Ancient Indian Astronomy and the Aryan Invasion Theory T.R.S. Prasanna Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Indian Institute of Technology‚ Bombay Mumbai - 400076 June 16‚ 2011 Revised November 4‚ 2011 Astronomical references in ancient Vedic (Brahmana and Samhita) texts do not support the Aryan Invasion Theory as proposed by western Sanskrit scholars more than 150 years ago. We have examined this issue and present a comprehensive analysis relating to the key
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Contents 1. Social stratification 2. Characteristics of social stratification 3. Origins of social stratification 4. Social stratification in Bangladesh 5. Religious stratification In Bangladesh 6. Caste systems among Hindus 7. Caste systems among Muslims All societies arrange their members in terms of superiority‚ inferiority and equality. The vertical scale of evaluation‚ this placing of people in strata‚ or layers is called stratification. Social stratification is a natural
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UNIT 5 INEQUALITY: CASTE AND CLASS Structure 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.1 Introduction Notion of Social-Inequality Nature of Caste-Inequalities in India Caste as the Invention of Colonial Modernity or a Legacy of Brahmanical Traditions Nature of Class-Inequality in India Interrelation of Caste and Class Hierarchies Social-Inequalities‚ Development and Participatory Politics Summary Exercises INTRODUCTION The normative and democratic pillars of institutions and doctrines enshrined in
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 3 HYPOTHESIS ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 NEED
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INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH POEM THE BEGINNING The renaissance in modern Indian Literature begins with Raja Ram Mohan Roy. The infiltration of western culture‚ the study of English literature‚ the adoption of western scientific techniques‚ gave a jolt to India’s traditional life. It shocked us into a new awareness‚ a sense of urgency‚ and the long dormant intellectual and critical impulse was quickened into sudden life and the reawakening Indian spirit went forth to meet the violent challenge of
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Urban Morphology of Dhaka City: Spatial Dynamics of Growing City and the Urban Core Prof. Dr. Farida Nilufar Department of Architecture‚ Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Email: faridanilufar@yahoo.com [Paper presented on the International Seminar on The History‚ Heritage and Urban Issues of Capital Dhaka‚ on the occasion of the Celebration of 400 years of the Capital Dhaka‚ Organized by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh‚ 17-19 February 2010. Accepted for Publication
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circuit bypass. 5 July 2011 Acupressure http://users.tpg.com.au/shrein/yoga/information/mudra.pdf 2 Introduction of Mudras Mudra literally means ’gesture’. Mudra expresses and channelizes cosmic energy within the mind and body In our Puranas‚ we see our Gods and Goddesses expressed in different Mudras. Mudras are the expression of our inner feeling. http://www.eclecticenergies.com/mudras/mudra.php?num=1 Mudras that are part of Yogic Postures are called Yogic Mudra. Mudras done
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The British Raj and the India’s Caste System The Indian caste system‚ known as Varnas‚ is a centuries old system of social stratification. It is a strict hierarchal system that determines a person’s occupation for them. It also determines what they can wear‚ who they can talk to‚ who they can marry. Those on the top of the pyramid have all the wealth‚ power‚ and prestige‚ while those on the bottom are treated no better than the trash that is thrown away. It consists of four Varna’s: Brahmins‚
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Obsession for fairer complexion in the sub-continent Table of Contents Page No. 1. Objective………………………………………………………2 2. Hypothesis……………………………………………………..2 3. Methodology…………………………………………………..2 4. Introduction……………………………………………………4 5. Root of Obsession for being fair………………………………5 6. Fair Skin and Marriage………………………………………...7 7. Fair Consciousness among Male………………………………7
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India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture‚ food and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. India is the only country in the world to have so many religions and beliefs. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old Religions and spirituality India is the birth place of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism‚ collectively
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