gur as well as money. Turning them back empty-handed is regarded inauspicious. The origin of Lohri is related to the central character of most Lohri songs is Dulla Bhatti‚ a Muslim highway robber who lived in Punjab during the reign of Emperor Akbar. Besides robbing the rich‚ he rescued Hindu girls being forcibly taken to be sold in slave market of the Middle East. He arranged their marriages to Hindu boys with Hindu rituals and provided them with dowries. Understandably‚ though a bandit‚ he became
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f. Europe‚ Africa and America treated atlantic slave trade differently. The slavery purchasing was mainly done through Dutch West Indies Company. The need for slaves became so big that the Europeans had to open trade to everyone. Europe made a great profit from slavery. Europeans saw Africans as people below them‚ the process allowed them to justify the purchase of slaves. Most slaves were prisoners of war. Europeans used guns‚ money‚ and horses purchase slaves from the Europeans. Some of the
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Baluchistan conflict The Government of Pakistan over Baluchistan‚ the country’s largest province. Recently‚ separatists have also clashed with Islamic Republic of Iran over its respective Baloch region‚ which borders Pakistan. Shortly after Pakistan’s creation in 1947‚ the Army of the Islamic Republic had to subdue insurgents based in Kalat who rejected the King of Kalat decision to accede to Pakistan‚ reminiscent of the Indian Army’s operation in the Principality state of Hyderabad. The movement
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The History‚the food sings. Cafarvy wrote of Alexandria ‘the city will always haunt you’ a sentiment that can be applied to Lucknow. Lucknow is located in a region called Awadh‚which was one of the 12 subas of the Mogul Emperor‚ Akbar. The word ‘Avadh is derived from the word Ayodhya‚the Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ghagra.Nawab-the plural of the word naib‚meaning assistant-was the term given to governors appointed by the mughal emperors all over India to help the in managing the empire
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Bengali journal ‘Dig Darshan’‘Samachar Darpan’in 1818. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious‚ social‚ and educational reformer. Brahmonical Magazinein English in 1821. Sambad Kaumudi in Bengali in 1821. 1822‚ Ram Mohan published Mirat-ul-Akbar in Persian language. Sir Federick Adam brought out the First Press Ordinance in 1823 as against the increasing criticisms on the British by the newspapers. The ordinance included
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that many Indian merchants amassed massive fortunes. The way in which they grew in wealth was through a method called the “domestic” system which would later be adopted by the English. To further emphasize how much trade in India had exploded‚ Akbar was compelled to launch wide scale road building in order to easier facilitate trade. Similarly‚ the Armenian merchants of the Safavid Empire greatly benefited form European trade. In particular‚ was their trade of Persian silk which‚ was highly
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teacher. These two characters have different views on life as can be seen when Pi takes them to see the zebras at the zoo. Due to their amazement of the zebra‚ they each reply differently: “Mr.Kumar said‚ ‘Equus burchelli beohmi.’ Mr.Kumar said‚ ‘Allahu akbar.’” (93). Albeit Martel does not state which Kumar is which‚ the reader can clearly distinguish between them due to their different statements. The atheist Biology teacher states the biological name of the zebra‚ while the Muslim baker praises God in
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India • Ancient Civilizations • The Early Historical Period • The Gupta Period • The Arrival of Islam • The Mughal Empire • Colonial Period • Regional Dress • The Modern Period the rich ethnic mix‚ and changing allegiances have also had a huge influence. Furthermore‚ while peoples from Central Asia brought a range of textile designs and modes of dress with them‚ the strongest tradition (as in practically every traditional society)‚ for women as well as men‚ is the draping and wrapping of cloth‚
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4]through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the President of India‚ the Speaker
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