India and us Introduction In our Globalising world‚ the different cultures constantly come across each other. As a consequence‚ the ability to understand other cultures and to deal with cultural differences will probably be a major quality required in our future professional life. This year‚ thanks to the "Ichec housing project" we had the opportunity to gain experience on this subject. The topic of this essay is to explain the cultural differences that can exist between the Indian society and
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What is a myth? This question-and the vast concepts that go along with it-doesn’t come up very often‚ if at all. Perhaps this is due to the fact that myths are not popularly observed in depth; therefore‚ the answer to such a simply-put‚ yet broad question usually doesn’t exceed a standard myth’s generalities. Most people will conclude that a myth is fiction and neglect to realize that the overall definition goes far beyond that. According to Joseph Campbell‚ neither a myth nor the hero’s story from
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equally as many ways The Vedic Tradition or Hinduism is more than a religion‚ but a way of life‚ it is a complete philosophy and it’s based on universal spiritual truths which can be applied to anyone at anytime. Vedic Hinduism is also called Sanatana-Dharma‚ the eternal nature of the soul. It does not limit itself to any one philosophy and it includes various schools of thought and ways of understanding spiritual truths. The Vedic tradition recognizes that the individual soul is eternal‚ beyond the limitations
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References: Gershevitch‚ I. (1968). The cambridge history of iran. (Vol. 1). p.651. Trivedi‚ B Malhotra‚ R. (2011‚ June 14). Dharma is not the same as religion. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajiv-malhotra/dharma-religion_b_875314.html Mayell‚ H
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Years active: Ancient India was active from 3300 BC - 1300 BC. Location: South central Asia‚ on northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Geography: Ancient India had the indus river valley flowing through and also had large and well planned cities. Social Structure The order of social hierarchy is‚ the highest caste is the Brahmins (priests)‚ the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers)‚ Vaisyas (skilled traders‚ merchants‚ and minor officials)‚ Shudras (unskilled workers)‚ and the lowest Pariah
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Thumb…supports all fingersrepresents Easwara.. Cinmudra signifies “Tatwam asi” Unique Other fingers entire world creation‚ sustenance‚ dissolution. Also three qualities- Satwa‚ rajas‚ tamas.Waking‚ dream‚ deep sleep. Viditatmanada‚ Hindu Dharma. Ahemedabad‚ India 2008 Dakshinamurthy Represents five elements. Left upper hand... a torch ‚fire Right upper hand... Damaru‚ drum sound
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In-charge: Dr. Neelankantan G. Introduction: Abhijñānaśākuntalam is a well known Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa. It means “token-recognised- Śakuntalā” ("Śakuntalā recognized by a token"). It is an elaboration upon an episode mentioned in the Mahabharata‚ protagonist of which is Śakuntalā‚ the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka . Its date is uncertain‚ but Kalidasa is often placed in the period between the 1st century BC and 4th century AD. In this paper the thematic‚ structural and other similarities
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born in a well-cultured Brahim family on July 23‚ 1856 in Ratangari‚ Maharashtra‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a multifacet personality. He is considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’. He was a scholar of Indian history‚ Sanskrit‚ mathematics‚ astronomy and Hinduism. He had imbibed values‚ cultures and intelligence from his father Gangadhar Ramchandra Tilak who was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous teacher. At the age of 10‚ Bal Gangadhar went to Pune with his family as his father
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India/China Comparative Essay Hinduism and Buddhism were two very different religions that arose on the subcontinent of India. They were the building blocks of the most populated country in the world and still have lasting impacts today. India’s Hindu and Buddhist roots play a major role in their actions today as a world super power. By extension‚ Hinduism and Buddhism played very different but equally vital roles in the beginnings of India’s modern societal and cultural values. The influences
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar‚ affectionately known as Babasaheb‚ was one of the most renowned sons of India. He appeared on the Indian socio-political scene in early 1920 and remained in the forefront of all social‚ economic‚ political and religious efforts for upliftment of mankind. Dr.Ambedkar was a great scholar who made outstanding contributions as an economist‚ sociologist‚ legal luminary‚ educationalist‚ journalist‚ Parliamentarian and above all‚ as a social reformer and champion of human rights. Dr
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