sanction. The Arya Samaj discourages dogma and symbolism and encourages skepticism in beliefs that run contrary to common sense and logic. To many people‚ the Arya Samaj aims to be a "universal society" based on the authority of the Vedas. Vandana M.A (Hindi) M.A (English) M.A (Education) Pursing PhD (Education) Contribution of Swami Dayanand in the field of Arya Samaj Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 10 April‚ 1875. He was a sanyasi who believed in the infallible
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films of Deepa Mehta or Mira Nair being trashed‚ about Bollywood starlets or saucy models being summoned to court for obscenity or indecency‚ about offending books‚ paintings and articles being slashed and burned amid saffron flags and TV cameras. Hindi film director Mahesh Bhatt‚ always ready with a sound bite‚ went so far as to call it a “cultural emergency” (Bhatt 1998).1 The implication was that various forces were now imposing‚ in the cultural domain‚ the kind of political repression for which
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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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Prior to the East India Company’s establishment‚ Britain only accounted for 1.8% of the global GDP whereas India accounted for 23% of it. [Forbes‚ 1] India was one of the richest and most developed economies in the world. In fact‚ India and China together accounted for almost three-quarters of the global industrial output. However‚ India was “transformed by the process of imperial rule into one of the poorest‚ most backward‚ illiterate and diseased societies on earth by the time of our independence
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Indian Railways (Hindi: भारतीय रेल Bhāratīya Rail)‚ abbreviated as IR (Hindi: भा.रे.)‚ is the state-owned railway company of India‚ which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has more than 64‚015 kilometres (39‚777 mi)[5] of track and 6‚909 stations. It has the world’s fourth largest railway network after that of the United States‚ Russia and China.[5] The railways traverse the length and breadth
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Geography and climate Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe near Ladakh‚ India Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley‚ Tawi Valley‚ Chenab Valley‚ Poonch Valley‚ Sindh Valley and Lidder Valley. The main Kashmir valley is 100 km (62 mi) wide and 15‚520.3 km2 (5‚992.4 sq mi) in area. The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from Ladakh while the Pir Panjal range‚ which encloses the valley from the west and the south‚ separates it from the Great Plains of northern
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Heeraben.[2] He has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) since childhood‚ having an interest in politics since adolescence. He holds a master’s degree in political science. In 1998‚ he was chosen by L. K. Advani‚ the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)‚ to direct the election campaign in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. He became the chief minister of Gujarat in October 2001‚ promoted to the office at a time when his predecessor Keshubhai Patel had resigned‚ following the defeat
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BJP historically Bharatiya Jana Sangh Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party Founder : Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ideology: Deendayal Upadhyay was convinced that India as an independent nation cannot rely upon Western concepts like individualism‚ democracy‚ socialism‚communism‚ capitalism etc. and he was of the view that the Indian polity after independence has been raised upon these superficial Western foundations and not rooted in the timeless traditions of India’s ancient culture. He
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of India following the proclamation of the independence of India in 1947. Key: No.: Incumbent No. CM: Council of Ministers Congress: Indian National Congress‚ Indian National Congress (Indira)‚ United Progressive Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party: Bharatiya Janata Party‚ National Democratic Alliance Parties in power that includes the support of Congress: Samajwadi Janata Party‚ United Front‚ Janata Party (Secular) Janata Party Janata Dal |No. |Portrait |Name
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