to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled"‚ "venerable"[2])—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa‚[3]—is now used worldwide. He is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father"‚[4] "papa"[4][5]) in India. Born and raised in a Hindu merchant caste family in coastal Gujarat‚ western India‚ and trained in law at the Inner Temple‚ London‚ Gandhi first employed nonviolent civil disobedience as an expatriate
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Animals as ambassadors: An essay in Afro-Asian history By: Richard Pankhurst If you by any chance have ever been to Djibouti seen and the huge numbers of Ethiopian cattle and other animals herded on to ships for export‚ do not be surprised. Over the centuries and further back in time this land of bountiful and richly diverse flora and fauna by way of trade and diplomacy‚ has amazed far off lands with fabulous creatures from exotic Abysiniya. A few species did mange to enter Ethiopia – including
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BJP historically Bharatiya Jana Sangh Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party Founder : Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ideology: Deendayal Upadhyay was convinced that India as an independent nation cannot rely upon Western concepts like individualism‚ democracy‚ socialism‚communism‚ capitalism etc. and he was of the view that the Indian polity after independence has been raised upon these superficial Western foundations and not rooted in the timeless traditions of India’s ancient culture. He
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"INR" redirects here. For other uses‚ see INR (disambiguation). For the Malayalam film‚ see Indian Rupee (film). Indian rupee ₹ | रुपया (Hindi) | | ISO 4217 code | INR | Central bank | Reserve Bank of India | Website | www.rbi.org.in | Official user(s) | India | Unofficial user(s) | Bhutan (alongside theBhutanese ngultrum) Nepal (alongside theNepalese rupee) | Inflation | 5.96%‚ March 2013 | Source | Economic Adviser | Method | WPI | Pegged by | Bhutanese ngultrum (at
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PASTORAL COMMUNITIES Gujars The Gujar are an ethnic group in India‚ Pakistan and Afghanistan. Today‚ the Gujars are classified under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category in some states in India. However‚ in Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Himachal Pradesh‚ they are designated as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government’s reservation program of discrimination. Hindu Gujars today are assimilated into several varnas. The origin of the Gujars is uncertain. Many Gujars claim descent from Suryavanshi Kshatriyas (Sun
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Religious Developments With the coming of the Mughals in India and the Turkish rule‚ there were many developments and changes in the Indian culture and religion.The Sultans of Delhi and Mughal tolerated different religions‚ especially Hinduism‚ though they were followers of Islam. This lead to the beggining of indo-islamic culture. Since dawn of history‚ India has been the cradle of religious developments. In the early medival period‚ two parrelel movements in Hinduism and Islam representing the
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Use of Dummy Variables in Testing for Equality Between Sets of Coefficients in Linear Regressions: A Generalization Author(s): Damodar Gujarati Source: The American Statistician‚ Vol. 24‚ No. 5 (Dec.‚ 1970)‚ pp. 18-22 Published by: American Statistical Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2682446 . Accessed: 09/07/2013 18:34 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
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o Introduction o Berry Buzan theory on security o Key concepts Hartal Missing [Enforced disappearance] o Impacts Hartal in the perspective of Bangladeshi security Missing in the perspective of Bangladeshi security o Conclusion Assignment
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The culture of India is very unique and goes back thousands of years. In this essay‚ I will focus only on modern India‚ particularly on Mohandus K. Gandhi’s influence on the formation of the 20th century Indian government and culture‚ but also on religion and language. However‚ I will be ignoring movies‚ music‚ and postsecondary education. Additionally‚ I will list major American institutions‚ advice for Indian American parents and children immigrating to the United States‚ academic citations‚ and
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An Elaborative Analysis of the Writings of Mira The present paper explores the treatment of love and devotion in the selected poems of Mira. Her devotion to Lord Krishna is incomparable greatness beyond all possibility of calculation‚ measurement or imitation. Mira used elegant words in her poetry. In her poems‚ the elevated thought of true love for Lord Krishna results in an elevating effect morally‚ linguistically and artistically. Her poems build a platform of Divine understanding of the nature
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