Introduction In the culture of South Asia‚ hijras or chakka in Kannada‚ khusra inPunjabi and kojja in Telugu are physiological males who have feminine gender identity‚ women ’s clothing and other feminine gender roles. Hijras have a long recorded history in the Indian subcontinent‚ from the antiquity‚ as suggested by the Kama Sutra period onwards. This history features a number of well-known roles within subcontinental cultures‚ part gender-liminal‚ part spiritual and part survival. In South Asia
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to come down to the surroundings of Kedarnath main temple. Then the question arises if it’s so‚ then why didn’t water pass through the surroundings? The age of Kedarnath is unknown. Hindu mythology[->3] relates the existence since the period of Mahabharata. By that time[->4]‚ the temple was standing almost alone waiting only for the devotees and nature had dug two lines for water to flow down whenever water comes from the peaks surrounded by Kedarnath itself. But for us it’s not wise to think about
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Introduction to Semiotics Bharatanatyam A journey from temples to the proscenium An introduction Bharatanatyam is a Sanskrit word‚ which means the dance of Bharata (India). True to its name‚ it is one of the oldest and most popular dance forms of India. It originated in the temples of Southern India and was later codified and documented as a performing art by the Tanjore Quartet. It is now the most popular Indian classical dance and is appreciated worldwide. Bharatanatyam is a language in itself
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Indian Culture‚ which is one of the oldest & richest cultures‚ is now days posing a serious threat as western culture is establishing its strong base in India and slowly and gradually wiping the Indian culture. It had already made its presence in Metro’s & now slowly heading towards other parts of India. Westernization has greatly effected our traditions‚ customs‚ our family and our respect and love for others. The concept of joint families is fastly decreasing every one wants to remain aloof from
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Joan Gardona Andrada II-BSE English Creative Writing (POETRY) Forms Specific poetic forms have been developed by many cultures. In more developed‚ closed or "received" poetic forms‚ the rhyming scheme‚ meter and other elements of a poem are based on sets of rules‚ ranging from the relatively loose rules that govern the construction of an elegy to the highly formalized structure of the ghazal or villanelle. Described below are some common forms of poetry widely used across a number of languages
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Kathak which is a major classical dance forms of North India literally means a story-teller or Kathakar. In ancient India‚ there were Kathakars or bards who used to recite religious and mythological tales to the accompaniment music‚ mime and dance. These rahapsodists and minstrels were associated with temples and shrines. Their particular dance-forms‚ which had its origin in simple story-telling‚ later came to be known as Kathak. Kathak is danced by both men and women. A Kathak dancer is not
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used in Indian English Fiction. Throughout the narrative‚ the readers notice that there is little attempt to create an illusion of realism or naturalism.1 With the use of multivoiced and polyphonic narration‚ as in the great epics Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ the writer tries to relocate himself with the ancient Indian tradition of the narratology.2 The story of the novel can be divided into three main threads: The first is the story of Rahul Patwardhan‚ lecturer in English at Asafia University‚ Hyderabad
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Essay On The India’s Contribution To World Peace. Essay Ever since the achievement of independence India has been assiduously striving for the promotion of peace. She has unbounded faith in peace. She believes that peaceful conditions alone can hold out any hope for the deliverance of mankind from the rut of so many ills it is at present plagued with. As soon as she got independence‚ she declared her determination to pursue the path of peace and take effective measures for the promotion
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Sindhu River Originating from Kailash mountain‚ it covers 550 kms in Jammu and Kashmir. From there it enters Leh‚ and gets mingled with Zanzkar river. In Punjab it is met with five major rivers of Punjab – Jhelum‚ Chenab‚ Ravi‚ Beas and Satluj. The word Sindhu originates from the word sidh meaning to keep off . The river Sindhu has been mentioned 176 times in Rigveda‚ 95 times in plural‚ used in the generic meaning. In Rigveda – the Ancient Indian Scripture( 1500 B.C.)‚ is the earliest chronicle
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CHAPTER 7 India and Southeast Asia‚ 1500 b.c.e.–1025 c.e. I0. Foundations of Indian Civilization‚ 1500 b.c.e.–300 c.e. A0. The Indian Subcontinent 10. India has three topographical zones: (1) the northern mountainous zone; (2) the Indus and Ganges Basins; and (3) the peninsula. The Vindhya Mountains and the Deccan plateau divide the peninsula from the other two zones. 20. The peninsula itself includes further topographical sub-regions including: (1) tropical Kerala coast in the west; (2)
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