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    Basavanna was a 12th century poet and philosopher who stepped outside of traditional Hindu worship by denouncing ritualistic practices and embracing a new branch of the religion that was open to all genders‚ from all socioeconomically backgrounds‚ while allowing followers to worship the lord directly ; Tim McGaw‚ a 21st century country music singer and song writer. In his poem‚ Before the grey reaches the cheek‚ Basavanna speaks about the need to worship the lord “before age corrodes your form”

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    Mahadeviakka‚ Ravidas and Basavanna have played a significant role in the bhakti movement and are known to have lived a life that may be called ‘troublesome’: all of these poets have challenged society as a part of their devotional practice and beliefs. For example Mirabai and Mahadeviakka are women that have a feminist aspect to their devotion‚ in the way they love their god wholeheartedly and how they break society’s expectations of them as women. Ravidas and Basavanna are male poets that are also

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    Essay on the Untouchability – The practice of ‘untouchability’ is a stigma attached to the Hindu society. It is an age-old one. It has its roots deep down in our social and religious system. Gandhiji regarded this practice as “a leper wound in the whole body of Hindu politic”. He even considered it as “the hate fullest expres­sion of caste.” It is very difficult to give a clear definition of untouchability. The word ‘untouchable’ applies to the despised and degraded section of the Hindu population

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    Conflict Theory. Cambridge University Press‚ (2002)p.9 http://books.google.com/books?id=dXMVsAW9bD8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=social+conflict+theory&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iiS1UdrDC8bE7Aber4GAAw&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=social%20conflict%20theory&f=false Basavanna‚ M. Dictionary of Psychology. Allied Publishers‚ (2000). p.431 http://books.google.com/books?id=sXgbdsaGDKYC&pg=PA431&dq=Theories+are+a+set+of+interrelated+propositions+that+attempt&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Nxq1Udn6C8qh7AaDmYHQDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Th

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    As a representative of Lord Basva principles:- The Sharanaru as a representative of Lord Basava he was social reformer during 12th century. Sharanaru has dedicated himself and the math to propagate the preaching’s of basavanna and other sharanas.The principles of Basava popular by Dr. Sharanaru‚ equality‚ liberty‚ work‚[kayaka] rights so and so.. Now-a-days the sharanaru appointed different swamijies to different Maths they belong to different depressed class. Because

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    Hampi (Kannada: ಹಂಪೆ hampe) is a village in northern Karnataka state‚ India. Located within the ruins of Vijayanagara‚ Hampi is the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara‚ it continues to be an important religious centre‚ housing the Virupaksha Temple‚ as well as several other monuments belonging to the old city. As the village is at the original centre of Vijayanagara‚ it is sometimes confused with the ruined city itself. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage

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    Introduction As a society‚ people are quick to draw conclusions about certain individuals based on their physical appearance. Many times‚ it is a misconception of what the individuals being judged are actually like. While searching for a movie that demonstrates individuals’ behavior and their positive or negative interaction within a society‚ I came across Menace II Society. Menace II Society was the movie that reflects social problems‚ about the brothers Allen and Albert Hughes. . There are various

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    Hampi, the Land of Temples

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    Hampi (Kannada: ಹಂಪೆ Hampe) is a village in northern Karnataka state‚ India. It is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara‚ the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara‚ it continues to be an important religious centre‚ housing the Virupaksha Temple‚ as well as several other monuments belonging to the old city. As the village is at the original centre of Vijayanagara‚ it is sometimes confused with the ruined city itself. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage

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    Foundation Course 1 Human Rights‚ Gender & Environment GENDER Nivedita Menon∗ One of the key contributions of feminist theory is the making of a distinction between "sex" and "gender"‚ a distinction that has subsequently been developed differently by different strands of feminist thought. We begin with the basic distinction that is made‚ and its significance. A brief discussion follows on how the rigid male /female opposition is specific to modernity and to western cultures. We then look at four

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    Indian literature Article Free Pass * Introduction * Related * Contributors & Bibliography Indian literature‚ writings of the Indian subcontinent‚ produced there in a variety of languages‚ including Sanskrit‚ Prākrit‚ Pāli‚ Bengali‚ Bihārī‚ Gujarati‚ Hindi‚ Kannada‚ Kashmiri‚ Malayalam‚ Oriya‚ Punjabi‚ Rajāsthānī‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Urdu‚ and Sindhi. A brief treatment of Indian literature follows. For full treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature

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