Who Is the Indian Shakespeare? 1 Who Is the Indian Shakespeare? Appropriation of Authority in a Sanskrit A Midsummer Night’s Dream David V. Mason University of Wisconsin-Madison Published in New Literary History 34:2 (Fall‚ 2003) David Mason 814C Eagle Heights Madison‚ WI 53705 (608) 238-1342 dvmason@facstaff.wisc.edu Who Is the Indian Shakespeare? 2 “Do you know who is the Indian Shakespeare?” Late in 1994‚ I was on my way from Rishikesh to Mussoorie. In India studying Sanskrit‚
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"Draupadi" by Mahasveta Devi Translated with a Foreword by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Translator’s Foreword I translated this Bengali short story into English as much for the sake of its villain‚ Senanayak‚ as for its title character‚ Draupadi (or Dopdi). Because in Senanayak I find the closest approximation to the First- World scholar in search of the Third World‚ I shall speak of him first. On the level of the plot‚ Senanayak is the army officer who captures and degrades Draupadi. I will
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History[edit source | editbeta] According to the Russian linguist M.S. Andronov‚ Telugu was split from Proto-Dravidian languages between 1500–1000 BC. Earliest records[edit source | editbeta] The earliest epigraphic record of the Telugu language dates to the late 6th century CE. However‚ there have been proposals of traces of Telugu recorded before that date. Some Telugu words appear in the Maharashtri Prakrit anthology of poems (the Gatha Saptashati) collected by the 1st century BCE Satavahana
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Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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The great myths and religions of the world can often be traced back to a distinct few sources. The direct definition of religion is the “belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods.” Most of the time the religions of one culture are based on the beliefs of another or an earlier culture. The religious beliefs and practices of Athens‚ Greece can be quite thoroughly compared and contrasted to those of the Gupta Empire‚ because while they vastly differ‚
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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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It is impossible to study the literature of one culture separate from the literature of the other cultures. Because the world literature is like a one whole body‚ which is developed under the influence of different large and small national literatures. In spite of the fact‚ that people live in different parts of the world‚ they always look forward to share their created spiritual wealth‚ they enjoy each other’s art and literary discoveries. Literary and spiritual connections‚ influencing the world
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Michael Tellinger possing by one of the ruinsMichael Tellinger possing by one of the ruins For many years‚ in an area approximately 150 miles inland of South Africa‚ west of the port of Maputo‚ farmers and other local residents have noticed remnants of an older settlement that they were told were just small random wall structures used by indigenous people; most likely to round up cattle (picture on left). Johan Heine‚ a local fireman and pilot‚ started flying over the area and noticed that they were
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Abhimanyu could never obtain the technique of breaking all the circles in the chakra-vyuha‚ but whatever he had heard Sri Krishna say‚ he carefully preserved in his memory. He grew up to be a brave‚ handsome young man. Many years later‚ during the Mahabharata war at Kurukshetra‚ the Kauravas set up a Chakra-vyuha and challenged the Pandavas to come forward and break it. However‚ only Arjuna knew the technique of doing so but he was fighting
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Forts in ancient India Three major methods were used for the construction of ancient Indian forts. The first consisted of earthen ramparts. Often they were constructed of the sand which was dug out of the ditch surrounding the fort. The second of rubble with earth on the outside which was more sturdy. The third type of construction was with stone and masonry work. The last was the strongest. Often materials from demolished forts were reused in the building of new forts.[2] By 4 BCE‚ fortified cities
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