beyond providing simply a roof and meeting the basic needs of the elderly. It envisions residential complexes for elders offering a broader range of services and comfort‚ such as those provided in Tamaraikulam Elders village‚ Cuddalore (TN) and Kalyan Ashram‚ Kolkata. HelpAge India - NDTV Viewers Village: Tamaraikulam Elders Village (TEV) The tidal brought on by the Tsunami in 2004 destroyed habitats‚ lives and livelihoods‚ and rendered thousands of aged helpless. December 2007 saw the inauguration
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The two films that I shall be discussing in this essay are‚ ‘Water (2005)’‚ directed by Deepa Mehta and ‘Chungking Express (1994)’‚ directed by Wong Kar-wai. ‘Water’ and ‘Chungking Express’ are two very well-known Asian films. However‚ they are both set in two completely different era’s in time. Firstly‚ ‘Water’ is set in a 1930’s India still under British rule and the second ‘Chungking Express’‚ in a postmodern city. We can see comparisons in both films in terms of gender. However‚ there are also
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Similarities and Differences between Hinduism and Buddhism by Arya S. Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the most influential religions around the world. Both religions have similar roots and philosophies and originated in India before the Common Era. They are among the top five major religions around the globe. Today‚ Hinduism ranks third as an organized religion and is much older than Buddhism. Buddhism and Hinduism have survived for centuries and are still widely practiced around the world. Buddhism
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As part of my Theology course (South Asian religions and cultures)‚ I got an opportunity to watch a film called “Water’ in the class. I was my first experience to watch a movie in the classroom. The story of the film is based on the life of widows in the colonial period. During the colonial period‚ there were child marriages prevailed in India‚ and the widows were seen as untouchables in the society. Widows in that period was send to a rescue home‚ where they had to lead a life by worshipping God
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house for widows after learning that unknown to her husband has passed away. At the beginning of the movie she thinks that her mother will come to take her back home‚ but at the end Chuyia adapts pretty well to her new life style as a widow. In the ashram she meets other widows that have been imprisoned there for the rest of their lives. Chuyia meets two widows that are going to be her best friends. Shakuntala the older widow is the most enigmatic‚ quiet and preserved of the widows. She is very devoted
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foreign nationals come here for health tour mainly. The other who come here are also for rejuvenation. It has got good ambience and its staffs are well expertise in this tradition of Ayurveda in their mother land. This ashram is also an excellent place for natural retreat. This ashram is in Thrissure‚ Cochin and Bangalore in India. It has also branches
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on the 2nd of October in 1869‚ in Porbunder‚ Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in South Africa. But he left his profession and returned to India to join the Indian freedom struggle. He established the Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad and the Sabarmati Ashram‚ which became a platform for introducing long-needed social reforms such as `Harijan` welfare‚ small-scale industries and self-reliance and rehabilitation of lepers. Gandhi protested against the Rowlatt Bills and started a non-violent
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attended a prayer meeting at a Gandhian institute is likely to remember a chant beginning:-"Ahimsa Satya Asteya --." The two verses beginning with these words enumerate the eleven vows that Gandhiji considered almost mandatory for the inmates of his Ashram‚ in Sabarmati as well as in Sevagram. The eleven vows are: (1) Satya-Truth‚ (2) Ahimsa-Nonviolence‚ (3) Brahmacharya-Celibacy (4) Asteya-Non-stealing‚ (5) Aparigraha or Asangraha-Non-possession (6) Sharira-Shrama; Physicallabour or Bread Labour
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in the Indian struggle for freedom from the British Raj‚ and started acting as a defense lawyer for leaders of the Indian freedom movement whom the British authorities had imprisoned in the 1942 Quit India movement. He spent some time at Sevagram ashram of Mahatma Gandhi‚ and became a follower of Gandhism for the
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KaSandra Burpee Book Report The non-fiction story I decided to read was "Eat‚ Pray‚ Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Her story is about a celebrated writer’s irresistible‚ candid‚ and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure‚ spiritual devotion‚ and what she really wanted out of life. Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty‚ she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated‚ ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband‚ a house‚ a successful
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