Introduction to Hinduism Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. In some ways Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world‚ or at least elements within it stretch back many thousands of years. Yet Hinduism resists easy definition partly because of the vast array of practices and beliefs found within it. It is also closely associated conceptually
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Classical Dance Since there are few audio recordings in this category‚ this is a complete list of what is held by the Music Library. Bharatanatyam The sounds of Bharathanatyam / by Sudharani Raghupathy. New Delhi : Super Cassettes Industries‚ p. 1990. Music Media Center --- SCI 627 Bharathanatyam songs / by M.L. Vasanthakumari. Madras : Sangeetha‚ [1983?]. Nataraja anjali -- Alarippu -- Jatiswaram -- Varnam -- Kasturi thilakam -- Krishna nee -- Nee maatale : Javali -- Thillana -- Mangalam
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Vedas Jump to: navigation‚ search "Veda" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Veda (disambiguation). The Vedas (Sanskrit वेदाः véda‚ "knowledge") are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit‚ the texts constitute the oldest layer ofSanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.[1][2] The Vedas are apauruṣeya ("not of human agency").[3][4][5] They are supposed to have been directly revealed‚ and thus are called śruti ("what is heard")‚[6][7] distinguishing
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Women’s Empowerment Source: www.undp.org UNDP promotes equality between women and men through ’gender mainstreaming. ’ The organization’s corporate strategy on gender is designed to integrate the promotion of women’s empowerment and equality fully in the organization ’s core business. This strategy calls for gender mainstreaming to become everyone’s job – not the responsibility of a small number of specialists. It rests on three pillars: Developing capacities – both in-country and in-house
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Identifying the Divine Guide 1 ‘Essence of Bhagavad-gita’ series‚ Course - 2 ‘Positive Thinker’ (also ‘Spirit of Bhagavad gita’) This course helps one with the Positive spirit needed to tap the powerful message of Gita. It helps one to identify a divine guide in your life and to obtain the necessary qualifications to become a cheerful positive thinker in life by knowing the sublime truths. Course 1 : ‘Spiritual Scientist’ (‘Discover your self’) Course 2: ‘Positive Thinker’ (‘Spirit
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INTRODUCTION Kolkata or Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river‚ it is the principal commercial‚ cultural‚ and educational centre of East India‚ while the Port of Kolkata is India’s oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011‚ the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration‚ which comprises the city and its suburbs‚ was home to approximately 14.1 million‚ making it the third-most
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Our updated Terms of Use will become effective on May 25‚ 2012. Find out more. ------------------------------------------------- Indus Valley Civilization From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Extent of the Indus Valley Civilization imposed over modern borders Bronze AgeThis box: * view * talk * edit | ↑ Chalcolithic | Near East (3300-1200 BCE)Caucasus‚ Anatolia‚ Levant‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ Elam‚ JiroftBronze Age collapseEurope (3200-600 BCE)Aegean (Minoan)CaucasusBasarabi cultureCoțofeni
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Philosophical Contributions of Gandhi’s Ideas Introduction A lack of an interdisciplinary approach to peace and non-violence that fails to include philosophy and education exists in part because the issue of non-violence considered as a philosophical and educational concept is under-explored. Ideas of non-violence often emerge from action‚ and therefore it is often thought that non-violence demands a need for action- a demand that many believe is not met by philosophy. These explanations are
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Journal of English and literature Vol. 2(7)‚ pp. 166-173‚ September 2011 Available online http://www.academicjournals.org/ijel ISSN 2141-2626 ©2011 Academic Journals Review Anita Desai’s ‘in custody’: Unlocking the web of time and space Bhasha Shukla Sharma Department of Humanities‚ University Institute of Technology‚ Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya‚ Bhopal. (M.P)‚ India. E-mail: Bhasha.shukla@gmail.com. Tel: 9826090200. Accepted 6 August‚ 2011 This paper attempts to semiotically
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Chapter-3 Religious attractions in mangalore Introduction to Dakshina Kannada / SouthCanara. Dakshina Kannada‚ also called South Canara‚ is a coastal district of the Karnataka state. It is bordered by the districts of Udupi to the north‚ Chikkamagaluru to the northeast‚ Hassan District to the east‚ Kodagu to the south east‚ and Kasara god in Kerala to the south. The Arabian Sea bounds it west. Mangalore is the capital and chief city of the district. There is also the good presence of mountainous
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