artThe Arthashastra Insights on Statecraft and Reflections of Ancient Indian Society By Sayem Islam This paper investigates the Arthashastra and its implications for ancient Indian society‚ as well as the rationale behind the principles underlying the text.1 It is necessary to bear in mind that the Arthashastra‚ “the science of wealth and warfare‚”2 was just discovered and translated in the past century in Mysore by R. Shamasastry‚ and that until then‚ there was no knowledge of
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such as the Manu Smriti advocate a restriction of women’s rights. In modern times‚ the Hindu wife has traditionally been regarded as someone who must at all costs remain chaste or pure. This is in contrast with the very different traditions that have prevailed at earlier times in Hindu kingdoms‚ which included highly respected professional courtesans such as Amrapali of Vesali‚ sacred Devadasis‚ mathematicians and female magicians the Basavis‚ the tantric kulikas. Mahabharata and Manu Smriti asserts
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The Hinduism and Buddhism religions showed a lot of similarities and differences in how they ran. Religion is a set of believes concerning the cause and purpose of the universe. Even though Buddhism and Hinduism showed a lot of similarities and differences between their religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism had more differences than similarities because of the belief in the cast system‚ the disagreement between polytheism and no god‚ and the idea of women in a religion. The Buddhist and Hindus had
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Manusmriti 5.49 Hinduism is known for their respect for all creatures and their compassion towards al beings as a basic principle of their religion. There are several reasons as to why Hinduism teaches this respect for animals‚ these are; The Laws of Manu‚ The Vedas and Ahisma. Question b Animals as carriers of different deities; In some Hindu temples in India‚ monkeys‚ dogs and other animals roam freely. This is a result from the belief that some animals are associated with Hindu deities. ( Sacred
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Women in the Vedas and the Puranas: Empowered or Not? Dr. S.R.Ivaturi Reader in Sanskrit SRR & CVR Govt. College Vijayawada There has been a divided opinion regarding the position of women in the Vedic and Puranic ages. According to many scholars the Vedas accord a position of importance to women. There was considerable freedom enjoyed by them in matters of marriage‚ education etc. William Durant sums up the position of the Vedic woman thus: "Women enjoyed far greater freedom in the
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Property and the Concept of ‘Stridhana’ As mentioned earlier there were two schools of law namely Mitakshara school and Dayabhaga school. In both the schools women’s property rights were restricted. Under Mitakshara law male were coparcenaries ie‚ the owners of land. They got this right by birth and not by succession. But the main characteristic of this property was the inalienability. A person who possessed that property cannot dispose it by sale‚ gift or by will. Ownership was just a notion. The
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THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY ANANYA MISHRA 214026 ON THE TOPIC DHARMA‚ ITS TYPES AND MODERN POLITICS IN THE MONSOON SEMESTER OF 2015-16 Introduction In Hinduism‚ dharma is the religious and moral law governing individual conduct and is one of the four ends of life. In addition to the dharma that applies to everyone (sadharana dharma)—consisting of truthfulness‚ non-injury‚ and generosity‚ among other virtues—there is also a specific dharma (svadharma) to be followed
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Samadhi of Gandhiji‚ all-religion prayers are held and bhajans dear to him sung. January 30‚ 1948 is the saddest and most poignant day in our history. For on this day‚ 78-year old Mahatma Gandhi was killed in Birla House (now known as Gandhi Smriti) when he was going to join his evening prayers. This was the biggest tragedy that the Nation faced after we achieved our hard-won Independence under the leadership of Gandhiji. I was a few yards away when this tragedy occurred. Like other days
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Bend it like Beckham is a film that was written‚ directed‚ and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a British film maker who was grew up in India. The film focuses on the main character’s desire to play football and the conflict she faces due to her obligations to her traditional Sikh family. The character‚ Jess Bhamra‚ must make the decision to pursue football or follow her parent’s wishes and complete school and marry and Indian man. As Jess struggles to find her own identity without losing her family
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni is a beautiful book which gives a woman’s perspective on a story that deals mainly with male characters i.e. the great epic‚ Mahabharata. The book has been written from Draupadi’s‚ who was the wife of the 5 Pandava heroes in this epic‚ point of view. It throws light on her innermost thoughts and feelings‚ traced right from her childhood to her demise in the lap of the Himalayan mountains. It talks about her feelings about the strange in which
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