Who is known as the author (wrote it not recited) of the

Mahabaratha and the compiler of the Vedas?

Maharishi Veda Vysa

This is Bhima's real

name.  

Who is Devavrata?

She was the queen of the state of Jhansi in central India, she

was one of the nationalist heros of the War of

Independence of 1857.

Who was Jhansi Rani?

She was India's first and to date only female prime

minister.Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Indira Gandhi

Formly known as Margaret Elizabeth Noble she was an Anglo-Irish social worker,

author, and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

Who was Sister Nivedita?

She was born out of a sacrificial fire

along with her brother

Dhrishtadyumna, at the time of her

birth a divine voice said that

she would be the reason for the death of the Kauravas.

Who was Draupadi?

She was one of the many warrior women of India and ruled from her palace which was in a fort

called Ahilya Fort.

Who was Ahilya Bai Holkar?

The son of Vayu

(Wind God)

Who is Hanuman?

He was the charioteer for Arjun in the

Kurukshetra war.

Who is Lord Krishna?

He was the second Sarsanghchalak, of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh,

known as “Guruji”. His life was wholly dedicated tot he service of the

motherland.(Give his full name)

Who was Madhav Sadhashiv Golwalkar?

He was the tenth and the last guru of Sikhism.

Who was Guru Gobind Singh?

Before becoming a Sage he was known as Ratnakar and

after his meeting second meeting with Narad Muni he

got a name, which means “ant hill”.

Who was Sage Valmiki?

Recite this shloka in sanskrit

On the tip of your fingers is Goddess Lakshmi; on the base of your fingers is

Goddess Sarasvati; in the middle of your fingers is Lord Govinda. In this manner during the morning time, look at your

palm

Karagre Vaste Laxmih Karmadhey Sarswati

Karmule Tu Govindha Prabhate Kar Darshanam

What is the Sanskrit phrase for “the whole world is a single family.”

Vasudaiva Kutumbakum

How you do say “good morning” and “good night” in Sanskrit?

Good Morning:Suprabhatam or Shubha Prabhat

Good Night: Shubha Raatri

Say any Shubhashita

Answers will vary

What does this mean?

“ekam sat vipraah bahudaa vadanti”

Truth is one but the wise

call it by many names.

Lord Vishnu appeared in this fourth incarnation to save the life of his devotee Prahlada who had been constantly tortured by his father the demon Hiranyakashipu for his devotion

to Lord Vishnu.

Who is Narasimha?

Select 1 member of your team to sing the Indian National Anthem

without making a mistake.

He founded the Hindu kingdom in the Deccan against all odds, fighting against the mighty

Mughals. He inspired and united the common man to fight against

the tyranny of Mughal ruler Aurangjeb, by inculcating a sense

of pride and nationality in them.

Who is Shivaji?

Who was born on Jan 12, 1863?

Swami Vivekananda

Name any 3 of the 12 Hindu months

1.Chaitra

2.Vaishakha

3. Jheystha

4.Ashadha

5. Shravana

6.Bhadrapada

7.Ashvina

8.Kartika

9.Margashirsha

10.Pusha

11.Magha

12.Falguna

Topic: Topic: Ekatmata Ekatmata

StotraStotra

MAKE YOUR MAKE YOUR WAGESWAGES

Name at least 4 of the 7 mountain ranges listed in the Ekatmata Stotra

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