intellectual debate as well as the very experiences of the people of the lands showed that India is a state without a nation. India does not have a Staatsvolk. The duality and the resulting inconsistency between Hindu and Hindi mean that Staatsvolk even in its crudest term cannot be applied here. Hindu‚ being a religious identity is exercised by 80% of the population where Hindi‚ the supposed language of the Hindus‚ is only spoken by 40% of the total population. An examination of the ideologies that surround
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schools of thought that deny the authority of the Vedas‚ the major authority in the Hindu belief. Astika are the school of thought that prescribed to the authority of the Vedas. Life and death had always been one of the major
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Bovine-For the Love of the Cow After reading “India’s Sacred Cow” by Marvin Harris (Henslin‚ James M. (2010). Life In Society: Readings to Accompany A-Down-To Earth-Approach‚ 4th Ed.)‚ I was quite intrigued to learn more about the beliefs of the Hindu religious practices in India and the sacredness of the cow. As the article states‚ “The sacredness of the cow is not just an ignorant belief that stands in the way of progress. Like all concepts of the sacred and the profane‚ this one affects the physical
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women and economic openings to make them self-supporting and finally an equal share for women in the political life of the country by enfranchisement. Another social evil that was a major concern of the English educated and Hindu intelligentsia was the caste restrictions in Hindu society and the degrading position of the lower castes especially the untouchables. Of these two great evils‚- those connected with the position of women received greater attention in the 19th century‚ while the problems
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Christianity and Islam have more. The major difference between them though‚ is that Hinduism did not spread like the other two religions. Out of the 900 million followers that the Hindu religion has‚ only 20 million are located outside of India. The religion barely spread outside of India‚ mainly because of how the Hindu religion is followed and how its culture is. Hinduism has a very rich history‚ and during the seventeenth and eighteenth century the religion went through some big changes that changed
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Bharat-Vs-India‚ Swami Vivekananda and DNA of Intellectuals Published: Tuesday‚ Jan 08‚2013‚ 19:00 IST By: Mihir Jha My grandfather used to tell me a story. There used to live a great astrologist and palmist in a village. He could look after the palms and foretell future of anyone as if through the power of prophesy. One day‚ a gentleman came to him with his son and requested him to examine streaks of his son’s thenar. Upon a careful examination‚ the Palmist said: - “Your son doesn’t exhibit
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There is the constant Hindu idea that social duty and obligation are far more important than personal desires. To what extent does this quotation reflect Gandhi’s contribution to the development and expression of Hinduism? The idea that social duty and obligation are more important than personal desires is strongly upheld through Gandhi’s contribution to the development and expression of Hinduism. This can be seen through his principle of Satygraha‚ which essentially encourages one to not strive
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culture which in effect means Hindu culture‚ Hindu religion‚ Hindu society‚ Hindu civilization‚ Hindu way of life are under the lethal threat of the ruthless forces of Globalization today. What went by the name of Colonialism in classical history textbooks produced in the days of British Raj has been replaced today by the synonym of Globalization. The unbridled expansion of western culture has continued at an accelerated rate along with the denigration and decline of Hindu culture‚ civilization‚ religion
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cause after the speech‚ the whole audience was in tears. This is the speech given by Nathuram Godse in the court in his last trial for the murder of Mahatma Gandhi Born in a devotional Brahmin family‚ I instinctively came to revere Hindu religion‚ Hindu history and Hindu culture. I had‚ therefore‚ been intensely proud of Hinduism as a whole. As I grew up I developed a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms‚ political or religious. That is why I worked actively
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Indian politics: Why Savarkar was avoided by Indian governments (INC)? SAVARKAR was the first Indian political leader to call for Swadeshi‚ and the first Indian leader who publicly performed a bonfire of foreign clothes (1906). (MANY YEARS BEFORE GANDHIJI) He was the first Indian student who was rusticated from a hostel of an institution aided by British Govt (reason was the bonfire). He was the first Indian leader of India to daringly proclaim absolute political independence of India as her
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