Pillar of Gupta period (320–600 AD) to the 17th century Taj Mahal‚ the unit ’angulam ’ had remained the standard of measurement in engineering plans‚ says Ramamurthy Balasubramaniam from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kanpur. Angulam and its multiples vitasti (12 angulams) and dhanus (108 angulams) find mention in the Indian treatise Arthasastra by Kautilya who codified the metrology that was prevalent around 300 B.C. But the exact value of angulam was derived only in 2008 by Michel Danino
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Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that asks questions about the nature of art and beauty. The Classical definition of art is the good‚ the true‚ the beautiful. Art equals something that is beautiful then it is true and leads the person experiencing it‚ to the good. While this may be the classical definition of art it is not quite accurate. To think that something is true and good just because it is beautiful is not right. There are three critiques of this definition which define art in a different
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Nursing in its essence is the art of caring. It may seem a simple concept‚ as do works of art seem simple to the untrained eye‚ but in reality they are both complex forms of communication. “Art expresses what words usually fail to express and brings a sense of wholeness to the human consciousness.” (Chinn & Waston‚ 1994‚ p.20) Nursing strives to do just this; it strives to communicate where doctors’ jargon and complex medical treatments fail. As the beauty of art lies in its attention to detail
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Heroes Of the Taj How an Indian hotel chain’s organizational culture nurtured employees who were willing to risk their lives to save their guests by Rohit Deshpandé and Anjali Raina PhotograPhy: getty Images AbOve employees and guests of the taj mumbai hotel are rescued as fire engulfs the top floor on November 26‚ 2008. On nOvember 26‚ 2008‚ Harish Manwani‚ chairman‚ and Nitin Paranjpe‚ CEO‚ of Hindustan Unilever hosted a dinner at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai (Taj Mumbai‚ for short)
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Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus‚ the Oberoi Trident‚[9] the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower‚[9] Leopold Cafe‚ Cama Hospital (a women and children’s hospital)‚[9] Nariman House‚[10] the Metro Cinema‚[11] and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier’s College.[9] There was also an explosion at Mazagaon‚ in Mumbai’s port area‚ and in a taxi at Vile Parle.[12] By the early morning of 28 November‚ all sites except for the Taj hotel had been secured by Mumbai Police and security forces. An
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Aesthetics Aesthetics (also spelled æsthetics or esthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values‚ sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste.[1] More broadly‚ scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art‚ culture and nature."[2][3] Aesthetics is a subdiscipline of axiology‚ a branch of philosophy‚ and is closely associated with the philosophy of art.[4] Aesthetics studies new ways of seeing and of perceiving the world.[5] *
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Assignment of CRM onTaj Hotel (Digital Marketing) BY :- AYush Khandelwal About Taj Hotel • The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palace sand are recognize dasone of Asia’s largest and fines Hotel Company. • Mr.Jamsetji.N.Tata was the founder and opened first hotel The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel‚ Bombay in1903. • Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces comprises more than 60 hotels in 45 locations across India with an additional
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Weitz and the Role of Theory in Aesthetics In the past‚ the main goal of aesthetics has been to formulate a definition of art. A definition is a statement of the necessary and sufficient properties of what is being defined. This statement has to prove its purpose of giving a true or false claim about the nature‚ or essence of art and what characterizes it from anything else. Many theorists sustain that unless we know what art is‚ we cannot begin to respond to it adequately or to say
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Michel Henry After Finitude‚ Quentin Meillassoux Time f Revolution‚ Antonio Negri or Politics o Aesthetics‚ Jacques Ranctere f The Five Senses‚ Michel Serres Art and Fear‚ Paul Virilio Negative Horizon‚ Paul Virilio Forthcoming: Althusser’s Lesson‚ Jacques Ranctere Chronicles of Consensual Times‚ Jacques Mallarme‚ Jacques Ranctere Ranctere DISSENSUS On Politics and Aesthetics Jacques Ranciere Edited and Translated by Steven Corcoran ·" continuum Continuum International
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Murder as a Fine Art: Basic Connections between Poe’s Aesthetics‚ Psychology‚ and Moral Vision Author(s): Joseph J. Moldenhauer Source: PMLA‚ Vol. 83‚ No. 2 (May‚ 1968)‚ pp. 284-297 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1261183 . Accessed: 02/06/2011 19:35 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of
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