superstitions

Stay hungry and not leave the house? Bengaluru folks busted all myths, during the lunar eclipse.

Some of us are superstitious while others find those beliefs ridiculous. But believe it or not, many superstitions have some logical explanation behind their origin. Here are a few of them.

A devadasi recounts her journey from suffering horrifying sexual abuse as a teen to becoming independent and raising her two daughters with quality education.

DM Rahul Kumar of Gopalganj in Bihar ate lunch with the students of a government school to dispel a "bad omen" superstition against a widowed cook.

We have all heard of the various superstitious beliefs in India. From considering a black cat crossing our way unlucky, to hanging chilli and lemon to avoid the evil's eye - we blindly follow many such things. Here are some great pictures which tell you what such superstitions should actually mean.