rich‚ he rescued Hindu girls being forcibly taken to be sold in slave market of the Middle East. He arranged their marriages to Hindu boys with Hindu rituals and provided them with dowries. Understandably‚ though a bandit‚ he became a hero of all Punjabis. So every other Lohri song has words to express gratitude to Dulla Bhatti. Some believe that Lohri has derived its name from Loi‚ the wife of Sant Kabir‚ for in rural Punjab Lohri is pronounced as Lohi. Others believe that Lohri comes from the
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Introduction Intercultural communication is an important aspect of our lives even if we do not realize it because it allows us to gain knowledge of one’s own identity and other peoples’ identities. Through intercultural communication‚ people from different identities can better communicate with each other. In this paper‚ I will take about my own identity in regard to cultural identity‚ social identity and personal identity as well as an article that focus on intercultural research in regard to Muslims
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LANGUAGE (प्रथम भाषा) Marathi (01) मराठी (०१)Hindi (02) हिंदी (०२)Urdu (04) उर्दू (०४) Gujrathi(05) गुजराती (०५)Kannad (06) कन्नड (०६)Tamil (07) तामिळ (०७)Telugu (08) तेलुगु (०८)Malayalam (09) मल्याळम (०९)Sindhi (10) सिंधी (१०)Bengali(11) बंगाली (११) Punjabi(12) पंजाबी(१२) |3.00 p.m.to6.00 p.m.|SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGEद्वितीय वा त्रितीय भाषा French (35)फ्रेंच (३५)| Tuesday 05th March‚ 2013|11.00 a.m. to2.00 p.m.|SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGEद्वितीय वा त्रितीय भाषा Hindi (15)हिंदी (१५)||| |11.00 a.m. to 1
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291‚128 Median Age: 21.9 Years Population Growth Rate: 1.551% Urbanization: Urban Population 36% of total population Ethnic Groups: Punjabi 44.68%‚ Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%‚ Sindhi 14.1%‚ Sariaki 8.38%‚ Muhajirs 7.57%‚ Balochi 3.57%‚ other 6.28% Religion: Muslim 96.4%‚ Non-Muslim 3.6% Languages: Punjabi 48%‚ Sindhi 12%‚ Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%‚ Pashtu 8%‚ Urdu (official) 8%‚ Balochi 3%‚ Hindko 2%‚ Brahui 1%‚ English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government
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Alcott A central piece in Hindu scripture reads "Gurur Brahma‚ Gurur Vishnu‚ Guru devo Maheshwaraha - Gurussaakshaath param brahma tasmai shree gurave namaha‚" which translates as "The Guru (Teacher) is the Lord Brahma (the Creator)‚ the Guru is the Lord Vishnu (the Preserver)‚ the Guru is the Lord Shiva (the Destroyer). The Guru is the Supreme Brahman (Ultimate Reality) visible to our eyes. To that Guru we offer our
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After the first two verses‚ the chorus begins with the words‚ “Jai Guru Deva” which means‚ “I give thanks to Guru Deva.” Guru Deva‚ a metonymy‚ represents a spiritual leader. At the time the song was written‚ The Beatles were steeped in Indian spiritualism and mysticism which was prominent in many of their songs from that period‚ lyrically and instrumentally
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In the novel The White Tiger wrote by Aravind Adiga‚ Balram‚ a young man‚ is struggling to make a name for himself in a society that is driven by the jungle law‚ where you eat or you get eaten up. That same law makes Balram do things that are not right to get what he wants. He could chose to move away from this mentality‚ but he doesn’t‚ in most situations he becomes the oppressor‚ also the society that he lives in makes it hard to move away from this mentality. As the people around him‚ Balram
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS: GOPAL GURU: Gopal Guru is a professor of social and political theory in the Center of Political Science at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is the author of numerous articles on Dalits‚ women‚ politics and philosophy. He was also a visiting Scholar at the Center for the Advanced Study of India. He is a well known writer for his works on several social issues. His articles in the Economic and Poltical Weekly range themselves from various relevant and critical issues. Few of them
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of Himachal Pradesh these days .Punjab is famous for the Phulkari‚ which literally means flower-work‚ shawls that are worn with a tight-fitting Choli and Gaghra‚ traditional attire. Although western outfits are worn by Punjabi women‚ but still the dress materials for Punjabi culture stands out are Salwar Kameez‚ Saree‚ and Sharara. The traditional costumes of Delhi are Churidar or Salwar Kameez Dupatta for women‚ and Kurtas and Pyjamas for men. Salwar-suits with sequined embroidery or semi-precious
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Indian accent‚ and uses some humorous examples of language ‘lost in translation’ such as “at di cheese ov her price”. Like Agard‚ Nagra uses a ‘voice’ which is directly linked to his own‚ as he is a British born Punjabi Indian‚ and the character speaks in what is referred to as ‘Punglish’ a Punjabi influenced version of standard English. The tone of the two poems is very different- ‘Checking out me History’ has an angry and negative tone. He is using the dialect and accent to emphasize how different
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