Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali (Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚ Konkani: धाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Nepali: दिपावली‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago
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Gutka- A Silent Killer By Anitha Varughese‚ LCSW Gutka‚ a form of smokeless tobacco‚ is a cocktail of tobacco‚ nicotine‚ and carcinogens that contains many unhealthy additives such as magnesium carbonate and phenyl ethyl alcohol‚ along with harmful perfumery compounds including musk ketones and other injurious fragrance compounds (which are known to be dangerous in toiletries). Gutka use is one of the major causes of oral cancer in India‚ is one of India.s most serious social problems‚ and is also
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Marathi: Big Newspapers Are Elephants By Robin Jeffrey To understand the Marathi press‚ one needs to appreciate two cities-Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune (Poona). Mumbai is the Manhattan of India-a buzzing‚ multi- lingual magnet of an island. As well as the industrial and commercial focus of India‚ it is the base for the advertising industry and for India’s two biggest newspaper chains‚ The Times of India and The Indian Express. Pune‚ on the other hand‚ is Maharashtra’s Boston (indeed‚ both have brahmins)
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Kannada or English. Earlier‚ the language was being used as medium of instruction in few Marathi medium schools in Tamil Nadu. It was in use as language of rituals along with Sanskrit. Most importantly‚ it was language of literature. However‚ as observed by native speakers‚ the use of Thanjavur Marathi has now shrunk to become a community language spoken only at home by the descendents of the Thanjavur Marathi people. Younger generations are denying the use of language even at the household. There
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freedom fighter‚ activist‚ linguistic activist‚ poet‚ author Language Konkani Ethnicity Konkani Ravindra Kelekar (March 25‚ 1925 – August 27‚ 2010) was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language‚ though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.[3] A Gandhian activist‚ freedom fighter and a pioneer in the modern Konkani movement‚ he is a well known Konkani scholar‚ linguist‚ and creative thinker. Kelkar was a participant in the Indian freedom movement‚ Goa’s liberation movement
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Day in the Life of My Pencil I finally see the light of day and it looks like it is early in the morning. I can tell that the class is supposed to write an essay. I hope that I will be used. I haven’t since he got those new pens and my value became miniscule. I feel very lonely‚ as all of the other pencils broke and only I remain. It appears I am the one chosen to write the essay. I have been waiting for a long time to finally do this‚ my moment of truth has finally arrived. There is a lot
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Personal Essay……………………… Jacob Elsayed A day in the life of (insert celebrity here) would be an outstanding day for several reasons‚ a few being‚ Format: Five paragraphs—Introduction paragraph‚ three body paragraphs‚ and a conclusion Topic: This essay will present the major influences on your life so far. You will write about these topics: a person‚ a place‚ a thing‚ an idea‚ and an event that has changed your life. The change can be positive or negative. Specifics: Person: You may
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Pvt. Yepezhinojosa‚ Tomas 20111116 Field day essay I am presented here today with this essay because I made a very bad decision on the whole aspect of field-day inspection. As I now know‚ field day is crucial and essential to new and old Marines. It helps biuild and maintain dicipline and character. In my failing to field day as Staff Sergeant Shake instructed me to do so‚ I showed him that I am not dependable. I showed lack of Dependability. And by doing so‚ he has every right
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Power is always there in society‚ and along with power comes corruptness. Through careful characterization and spare dialogue‚ Gabriel Garcia Marquez develops the idea of power and corruption through a dentist and a mayor in his South American country of Columbia. As a poor dentist‚ Aurelio Escovar’s voice is often unheard until he meets directly with the mayor. The dentist is characterized as poor because he is a ‘dentist without a degree’ therefore he has a weak position. The Mayor‚ on the other
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