The essential question with regard to Hinduism is if it is in fact a single religion or if “Hinduism” is a blanket term for a vast array of cultures and traditions? In essence this question pits Gandhi against Aurobindo. In a nutshell‚ Gandhi held a simplistic view of Hinduism while Aurobindo acknowledged its complexity. Moreover‚ these two great thinkers embody the age-old duel between monism and dualism. Despite having grown up in front of similar backdrops‚ each man responded in a different way—forming
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b. Character is the most important aspect of ’Javni’. Do you agree with this view? Yes‚ it is correct to assert that Character is the most important aspect of Javni. Infact‚ the whole story revolves around the portrayal of various character in a rural Indian state. ‘Javni’ is the tale of a poor and illiterate woman who belongs to a low caste of washer man in the remote village of Karnataka . She serves as a domestic help in the house of a revenue inspector. There are three main characters
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Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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Education in Ancient India Education in ancient India was tremendously important for the society and was given to the 3 upper classes‚ namely Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas and Vaishya Introduction http://www.sciforums.com/Education-System-In-Ancient-India-t-16676.html It may be said with quite a good degree of precision that India was the only country where knowledge was systematized and where provision was made for its imparting at the highest level in remote times. Whatever the discipline of learning
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Ambedkar was born in the town and military cantonment of Mhow in the Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh).[9] He was the 14th and last child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai.[10] His family was of Marathi background from the town of Ambavade (Mandangad taluka) in the Ratnagiri district of modern-day Maharashtra. They belonged to the Mahar caste‚ who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio-economic discrimination.[11] Ambedkar’s ancestors had for long been in the employment of
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE (Bengali: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর Ishshor Chôndro Biddashagor 26 September 1820 – 29 July 1891)‚ born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya (Bengali: ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়‚ Ishshor Chôndro Bôndopaddhae)‚ was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance.[1][2] Vidyasagar was a philosopher‚ academic‚ educator‚ writer‚ translator‚ printer‚ publisher‚ entrepreneur‚ reformer‚ and philanthropist. His efforts to simplify and modernize Bangla prose were
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noted singer. Naidu began writing poetry as a child and at the age of twelve passed the matriculation examination for the University of Madras. As a teenager‚ Naidu fell in love with Govindarajulu Naidu‚ a doctor who was neither Bengali nor of the Brahmin caste. Hoping to prevent their daughter from marrying outside her social group‚ her parents sent her to England in 1895. There Naidu attended King’s College‚ London‚ and Girton College‚ Cambridge‚ where she further developed her poetic style and became
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approach towards renaissance should be re-examined. The period of history termed the Renaissance of India does not yield to prejudicial assessment. The leaders of Indian Renaissance like Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dayananda Saraswathy stood against the Brahmin Supremacy in even aspect. Yet the Mahatma Jyothi Baphula‚ E. V. Rama Swami Naikar and Dr. Ambedkar belonged to another layer on level. This shows the conflicting nature
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“A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF ISS RETAILERS TOWARDS MAJOR BRANDS OF PACKED SPICES WITHIN KOCHI” SUMMER PROJECT Submitted to RAJAGIRI SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT In partial fulfilment of the requirement of the award of the MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (2010 – 2012) By Joe Mathai Reg. No b781 RAJAGIRI SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT RAJAGIRI COLLEGE
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1. Introduction Nepal has more villages than cities and towns. More than 80% of the people are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. Nepal is rich in forests. % of the total land is covered with forest. Majority of the rural households are subsistence farmers and rely heavily on forest products to meet their daily requirements. Fuel wood is used for cooking and heating purposes‚ fodder and grass for livestock‚ leaf litter for manure‚ and timber for constructing houses and for making agricultural
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