of her children is not from her husband‚ but from an affair‚ has caused her to act in a very distant and uncaring way. Through the family’s visit to the Sun Temple‚ and the hills at Udayagiri and Khandagiri in India‚ accompanied by Mr. Kapasi‚ a Gujarati interpreter for a doctor and part-time tour guide‚ the author paints a picture of a woman who has grown cold and disconnected from her feelings. Because of the events that happened on this trip to her native land‚ she may have come to realize the
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“So‚ you want to marry my daughter?” The Caste System: An Overview A summary of the first lecture in the IK Foundation Lecture Series‚ ‘Indian Culture in the Modern World’. 23rd October 2002‚ London First speaker: Prof. M Narasimhachary‚ Senior Associate Fellow‚ Oxford Centre for Vaishnava and Hindu Studies Preamble The phenomenon of Caste has aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Some see India’s caste system as the defining feature of Indian culture and some
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Bridging the divide by Tushima Rattan I had always heard that north and south Indians do not always get along. North Indians tend to look down upon the south Indians because of their dark skin and most of the south Indians point at the north Indians for not having as much education. Northies turn their noses up at the mosquitoes they have encountered on their holidays at backwaters‚ south Indians think that north Indians are snobbish‚ rude and think highly of themselves. Since the day I decided to
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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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Classical Dance Since there are few audio recordings in this category‚ this is a complete list of what is held by the Music Library. Bharatanatyam The sounds of Bharathanatyam / by Sudharani Raghupathy. New Delhi : Super Cassettes Industries‚ p. 1990. Music Media Center --- SCI 627 Bharathanatyam songs / by M.L. Vasanthakumari. Madras : Sangeetha‚ [1983?]. Nataraja anjali -- Alarippu -- Jatiswaram -- Varnam -- Kasturi thilakam -- Krishna nee -- Nee maatale : Javali -- Thillana -- Mangalam
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suits were filed against him. He died in 2002 with many litigations still pending against him. Contents [hide] • 1 Early life • 2 Stock Market Scandal • 3 External links • 4 References Early life Harshad Shantilal Mehta was born in a Gujarati Jain family of modest means. His early childhood was spent in Mumbai where his father was a small-time businessman. Later‚ the family moved to Raipur in Madhya Pradesh after doctors advised his father to move to a drier place on account of his indifferent
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ROLE OF GUJARAT IN FREEDOM STRUGGLE Gujarat played a vital role in Indian freedom struggle. Many incidents such as Satyagraha were started in Gujarat. Many freedom fighters took part in Indian freedom struggle.They are as follows: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) was born into a Hindu Modh family in Porbandar‚ Gujarat‚ India in 1869. He was the son of Karamchand Gandhi‚ the divan (Chief Minister) of Porbandar‚ and Putlibai‚ Karamchand fourth wife (his
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Search For My Tongue and Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan: Search for my Tongue and Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan both show people thinking about their ‘roots’. How does each poem convey their thoughts and feelings? In “Search for my Tongue” and “Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan”‚ the poets are conveying to the reader the strong feelings they have about their roots‚ and how it affects them in everyday life. Both poems talk of women who have Asian roots‚ but are now living in other countries
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uncontested. For a start‚ there is the weight of inheritance. When minister of external affairs Pranab Mukherjee invoked ’’civilisational heritage’’ in Parliament to define the government’s policy of sheltering the persecuted‚ he probably had Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago address of 1893 in mind: ’’I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and refugees of all religions
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We live in deeds not in years. Life spent in action is life well spent. The great dramatist Shakespeare rightly observed that life should be measured by deeds‚ not years. Age is no criterion for meaning of life. It is the actions‚ good deeds which give meaning to life and make man immortal. Long life is desired by all. One may even live for hundred years or more. But if one does not do any noble deed‚ then such a life has no worth. He is not remembered by people after his death. He is soon forgotten
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