prioritizing to excel‚ few have reached to peak. The climate of higher education is still un-friendly toward women‚ and we need more progressive leadership to transform our Universities into more responsive‚ nurturing academic communities. In a land where Saraswati is worshiped as an embodiment of learning‚ the girl child is often deprived from going to the school. Those who do get education have to face a struggle in the work arena. Those women who enter into the Higher Education as a profession face unique
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abstinence‚ etc. In the Indian tradition all one’s needs‚ be it at a totally gross level or the most subtle‚ are sought through the Divine. So if one wants material prosperity‚ one worships Lakshmi‚ the Goddess of Prosperity; for knowledge one worships Saraswati‚ the Goddess of Learning. Though Hindus ultimately believe in one Supreme Divine Entity‚ to meet the differing needs and mindsets‚ the different aspects of the Supreme are worshipped as different gods and goddesses. Each festival is also associated
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its existing facilities. The first task was the construction of the New Academic Block envisioned and designed as a visual link between the grand old Clock Tower that sits atop the existing Academic Block on the North End of the campus and the Saraswati Mandir that adorns the South End forming an important visual axis. In between these two important landmarks lay a recreational ground admeasuring an area of almost 50‚000 sq.m‚ this was the only large parcel of land available for any significant
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HANUMAN CHALISA HANUMAN CHALISA Shree Guru Charan Saroj Raj‚ Nij Man Mukar Sudhari‚ Barnau Raghuvar Bimal Jasu‚ Jo dayaku Phal Chari With the dust of Guru’s Lotus feet‚ I clean the mirror of my mind and then narrate the sacred glory of Sri Ram Chandra‚ The Supereme among the Raghu dynasty. The giver of the four attainments of life. Budhi heen Tanu Janike‚ Sumirow Pavan Kumar‚ Bal Buddhi Vidya Dehu Mohi‚ Harahu Kalesh Bikaar Knowing myself to be ignorent‚ I urge you‚ O Hanuman‚ The son of
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EARTHQUAKES DHORI: Cracks on a salt marsh can be seen on this aerial view of the epicentre of the recent earthquake near Dhori village some 20 km. (12 miles) from Bhuj in the western Indian state of Gujarat‚ Saturday Feb. 3‚ 2001. (AP Photo/Enric Marti) AHMEDABAD: Residents of Ahmedabad‚ India‚ survey earthquake damage Saturday‚ Jan. 27‚ 2001. Officials predicted as many as 6‚000 may have been killed in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in western India on Friday.(AP Photo/Saurabh Das) The 2001 Gujarat
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“Chhaupadi Pratha” - An Immoral Practice During Menstruation Chhaupadi is a combination of two local words “Chhau” and “Padi” used in the Raute dialect of Achham district in the far western part of Nepal. “Chhau” means menstruation and “Padi” means a woman likewise “Pratha” means practice (Raul & Tandon‚ 2011). Chhaupadi practice is one of the taboos concerning menstruation in Hindu tradition that relates to secretions associated with menstruation and childbirth (Desslierres‚ 2013). This practice
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the armchair fanning himself ... The ’genuine’ story with its starting‚ center and end could never be told‚ on the grounds that it didn’t exist. (A Strange and Sublime Address‚ 57-58) With all modesty‚ Chaudhuri avoids coordinate authorial interruption and gives Sandeep a chance to portray the story. The local space‚ customarily called ’the internal space’ is a key site of culture. The portrayal of Chhotomama’s home‚ the way it is cleaned‚ the puja rooms‚ and the depiction of different houses in
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The ministry headed by Shri. Oommen Chandy as Chief Minister and the Present Governor of Kerala is Nikhil Kumar. Present Ministers of Kerala (2013) | Sl.No. | Name of Minister | Designation | | 1. | Shri. Oommen Chandy | Chief Minister. | | 2. | Shri. P. K. Kunhalikutty | Minister for Industries and Information Technology. | | 3. | Shri. K. M. Mani | Minister for Finance‚ Law and Housing. | | 4. | Shri. K. P. Mohanan | Minister for Agriculture‚ Animal Husbandry‚Printing and
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ANTOINETTE VILJOEN B THEOLOGY: BTH0010010011F BT046: ANALYSIS OF YOGA 1. YOGA’S GLOBAL APPEAL Indian culture advocates global health via yoga‚ but does not produce gold medallists at the Olympic games. Yoga is not a fitness programme‚ it derives from the Sanskrit and means “union”. Indian philosophy renders it as moksha (liberation or salvation) and union with God. Hatha yoga is one of many forms of yoga taught by Indian sages to obtain salvation. Westerners have corrupted it to gain
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SOUTH INDIA TOUR PROGRAM-MARCH 2009 ITINERARY 07th March 2009: Early Morning arrival 0140 Hrs‚ Traditional Welcome at airport and check into Trident Hotel. After Brunch at 11.00 am and check out and proceed for Chennai city Tour a t 1200 noon. Visit Chennai Museum and Santhom Cathedral Basilica Evening proceed to covelong and check into Taj Fisherman Cove. Dinner at 8.00 pm & overnight stay. Chennai: The Gateway to South India‚ Chennai‚ located along the Coromandel Coast initially grew
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