CASTE SYSTEM AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION IN INDIA1 “I have no colour prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being‚ and that is enough for me; he can’t be any worse.” INTRODUCTION:The Castes are hereditary endogamous group with fixed traditional occupations‚ observing commensal prohibition and social restrictions on interaction. It is believed that there are about 3‚000 castes in the country. These castes are grouped as upper castes (like Brahmins
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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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Purushottama‚[6] literally the Perfect Man or Lord of Restrictions.[7] Rama is the husband of Sita‚ who Hindus consider to be an Avatar of Lakshmi and the embodiment of perfect womanhood.[6][8] Rama ’s life and journey is one of perfect adherence to dharma despite harsh tests of life and time. For
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Is the possession of knowledge enough to place an ethical responsibility on the knower? My thesis is that knowledge in itself is value free and ethical responsibility is created by the value judgment of the knower. If the knower has decided to follow a code of ethics or interprets a piece of knowledge to contain moral dimensions‚ then knowing creates ethical responsibilities. However‚ possessing knowledge as such does not automatically create ethical responsibilities. In the following I will explore
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The evolution of Hindu Dharma may be divided into three periods: the ancient (6500 BC-1000 AD)‚ the medieval (1000-1800 AD) and the modern (1800 AD to present). The Ancient Period is characterised by the worship of Shiva (Pashupati) during the Harappan times; the composition of the early Rig Vedic hymns; the Epic Period during which the Ramayana and Mahabharata were composed; period of Sage Vishvamitra‚ in whose reign a majority of the Vedic hymns were composed; the Yajur and Atharva Vedas
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religious traditions. Muhammad (PBUH) was said to be in a cave on Jabal al-Nour‚ when he received his first revelation from Allah (Qur’an 96). Arjuna was in a chariot on a battlefield‚ when Krishna revealed his divinity to him (see The Bhagavad-Gita: An introduction). Guru Nanak‚ the founder of Sikhism‚ was bathing in a river when he was taken into the presence of God‚ and shown that there was one divine reality behind the cosmos (Guru Granth Sahib p.1). Some issues Although
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi The man who led India ’s struggle for independence against Great Britain was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar‚ in Gujarat. Gandhi studied law in London and became a barrister. He went to South Africa to work as a lawyer. The white people in South Africa treated the natives and the Indians settled there badly. He was distressed to see it. He fought for their cause for more than 20 years. He was a man of great courage and determination
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Anna Hazare was born and lived the 1st 6 years of his life in Bhingar which is a small town in Ahmednagar district. It is in the state of Maharashtra in India. Bhingar got its name from a rishi called Bhrigu that did tapsya there on a hillock and later a temple was erected in his honour. Aurangzeb‚ the last Mughal emperor‚ died at Bhingar in 1707. Also‚ there is a very famous and very old temple of Lord Shiva called Shukleshwar Temple in Bhingar. In 2001‚ the total population was 7620 people
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Aldous Huxley was a pioneer in science fiction and anti-utopianism as well as a revolutionary spirit within early 20th century society. Born into a distinguished family in Surrey‚ England‚ on July 26‚ 1894‚ Aldous Huxley was educated to fulfill his lineage. His literature became an anthology of commentaries on his contemporary civilization. The lasting impact of Aldous Huxley’s mystic literature has been seen throughout the ages‚ from George Orwell all the way to the 21st century. Aldous Huxley
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CURRICULUM VITAE Name : Dr. Karri Rama Reddy Address : Manasa Hospital Prakasam Nagar RAJAHMUNDRY – 533 103. (Andhra Pradesh) INDIA Phones: 0883 – 2467286‚ 2469386‚ 2469959 (PBX) 2469949 (Personal)
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