The Power of Superstition in Public Life in India Why are superstitions a part of public life in India? The modern mechanisms for risk-management or “disciplines” ranging from statistics to modern medicine exist side-by-side with superstitions in the country. The answer to why these disciplines have not penetrated into the pores of Indian society lies in the history of political power in India. It is difficult to use the word “superstition” without imagining quotation marks around it. For‚
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tyaYou have to write a theme paper on any creative person past/present from India or abroad in any filed. The paper should be of introspective‚ original and innovative in nature not more than 5000 words. You must analyse the nature of creativity‚ drivers of creativity‚ multidimensional learning‚ if any in the person chosen by you besides highlighting learning for you from this person. Hard copies must be submitted to me in person on August 19 and 20 as per the schedule to be announced in the course
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History of English language and literature in India starts with the advent of East India Company in India. It all started in the summers of 1608 when Emperor Jahangir‚ in the courts of Moguls‚ welcomed Captain William Hawkins‚ Commander of British Naval Expedition Hector. It was India’s first tryst with an Englishman and English. Jahangir later allowed Britain to open a permanent port and factory on the special request of King James IV that was conveyed by his ambassador Sir Thomas Roe. English were
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But economic growth also has opportunity costs! (Let TA handle in recitation) An important factor responsible for economic growth is an increase in capital Capital goods long-lasting tools used to produce final/consumption goods (goods that are used up) But capital itself has to be produced by the use of other resources (e.g. tractors‚ R & D) More capital a society produces today higher will be future output of final goods growth in the output of final goods => PPF will push out
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on a Desert Island Sometimes when I am daydreaming‚ I think about far off places‚ such as the beautiful uninhabited islands in the South Pacific. I imagine myself being shipwrecked on one of these islands‚ the way actor Tom Hanks was in Castaway. Probably I’ll never be stranded on a desert island‚ but if I were‚ I would like to have three things with me: Machete‚ Fishing Line‚ and A lighter The first thing that I would like to have is a machete. A machete will help cut the fish
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Amelia Earhart was declared legally dead on January 5‚ 1939‚ after the most expensive air and sea search in American history. The first search for Amelia Earhart started on July 2‚ 1937‚ and was lead by the U.S Navy and Coast Guard. An additional search funded by George Putnam‚ Amelia Earhart’s husband of six years‚ was also unsuccessful (“What Happened”). At the time of Amelia’s disappearance‚ she was one of the world’s most famous female aviators. As a result of this fame‚ expectations were high
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B.A. English Language and Literatures - CBCS Pattern 2008-09 -1- Annexure 8-A SCAA Dt. 21-5-2009 BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY‚COIMBATORE-641 046 B.A ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (CBCS PATTERN) with compulsory Diploma in Communicative English (For the students admitted during the academic year 2008-2009 and onwards) SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS Inst. Hours/ Week Examination Duration Credit 3 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 2 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 3 3 4 4 5 3 2 CIA $ Uni. Exam 75 75 75 75 75 50 75 75 75 75 75 50 75 75 75 75 75
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The Importance of Religion Religion is a believe that relates humanity to spirituality. One of the major themes in the novel ‘Life of Pi’ is religion and the significance and importance of it is portrayed throughout the novel. In the novel ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel‚ Martel shows the importance of religion in Pi’s life‚ as religion helped Pi understand the nature of animals‚ also helped him in his daily life and helped keep Pi from giving up on life. Yann Martel portrays the events as real
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Books | Authors | A Bend in the river | V.S. Naipaul | A Brush with Life | Satish Gujral | A Conceptual Encyclopaedia of Guru Granth Sahib | S.S. Kohli | A Foreign Policy for India | I.K. Gujral | A Fortune Teller Told Me | Tiziano Terzani | A Gender Lens on Social Psychology | Judith A Howard and Jocelyn A.Hollander | A General and His Army | Georgy Vladimov | A Himalayan Love Story | Namita Gokhale | A Last Leap South | Vladimir Zhirinovsky | A Nation Flawed-Lesson from Indian History
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JAIN SCHOOL OF PAINTING We find Jain style in the four paintings of Jins (Jain Gods) in the Sittanvasala caves in 700A.D. The oldest examples of this school are the paintings of parshwa-Nath‚ Nemi-Nath and Rish-Nath etc‚ 20 Tirthankars in “KalKacharya Katha” and “Kalpa Sutra”. Most of the Jain paintings were done Black & white 10th&15th century. These paintings have been mostly executed on Tala-Patra. There was an article “Jain on Dwara Pallavit Chitrakala” in the “Vishal Bharat” written
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