authoritative exegeses of India’s religious and philosophical literature for the English-speaking world. His academic appointments included the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta (1921–1932) and Spalding Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at Oxford University (1936–1952). Radhakrishnan was awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ the highest civilian award in India‚ in 1954. Among the many other honors he received were the British Knight Bachelor in 1931 and the commonwealth
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On various sessions of congress‚ Malaviya criticized the tyrannical policies of the colonial government. He openly appealed people to struggle for the independence of the country. He was a splendid orator and every word of his speech was carved beautifully. His speeches touched the heart of the masses straightly. Malaviya’s association with the Congress started in the year 1886‚ at the second annual session of the Congress held at Calcutta. Malaviya then 26 years of age delivered a fiery speech in
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Prof. Umesh Singh‚ Coordinator‚ DST Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences‚ Prof Sengupta‚ Dean Faculty of Science‚ Prof Joshi‚ other distinguished members of faculty of the University‚ and above all‚ dear students. I thank you all for inviting me to be in your midst during the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. It is a great honour and privilege for me. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya 2. You have provided an opportunity to me to pay my tribute
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1. Sangha is the monastic order that developed from the Buddha’s early disciples- accepted people from all castes and levels of society. It provides a calm environment‚ freedom from external pressures and responsibility. The Buddha founded in Sangha in order to provide such objective conditions. 2. Samsara is a clean escape from the karma-run wheel of birth‚ death and rebirth (samsara). The importance of Samsara is it’s what makes everything work. If there was no cycle of life and death than you
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HINDU RELIGION Dennis E. Leber Axia College RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (AXIA) HUM/130 NAOMI DOUMBIA AUG 14‚ 2007 The Hindu religion The Hindu religion is strongly dependent on the Hindu philosophy and in addition‚ has inculcated a lot of rituals and practices. The Hindu religion has 333 million gods; this is because the Hindu philosophy believes that every human being is God himself. This acceptance of the multiplicity of the Supreme Being in many forms is the hallmark of the Hindu
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Struggle Between Hindu and Secular Nationalisms in India India holds a prominent place in the history of imperialism and decolonization‚ making recent events in this country of nearly one billion especially important to the current day citizen. India also faces problems associated with accommodating religion and diversity within a large federal republic‚ making their experience important for Americans concerned with these issues. India faces growing action of governing which invites the use of
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UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL‚ HOWARD COLLEGE School of Classical Civilizations Student Number: 208504832 Student Name: Nahishta Singh Course name: Classical Civilizations 201 Mythology Assignment: 1 Question: Describe the creation myth of any traditional ethnicity or culture of your choice‚ ancient or modern. How‚ according to this culture‚ did the world
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Esteem of Hindu Goddesses and Hindu Females Hinduism is the world’s oldest existing religion but has constantly evolved as Hindus have experienced other religious traditions. Since the religion Hinduism started‚ Hindu females have not been given equality with men. Men were always considered Supreme and potent creatures on the earth. The main God in Hinduism is Brahma and many other male and female deities are followed by Hindus. Hindus believe in reincarnation and believe that they will amalgamate
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Hindu Religious Traditions Paper Ike M. Hunley REL/133 University of Phoenix Dr. Theodrick Morton Hindu Religious Traditions Paper This paper will respond to the assignment requirements from the course syllabus based on the course readings. The first question was‚ "What sacred elements characterize Hindu religious traditions?" Based on the course readings‚ as well as to my understanding‚ they are the major devas‚ based on Vedic scriptures‚ which include Indra (god of thunder and bringer
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* Hindu Wedding A Hindu wedding is traditionally conducted at least partially in Sanskrit‚ the language of most holy Hindu ceremonies. The local language of the people involved is also used since most Hindus do not understand Sanskrit. Hindus have many rituals that have evolved since traditional times and differ in many ways from the modern western wedding ceremony and also among the different regions‚ families‚ and castes. The Hindus attach a lot of importance to marriages‚ and the ceremonies are
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