Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) was a great Indian nationalist leader who worked for independence and social reform. He became first prime minister of independent India‚ a position he retained until his death. He initiated India’s nonalignment policy in foreign affairs. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on Nov. 14‚ 1889‚ in Allahabad into a proud‚ learned Kashmiri Brahmin family. His father‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a wealthy barrister and influential politician. Jawaharlal was an only
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How did Gandhi’s religious beliefs affect his work for social change? Many people associate the name Gandhi with the principles of peaceful protest that fought for the independence of India From Britain and promoted religious freedom. Although this is true‚ Gandhi was more than a protestor and achieved change through a deep understanding of justice and religion; he used this knowledge to great effect and achieved change in a unique way. Born in 1869 in India where he was raised‚ he found his way
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community learnt the vernacular language and glimpses of the Hindu culture. The teacher (guruji) would teach prayers and songs. Sanskrit prayers and perennial values taken from sacred scriptures like the Vedas‚ the Ramayana‚ the Upanishads‚ and the Bhagavad Gita were also taught. He joined the neighbouring primary school R.C.A school under Madame Siris on his own without his mother’s knowledge. Later he left for Bel Air Government School‚ travelling by train from Olivia station until he passed his sixth
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Heptonstall’s parish churchyard of St Thomas the Apostle‚ bears the inscription that Hughes chose for her: "Even amidst fierce flames the golden lotus can be planted." Biographers variously attribute the source of the quote to the Hindu text‚ the Bhagavad Gita The gravestone has been repeatedly vandalized by those aggrieved that "Hughes" is written on the stone; they have attempted to chisel it off‚ leaving only the name "Sylvia Plath." When Hughes’ partner Assia Wevill killed herself and their four-year-old
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Nanzan University Dr. Ambedkar: The Hero of the Mahars‚ Ex-Untouchables of India Author(s): Indira Y. Junghare Source: Asian Folklore Studies‚ Vol. 47‚ No. 1 (1988)‚ pp. 93-121 Published by: Nanzan University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1178254 Accessed: 04-04-2015 11:32 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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Satya-Truth‚ (2) Ahimsa-Nonviolence‚ (3) Brahmacharya-Celibacy (4) Asteya-Non-stealing‚ (5) Aparigraha or Asangraha-Non-possession (6) Sharira-Shrama; Physicallabour or Bread Labour. (7) Asvada-Control of Palate‚ (8) Abhaya-Fearlessness‚ (9) Sarva-Dharma-Samanatva- Equal respect for all Religions‚ (10) Swadeshi-Duty towards Neighbour and (11) Asprishyatanivarana - Removal of Untouchability. Of these eleven‚ the first five are found in most of the religions of the world and are called ’Pancha Mahavratas’
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Merits n demerits of changing lifstyl Indian Culture is time tested and represented the progressively refined way of life‚ that had unfortunately suffered a set back‚ a sub culture process as it were‚ drifting from its salutary ways of living. Did not Lord Mecaulay say in the UK parliament how the Indians had such a perfect social harmony and faith in their way of life‚ that they can not be subdued unless they were weaned from their prestige and made to adore the alien way of life‚ to feel subordinated
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LEGAL NORMS AND OTHER NORMS Subject- Legal Methods Submitted to- Ms Amita Punj Submitted by- Sanya Sud Class-1st year Year-2011 Semester-1st National Law University‚ Delhi CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION “Custom is to the society what law is to the state.”These famous lines by Salmond beautifully express the complex relationship between legal norms and custom‚ a form of societal norms. While understanding the association between legal and other norms‚ we first must define what ‘other norms’
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CONCEPT OF GOD ISLAM In Islamic theology‚ God (Arabic: الله Allah ) is the all-powerful and all-knowing creator‚ sustainer‚ designer‚ and judge of the universe. Islam emphasizes that God is strictly singular (tawḥīd ) unique (wāḥid ) and inherently One (aḥad )‚ all-merciful and omnipotent. Allah is the term with no plural or gender. Names and Attributes of God In Islam‚ there are 99 Names of God (al-asmāʼ al-ḥusná lit. meaning: "The best names") each of which evoke a distinct attribute of
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“When you see something that is technically sweet‚ you go ahead and to do it‚ and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the bomb‚” said Robert Oppenheimer‚ the leader of the Manhattan Project (Polenburg 2002‚ 41). The atomic bomb has been exhaustively debated‚ as is Robert Oppenheimer’s life‚ but that’s what makes it so researchable and interesting; there is information on both sides of the argument - on Oppenheimer’s morals
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