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    Brief discussion of India’s history India’s ancient civilization reveals marvelous facts about its heritage. It indicates as to how kingdoms ruled and how people went about life in a logical way. Dance and rituals were always a part of Indian culture and this was the chief mode of entertainment. It is a land of aspirations‚ achievements and self reliance. Since medieval times‚ their chief occupation was agriculture which shows how they rely on their own occupation to produce their means of living

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    BELL 1 Danielle Bell English 150 Professor Browsher A River Sutra Essay 5 May 2009 A River Sutra Gaits Mehta’s A river Sutra is an accumulation of stories connected by the theme of love‚ the holy Narmada River and the narrators inability to comprehend various stories involving the human heart—which are provided by the quick encounters of different characters throughout the novel. By the end of the book the narrator comes to an increasingly better understanding about the spiritual

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    Hinduism is originated from India. It is also referred as Sanātana Dharma means eternal law. Just like the Catholics or any other religion‚ Hinduism also has some beliefs. Here are some beliefs of Hinduism; (1) everyone should strive to achieve dharma‚ (2) individual souls are immortal‚ lastly (3) the goal of the individual soul is moksha. Everyone should strive to achieve dharma. Dharma is the right thing to do. It is also explained as your moral duty. It is the purpose why you are living. Once

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    Background. McDonald ’s doing global business and their restaurants around the world. By 2003‚ the company had 30‚000 restaurants in 121 countries. In the late 1990s‚ McDonald ’s entered in India. Although India is poor nation‚ there are 150 to 200 million prosperous middle class population was attracted McDonald ’s. However‚ there are unique challenges for McDonald ’s. For thousands of years‚ India ’s Hindu culture has revered the cow and do not eat the meat of the scared cow‚ also there are some

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    The changes in the diffusion of Buddhism and Hinduism through 600 CE greatly impacted these religions such as the popularity of the religions in India and where the religions was being diffused; however‚ a few continuities existed such as they both originated in India. Since Hinduism reinforces the caste system and Buddhism believe in equal treatment of all people which opposes the caste system‚ Buddhism started to spread into other areas other than India to offer an alternative to Hinduism for

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    “Hinduism and Modernity” The writings on Hinduism and modernity by David Smith are an interesting read due to the juxtaposition of two opposite (per the author) concepts filled with examples that are traditional and modern with a spirit of understanding that is the hallmark of modern times. The opening examples of the Ganesha idols drinking milk being ridiculed by a modern day press in India serves well to remind us that our thinking or “theorisation” has become rigidly scientific and we have developed

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    Geleen E. Garcia BSEd 3-B Social Studies Written Report in World Literature TOPIC: My Boyhood in India I. INTRODUCTION The life of the people in India is undergoing fundamental change‚ but in a manner that is an outgrowth of long habits of thought. The people of India are long-minded people‚ proud of their antiquity; they are characteristically a patient people‚ and who have learned to take misfortune equally. Here in the autobiography of a high-caste Hindu‚ this philosophy may be seen expressing

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    Name: Date: Graded Assignment Final Exam Part 2 I. Map On this world map‚ indicate the following features: Amazon Rainforest Panama Canal The Himalayas The Ring of Fire The Mississippi River The Gobi Desert (10 points) II. Graphic Organizer Fill in the table below about these five major world religions. Do not fill in the shaded boxes. (10 points) Religion Name at least one Holy Text How do you achieve enlightment? Describe their view about the afterlife. Hinduism

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    Compare/ Contrast Essay: Hinduism and Buddhism The Hindu religion dominated India thousands of years ago‚ which defined the government and social views throughout the country. Around 534 BCE‚ a Hindu prince named Siddhartha Gautama saw that the Hindu social views were impacting his country in an oppressive way. Thus‚ he felt the time for religious change in India had come‚ leading to Buddhism. Siddhartha’s ideas changed the religious and social views for many Indians. Although Hinduism and

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