castes in Hindu society and each caste has assigned duties‚ responsibilities and privileges. The Brahmins are the learned‚ the Kshatriyas are the warriors‚ the Vaishyas are the traders‚ and the Sudras perform menial tasks and physical labour. Brahmins are on the highest rung of the social hierarchy‚ and Sudras are on the lowest. For thousands of years the relations amongst the castes and their sub-castes have been governed by religious and moral laws - the most influential of them is a compilation called
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cantos entails Shringara Rasa‚ the rasa of love‚ romance‚ and eroticism‚ more than Vira rasa (the rasa of heroism). Tarakasur‚ a rakshasha (or demon) was blessed that he could be killed by none other than Lord Shiva’s son‚ however‚ Shiva had won over Kama-deva (the god of love). Parvati performed great tapasya (or spiritual penance) to win the love of Lord Shiva. Consequently‚ Shiva and Parvati’s son Kartikeya is born and kills Tarakasur to restore the glory of Indra‚ the king of Gods. BRIEF SUMMURY
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The Indian Caste System first originated in Ancient India and while it has undergone changes throughout different empires‚ it is still present in modern day society. The caste systems were hereditary social classes that had four different Varnas‚ or classifications. The Varna that a person was in depended on their parents and controlled their entire lives. While the Varnas kept order throughout India‚ they also created discrimination and cruelty which is still evident in India today. When the
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presence of Jainism in society and it’s minor effect. During the period the Mahabharata was written‚ there was a clear defined four-tiered caste system consisting of the Sudras‚ Vaishyas‚ Kshatriya‚ and Brahmins. These classes were meant to maintain order by stressing that each class must to adhere to its proper dharma. The Sudras were the lowest level of the caste system. Known typically as slaves and workers‚ their dharma was to do be slaves or do hard labor. They held no power although they represented
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While the Indian Caste system and Contemporary society differ in many aspects‚ they however have similarities such as their class system and their written laws. India divides their people into a caste system called the Varna whereas contemporary society has a socioeconomic system. Each system has categories that their natives fall into and live according to their economic standing. Along with the class system‚ each society has similar written laws that guarantee equal rights amongst all people.
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Kama‚ Artha‚ Dharma‚ and Moksha. Each of these intends to provide a meaning for existence in the believer’s life. Kama is associated with the desire of an individual‚ usually within the confines of romance. Artha refers to being successful when it comes to an individual’s interests within the boundaries of Dharma
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nearly exclusively with the sense of touch‚ raises a variety of questions pertaining to the significance of this inclusion and the relationship between the senses of touch and smell as well as the senses in general. Meanwhile‚ upon examination of the Kama sutra the sense of smell and the scents of objects comes into play in a context of Indian literature associated not with aesthetic poetry but with a much more technical and instructive guidebook. In this case‚ the sense of smell is used to convey not
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cattle and slaughter of them forbidden. Four Castes Brahmins (priests): Aryan Kshatriyas (warriors): Aryan Vaisyas (herders‚ farmers‚ artisans‚ merchants): Aryan Sudras (farmworkers‚ servants laborers): Dravidian Dravidian Civilization: Descendants from Indus Valley people that were conquered. Lowest part of society (sudras) Aryans mingled with them Maurya Empire 321-183 BCE Well administrated gov. Taxes‚ road repair‚ justice‚ defense Brutal yet efficient secret police Pataliputra
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Mahatma Phule and Women’s Empowerment. Mr. Kailas Ratilal Chavhan. Email-kls_chavhan@yahoo.co.in Introduction: Three precious Persons are known as Mahatma in India. At First Mahatma Gandhi‚ Presently‚ Anna Hazare and Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule was one of the leading exponents of modem gentle‚ kind and caring human thought in India. Dhananjay Keer‚ his biographer‚ notes him as "the father of Indian social revolution". The Public of Indian
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History Handout (Religion) *Roman Catholic Religion and Islam are the two dominant religions in the country Functions of religion: -it explains the unknown -source of strength and hope -for the Muslims‚ it legitimates one’s claim to authority (by the use of Tarsila) According to Karl Marx “Religion is the opium for the masses” Religions in the Philippines (developed‚ entered and flourished): Anitoism‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam and Christianity Anitoism: -it was first termed as animism -dominated
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