[pic] The source url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatri Hindi • Punjabi Indo-Aryan peoples • Mohyal • Aroras • Jats/Jatts • Bhatia • Saini • Ramgarhias • Kamboj • Gujjar • Rajput • Lohana Khatri (Punjabi: ਖੱਤਰੀ‚ Hindi: खत्री) is the Punjabi adaptation of Sanskrit or Pali word Kshatriya (Hindi: क्षत्रिय‚ Kşhatriya). . The Khatri community traces its origins to the Taxila‚ Potohar and Majha regions of the Punjab. These regions are historically connected with the composition of the Vedas‚ the
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the basic Indian culture. One the contrary‚ it absorbed the good qualities of the new cultures and emerged as a richer culture after these invasions. Indian is a composite cultural society where world religions like Christianity‚ Islam‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ etc. have co-existed with Hindu and Sikh religions during the British rule in India‚ the people from all sections and communities stood for a common cause which resulted in the revolt of 1857. It was the first time in Indian history that people
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WORK IS WORSHIP‚ WORSHIP IS NOT WORK Parminder Kaur Abstract: Work means action which involves effort and exertion; It is the essence of life. No action means no life. Worship means giving reverence to some power. All enjoyment‚ all achievement and all progress come from this magic word ’work ’. It is the primary thing around which whole life revolves. It also means the realization of God. Blessed is the person who has found his work and he needs no other blessings. Work spares us from evils
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Akbar’s push to build up a meeting point among the agents of different religions was useless‚ as each of them needed to proclaim the strength of their particular religions by reprimanding different religions. Meanwhile‚ the level headed discussions at the Ibadat Khana developed more unforgiving and‚ rather than their motivation of prompting a superior comprehension among religions‚ it prompted more prominent intensity among them‚ which brought about the discontinuance of the civil arguments by Akbar
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The person whom I admired first time is my mother. But‚ if we talk about the famous person‚ I can say that‚ he is Mahatma Gandhi. He was from India. He is known as the “Father of nation” in India as he played a very important role in gaining the freedom of India. Mahatma Gandhi gave the Indian People not only freedom but also the new thoughts on non-violence and sustainable living. There are some qualities about him like trust‚ non-violence‚ legacy‚ etc. These qualities are the ones that inspired
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the last avatar of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu. The word Buddha was not used to describe the last avatar of Vishnu‚ the description‚ time and place of his arrival is well chronicled in scriptures prior to the advent of the Buddha. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions. Hinduism is different than Christianity and other monotheistic religions in that it doesn’t have a single holy text that the people follow or a single system of morality and or
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whether human or not. It included not only a lack of physical harm to one’s opponents‚ but also a lack of hatred or towards them. Ahimsa originated from ancient India‚ evidenced by scriptures‚ and is practiced in the religions Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Living in the period of time when India was being colonized and unjustly treated by the British‚ Gandhi used ahimsa as a weapon to free India from British rule. He believed that the best way to resist tyranny is through civil disobedience‚ which
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TANUSRI R.P SAMY VISUAL CULTURE INTERMEDIATE PROJECT Perception and Composition. The painting I have chosen represents the formal elements that reflect on a new modern art movement pre and post independent India. The artist is Jamini Roy and the painting is named: "Drummers” Shri Jamini Roy
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Jacob Barba Barba 1 Mullen Expo Reading/Writing 24 April 2014 Indian Culture Culture is the idea‚ value and beliefs of a particular civilization at a particular period. It is more than anything else‚ ‘A State of Mind’. It is the way we behave‚ react to certain things‚ the way we perceive and interpret our values and beliefs. In its varied manifestations it forms the basic principles‚ ethics‚ workings and behavior. To define culture and limit it to these words would be
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Religion: A brief study of India ’s secularity and the growth of Christianity ABSTRACT This essay emphasizes on the advent‚ development‚ and propagation of Christianity in India. The paper will also look at the assimilation of Christianity into mainstream Indian life‚ and how it established itself as one of the most important minority religions in India. The issues faced by Christianity in India at present will also be analyzed. In addition to this‚ the essay will
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