Durga Puja or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya‚ Shashthi‚ Maha Saptami‚ Maha Ashtami‚ Maha Navami and Vijayadashami. The dates of Durga Puja celebrations are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar and the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha (Bengali: দেবী পক্ষ‚ ‘Fortnight of the Goddess’). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya (Bengali: মহালয়া)
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Kayasth Add comments Who are they? The Kayasth people are a well-known community of traditional scribes or writers and village accountants. Their name is also spelled Kayastha or Kayashtha. The Kayasth are usually addressed by a number of synonyms like Lala‚ Lalli‚ Lal‚ Kaith‚ Kact or Kayath. Totaling a population of around 10 million in number and having 237 segments‚ they are spread across forty districts of the country in the states of Uttar Pradesh‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ Himachal Pradesh
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NEWS LETTER FOGSI-LUPIN- Save the Girl Child Dear FOGSIANS‚ Greetings for the New Year. As the New Year dawns‚ our country stands poised to touch new heights on all fronts‚ but unfortunately the women of India still continue to suffer from "discrimination". The girl child is still underprivileged and neglected and unwanted. As professionals caring for the women only‚ we FOGSIANS also have a huge social responsibility to change the Indian Scenario. If we are aiming to save our
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Beauty of Indian subcontinent is incomplete without mentioning its North Eastern region. It comprises of seven states which are otherwise called “Seven sisters “because of their uncanny resemblance in terms of natural beauty. They are - MMMANAT - no this is not some Bollywood flick! It is the abbreviation for Northeast India’s seven sisters - Manipur‚ Mizoram‚ Meghalaya‚ Arunachal Pradesh‚ Nagaland‚ Assam and Tripura. When India became independent from the United
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Cited: Follingstad‚ D.; DeHart (2000). "Defining psychological abuse of husbands towards 15: 720–745 Munro‚ Kali (2001) By Wives on Husbands: Implications for Primary Prevention of Marital Violence." (1989): ERIC
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History of Pangkor Island In past times; this area used to be the center for piracy. The pirates had their home ports in the Pulau Gedung Hills‚ Gua Lanun (Pirates’ Cave) and Batu Perompak (Pirates’ Rock) on the island of Pangkor. Many ships/boats were taken over and robbed of their goods and products. The Dutch were active here in the times of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). People were especially keeping themselves busy with the tin industry‚ until the British took over. In 1670 the Dutch
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During the early years‚ the British were engaged in consolidation of the empire in India and laid emphasis on reorganization of administration as well as regulation of economy. Their priority was to promote and protect the British trade and industry. For this order and security ought to be maintained. At this time‚ the British thought it wise not to interfere in the religious and socio-cultural life in India. Religious faiths and social customs are two sensitive aspects with which Indians are
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS VARIATION WITHIN NEW ENGLISHES NINA DIANI WIDOWATI 2250408011 RENI RACMAWATI 2250408018 LILIK ANANTARI 2250408042 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SEMARANG VARIATION WITHIN NEW ENGLISHES Introduction Under colonization‚ large numbers of people were able to neither to maintain their ancestral languages nor to shift to the colonial language. Instead they created new languages (pidgins and creoles)
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“In my fantasy I see a just world‚ where everyone lives in peace and honesty. I dream of souls that are always free like the clouds that float‚ full of humanity in the depths of the soul. In my fantasy I see a bright world where each night there is less darkness. I dream of souls that are always free like the clouds that float. Full of humanity” – Nella Fantasia (In My Fantasy).Siapa yang tak pernah memimpikan kehidupan dunia seperti kutipan di atas? Lagu klasik berjudul Nella Fantasia oleh Sarah
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School of Business and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung 2012 School of Business and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung 2012 MM6052 – Consumer Behavior Profiling Potential Customer for Buying‚ Having‚ and Disposing of Laptop Syndicate 7 | Friska Ardniyani | [29111380] | Reski Mapriharto | [29111326] | Hanna Friska | [29111020] | Gilang Surawijaya | [29111350] | Hilda | [29111304] | | | MM6052 – Consumer Behavior Profiling Potential Customer for Buying‚ Having‚ and
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