other major cities. The state has a literacy rate of 94.59 percent‚ the highest in India. History From as early as 3000 BC‚ Kerala had established itself as the major spice trade centre of the world. A 3rd-century-BC rock inscription by emperor Ashoka the Great attests to a Keralaputra. Around 1 BC the region was ruled by the Chera Dynasty‚ which traded with the Greeks‚ Romans and Arabs. The Tamil Chera dynasty‚ Ays and the Pandyan Empire were the traditional rulers of Kerala whose patriarchal
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The classical empires experienced periods of great power by centralization of power and establishing belief systems to maintain power over their empire. This is true for both Han China and Mauryan India. Both of these classical empires were very successful in the ancient world because they were able to expand and create strong political policies to keep their empires strong and stable. While both Han China and Mauryan/Gupta India built distinct political structure to ensure that their officials
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Innovation is a crucial way to leapfrog into the center stage of global business leadership. Based on this cornerstone‚ Marico instituted its CSR initiative in 2003 by forming the Marico Innovation Foundation. The Foundation provides a framework to Industry and Social Sector to leverage innovation for quantum growth. The Foundation plays the role of a catalyst and works towards creating an innovation eco- system through cutting edge research‚ knowledge creation & dissemination. Its recognition platform
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Both Buddhism and Jainism. have many similarities and dissimilarities. As remarked be Monier Williams. "Buddhism and Jainism were not related to each other as parent or child but rather children of common parent‚ born at different intervals‚ though at about the same period of time and marked by distinct characteristics‚ though possession a strong family of resemblances". W.W. Hunter writes "Jainism is as much independent from other sects‚ specially from Buddhism as can be expected‚ from any other
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Axia College Material Appendix G Eastern Religion Elements Matrix | |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism | |Countries of origin|India |India |China |China | |Historical figures |originated
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most important support service that affect the arrival of tourist to a country. The major players in the industry are Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) operating under the Taj brand‚ the Oberoi‚ Welcome Group of Hotels‚ Hotel Leela Venture and the Ashoka chain of hotels‚ owned and operated by the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). There are around 1000 classified hotels and the total room availability is pegged at 97‚000 rooms. Hotels are classified into six categories according to the
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native Indians. Later in history‚ Chandragupta Mauryan gained power along the Ganges River and created the first dynasty which was the Mauryan Dynasty. Chandragupta’s way of ruling made him rely on ruler’s personal and military power. His grandson Ashoka‚ governed two provinces. He extended the land to the southern tip by fighting which showed that he was blood thirsty. Later‚ the Guptas came and developed a tax system and made the caste system in a way that various races could live with each other
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now a symbol of fallen humanity. Once a pillar of power and strength‚ he now stands weak and helpless. Once a pillar of wisdom and justice‚ he now stands as a testimony of human ignorance and pride. Once a symbol of freedom‚ he now stands chained to his failed passions. Once a symbolic pillar of humanity working with the divine‚ he now stands as an example of the brokenness that results when we no longer put our faith and trust in God. Samson was a pillar of God’s grace and power as long as he remained
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limitations in the sense of unification but Rome was better suited for organization and well run systems in a geographical sense. Unlike the Romans‚ India was forced to react and adapt to the influence of people like Alexander the Great‚ Chandragupta‚ Ashoka‚ and eventually conquered by the Kushans. Rome was more in-charge of its own destiny and it progressed from a Republic to an Empire under the influence of people like Julius Caesar‚ Caesar Augustus‚ Diocletian‚ Constantine and Theodosius‚ Cicero
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Alexander withdrew. This laid the foundation for the Maurya Empire when Chandragupta started to seize small regions of Magadha; he eventually conquered all of northern India from the Indus to the Ganges. 2. Five major accomplishments of the emperor Ashoka included: conquering the kingdom of Kalinga‚ building irrigation systems to expand agriculture‚ building a highway more than 1‚000 miles long‚ ruling almost the entire subcontinent‚ and integrating the regions of India through an expanding economy
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