I. Introduction The prime focus of this paper is to explore the modern Pentecostal or charismatic movement and its impacts among the Dalits and the tribal in India. In this paper the presenter will also try to bring out a brief origins and historical development of Pentecostalism‚ in order to understand the movement and its impact on the Dalits and the tribal in India. 1. Etymology of the term Pentecostal The term Pentecostal is derived from the Greek word pentekosté which literally means ‘fifty’
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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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Within our society‚ the ability to think critically is vital to the continued growth of knowledge and overall advancement of humankind. That being said‚ often times people overlook its importance and it ends up sort of shoved under the rug. With this new generation of mass media‚ information is spread at such an unprecedented rate that the intake can become overwhelming‚ and the discernment (of it does not always occur) is then left up to the people to find whether it is actually fact or fiction
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the region for six centuries and for a small period the manipuries‚taintia‚cacharies‚and burmese ruled over the region.All these rulers maintained an existing level of isolation with each ethnic tribe and never interfered with their socio cultural and traditional economic features.The economy of each tribe was based on age-old method of agriculture and cottage industries and a level of balance was maintained.In that period there was a political conflict between the rulers‚but not ethnic social tension
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Indian state costumes are exclusive to the region and the culture of the particular state and vary to a great extent. Each Indian state has their traditional costumes and attires that are deeply rooted in the history‚religion‚ tradition‚ customs and culture of the specific state. Costumes of North Indian State The primary fibre used in North India is cotton. However‚ since this part of India experiences winter‚ woolen clothes are quite common as well. The costumes of Jammu & Kashmir are made
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raid Nongkhrah it was adopted there as a jait kong-san. The kur Syngkli is a jait pator in raid Nongkhrah; the kur Malai is a jait syiem in hima Malai-Sohmat but it is a jait daloi in raid Nongtluh‚ and so on and so forth. So the dorbar in the Khasi traditional concept was the council of the representatives of the kurs who had also a jait in any political community. The immigrant clans who had no jait in the political community were only ki shongthap-shongbiang who had no part in the dorbar and
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word adivāsi[edit] Although terms such as atavika‚ vanavāsi ("forest dwellers")‚ or girijan ("hill people")[6] are also used for the tribes of India‚ adivāsi carries the specific meaning of being the original and autochthonous inhabitants of a given region and was specifically coined for that purpose in the 1930s.[7] Over time‚ unlike the terms "aborigines" or "tribes"‚ the word "adivasi" has developed a connotation of past autonomy which was disrupted during the British colonial period in India and
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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA I. The Beginning of Christianity in India – The Tradition of St. Thomas and Bartholomew The Christian church in arose out of the events described in the central portion of the Apostle’s Creed – the birth‚ passion and resurrection of our lord Jesus Christ. These happen in the small country of Palestine in the first century‚ an its spread outwards from Palestine through the work of his apostles‚ their helpers and successors‚ who planted the church in country after country
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Popular Dances in India – Different Dance Forms of India The age-old culture of India has given birth to various forms of folk dances‚ coming from the unique diversity that the nation has. The diversity in culture and tradition is well reflected in the folk dances. All the popular dances in India forms from different states portray some expression of life and almost every dance posture has a specific meaning. A D V E R T I S E M E N T Random : Best DJ Software to Mix Songs Top 10 Popular Dance Forms
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Partition‚ there was no concept of a separate North-East region‚ as every single Province or hill region that now constitutes it was closely linked‚ for trade‚ economy‚ movement and education‚ to the adjoining areas of the East Bengal or Burma. The Khasi‚ Jaintia and Garo Hills maintained close relations with Sylhet‚ the Mizo hills with the Chittagong Hills Tracts and Tripura with Comilla‚ Noakhali and Sylhet. Parts of the Mizo Hills‚ Manipur and the Naga hills had direct links with Burma‚ where many
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