The great myths and religions of the world can often be traced back to a distinct few sources. The direct definition of religion is the “belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods.” Most of the time the religions of one culture are based on the beliefs of another or an earlier culture. The religious beliefs and practices of Athens‚ Greece can be quite thoroughly compared and contrasted to those of the Gupta Empire‚ because while they vastly differ‚
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DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally
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Mythologies of War and Peace From the text: Myths o Live By Joseph Campbell Copyright 1972 From a lecture given in 1967 It is for an obvious reason far easier to name examples of mythologies of war than mythologies of peace ;for not only has conflict between groups been normal to human experience‚ but there is also the cruel fact to be recognized that killing is the precondition of all living whatsoever: life lives on life‚ eats life‚ and would otherwise not exist. “Man‚” wrote Oswald
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Missile Man of India. The various Indian Missiles of world order like Prithvi‚ Trishul‚ Akash‚ Agni‚ etc. are mainly the result of his efforts and caliber. He is mainly interested in work. He is a bachelor. He is fond of music and the Koran and the Gita. He is a great lover of people‚ children in particular. Ever since becoming the head of the Indian State‚ he has been having interaction with children all over the country. May he live
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Cultural heritage of a people refers to the social and religious attitudes‚ beliefs‚ principles and conventions of behaviour inherited from the tradition stretching back to remote antiquity. It also includes in its connotations intellectual and artistic manifestations in the form of language‚ literature‚ visual and plastic art and music developed by the society from generation to generation. Viewed in this light‚ our cultural heritage is immensely vast and varied. India is the cradle of one of
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Hypothesis statement‚ purpose of study‚ future scope The infinite truth about various mysteries is‚ nothing exists; all is a dream. Man—the world—the sun‚ the moon‚ the wilderness of stars—all are our dreams; they have no existence. Nothing exists except the empty space—and for all of us‚ there is nothing beyond! And you are but a thought (Mark Twain‚ 1835-1910). We have no control over any matter or object that we see. The entire humanity is situated at the heart of despair. The current social‚
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Katherine Mansfield and Gurdjieff’s Sacred Dance James Moore First published in Katherine Mansfield: In From the Margin edited by Roger Robinson Louisiana State University Press‚ 1994 The facts are singular enough: Katherine Mansfield‚ a young woman who could scarcely walk or breathe‚ absorbed in sacred dances that lie on the very cusp of human possibility. Some ideal of inner conciliation—neighbourly to the dancers’ purpose there— seems to have visited Katherine almost precociously.
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In each of the following questions‚ from the given alternative words‚ select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: 1. STIMULATION (A) STATION (B) NATION (C) MOTION (D) MOUTH Answer: (D) Explanation: There is no ?H? letter in the given word. Therefore‚ the word MOUTH cannot be formed. 2. Which letter in the word ?Vertex? should be changed to mean spiral movement ? (A) 1st (B) 2nd (C) 4th (D) Last Answer: (B) 3. If MONKO is coded as 57637‚ then how
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home ----------------- Sunday We believe ------------------- ghosts Prakasam is a cousin ----------------- mine He was stuck ---------------- lighting I must start -------------------- he comes They travel ------------------ foot Gita was absent -------------------- four days The ramayana was written --------------- valmiki
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hard work Integrity and accountability Module IV: Human Rights‚ Values and Ethics Meaning of Human Rights Human Rights Awareness Importance of human rights Values and Ethics- Learning based on project work on Scriptures like Ramayana‚ Mahabharata‚ Gita etc Module V: Personal and Professional Excellence Personal excellence: Identifying Long-term choices and goals Uncovering talent‚ strength and style Alan P. Rossiter’s eight aspects of Professional Excellence Resilience during challenge and loss Continued
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