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    History of Ramayana

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    the desert of my heart blooms lush and green."   Comparison between Iliad‚ & Ramayana -Ramayana A virtuous king named Rama is banished to the forest‚ where he has many adventures‚ and then he rescues his wife Sita from the evil king of Sri Lanka with the help of his friends. – -Homer’s The Iliad The gods of ancient Greece‚ most of whom were adopted by the ancient Romans‚ were generally described as human in form‚ unaging‚ nearly immune to all wounds and sickness‚ capable of becoming invisible

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    Improvements in Sri Lankan Logistics Industry in recent years and way forward Prasanna Liyanage BSc (Eng) ‚ MBCS 0|Page prasanna@telsara.com www.rfxworld.com INTRODUCTION : With a steadily growing economy‚ big port projects and other infrastructure planned‚ Sri Lanka is well placed to capitalise on its geographical location and take advantage of the fast growing Indian and Chinese economies. According to the government plan and the vision Sri Lanka to be south Asia’s emerging Maritime

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    Indian History

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    Indian History - Important events History of India . An overview : The people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C.‚ when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade. This civilization declined around 1500 B.C.‚ probably due to ecological changes. During the second millennium B.C.‚ pastoral‚ Aryan-speaking tribes migrated from the northwest into the subcontinent. As they settled in the middle Ganges

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    What were the primary uses of Auschwitz from an architectural stand point and the history and tragic event of the site in question. Auschwitz was a place where many tragedies took place‚ from the most unthinkable ways of torture to ruthless cold blooded murder and prosecution. To cover up such an inconceivable thing would be almost impossible‚ though an attempt to erase such a scarcely credible act of callousness would be vital to avoid facing repercussions of wrong doing. As the Soviet Infantry

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    The History of Terrorism

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    Given the growing global threats of terrorism‚ it is significant that an understanding of the history‚ nature and mechanism-premises under which terror operates is obtained. This is significant as it would shape the perspective of policy makers when addressing issues of this nature. Terrorism‚ as it is understood is the action of none-state weak actors‚ individual or groups‚ who for some reasons feels suppressed‚ marginalized and‚ or denied what they may view as the basic human right. All terrorism

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    History of India

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    History of India‬ From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the history of the Indian subcontinent prior to the partition of India in 1947. For the modern Republic of India‚ see History of the Republic of India. For Pakistan and Bangladesh‚ see History of Pakistan and History of Bangladesh. "Indian history" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Native American history. Part of a series on the | History of India | | Chronology of Indian

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    The Report “Future of the Sri Lankan Defense Industry – Market Attractiveness‚ Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2019″ by Strategic Defense Intelligence Group is now available at MarketReportStore.com . Contact sales@marketreportsstore.com with “Future of the Sri Lankan Defense Industry – Market Attractiveness‚ Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2019 ″ in subject line and your contact details to purchase this report or get your questions answered. The collection of ‘Public Sector’ market

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    History

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    History Handout (Religion) *Roman Catholic Religion and Islam are the two dominant religions in the country Functions of religion: -it explains the unknown -source of strength and hope -for the Muslims‚ it legitimates one’s claim to authority (by the use of Tarsila) According to Karl Marx “Religion is the opium for the masses” Religions in the Philippines (developed‚ entered and flourished): Anitoism‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam and Christianity Anitoism: -it was first termed as animism -dominated

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    According to Wikipedia‚ Dhammapada is the most famous book of the Tipitakas. It is also the book that has been translated into English and other languages more times than any other book in Buddhist literature. According to Ven. K Sri Dhammananda (1988)‚ the founder of Sudharma Buddhist Institute‚ Dhammapada (literally meaning The Words of Truth or The Path of Noble Truth) consists of 423 verses in Pali uttered by the Buddha on some 305 occasions for the benefit of a wide range of human beings. These

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    Cricket History

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    Cricket‚ also called the Gentleman’s game‚ is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. The sport’s earliest definite mention was in a 1598 court case which referred to a sport called cricket being played by boys at the Royal Grammar School‚ Guildford around 1550. It is believed that it was originally a children’s game but references around 1610‚ indicate that adults had started playing it and the earliest reference to inter-parish

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