of 28 states and 7 union territories. The National game of India is hockey. The Indian national fruit is the Mango. The national land animal of India is of course the legendary royal Bengal tiger. India is the birthplace of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism. For this reason they
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Medieval India “Medieval India was considered the "Dark Ages" for Indian women.” (http://www.india netzone.com/7/women_position_india.htm) The Mughals - Muslims who ruled a country with a large Hindu majority Due to the influence and the conquest of foreign force like the Mughals or the British‚ who had brought their own culture with them‚ the conditions of women were greatly affected and changed. The Muslims practiced polygamy as part of their religion and pushed it on the Hindus. To protect
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modern India is a complex blend of its historical traditions‚ influences from the effects of colonialism over centuries and current Western culture - both collaterally and dialectically. India is the birthplace of Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism and Jainism‚ from where they propagated to different parts of the globe. India cherishes the celebration of its gamut of festivals like Holi‚ Diwali‚ Eid‚ and Christmas. The ancient texts The Mahabharata‚ the Ramayana and the Bhagavad-Gita teach the Indians that
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A REPORT ON THE FATE OF TRADITION – INDIAN CULTURE By P.SANDEEP ID.NO.2005S5P4483 A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of TAGC 312: Technical Report Writing 12 March 2007 a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to Dr.CHAGLA‚ my instructor for the course TECHNICAL REPORT WRITNG‚ for many valuable ideas and suggestions he gave for the
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Republic of India Sandra Cox Sociology 300 Dr. Anjel Stough - Hunter May 30‚ 2013 Republic of India This paper is about the third world country of the Republic of India I will cover 8 major points in this paper as follows. * Geography and History - describe the geographic location of the country and history * Rural/Urban * Economic development * Social * Political – describe the current type of government * Religion * Status of women * Current development
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Paleolithic Age: The period of Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. Predates the Neolithic period. Neolithic Age: The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). Follows by Paleolithic period. Foragers: People who support themselves by hunting wild animals & gathering wild edible plants & insects. Agricultural Revolution: The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 & 2000 B.C.E (also known as Neolithic Revolution)
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Indus Valley Civilization – The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BC; mature period 2600–1900 BC) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World‚ and of the three the most widespread. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River‚ one of the major rivers of Asia‚ and the Ghaggar-Hakra River‚ which once coursed through northwest
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Stewardship Ecofeminism Biocentrism and Ecocentrism 12.5 Environmental Equity Procedural Inequity Geographical Inequity Social Inequity 12.6 12.7 12.8 Environmental Justice Environmental Racism Religious Teachings about Environment Hinduism Jainism Buddhism Christianity Islam Sikhism 12.9 Summary 12.10 Terminal Questions 12.1 INTRODUCTION In Unit 11 we have focused the basic concepts mobilisation‚ participation‚ people’s involvement of community‚ empowerment and women development‚ gender
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NEPAL GEOGRAPHICAL Nepal is a sovereign nation located in south Asia. Nepal is the world’s 93rd largest country by land mass and it is also the 41st most populous country‚ with a population of approximately 27 million. Nepal is located in South Asia between China in the north and India in the south‚ east and west. While the total land area is 147‚181 sq. km including water area of the country that is 3‚830 sq. km. Nepal is of roughly trapezoidal shape. Nepal is commonly divided into three physiographic
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largest country in the world and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people Page 2: India has Indus civilization ‚ it had strong development 5000 years ago India is the birthplace of four major religious world: Hindu ‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism Before independence‚ India is a subcontinent part of British India. India was divided into 2 parts: + first is peoples who follow Hindu is India and the second part is peoples who follow Islam ( Hồi giáo) is Bangladesh. Page 3:
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