Early life: 1861–1878 Main article: Early life of Rabindranath Tagore The youngest of thirteen surviving children‚ Tagore was born in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta‚ India to parents Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905) and Sarada Devi (1830–1875).ε[›][15] The Tagore family came into prominence during the Bengal Renaissance that started during the age of Hussein Shah (1493–1519). The original name of the Tagore family was Banerjee. Being Brahmins‚ their ancestors were referred to as ’Thakurmashai’
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Aurobindo Ghosh was born in Calcutta‚ India. His father‚ Dr. Krishna Dhan Ghose‚ was District Surgeon of Rangapur‚ Bengal. His mother‚ Swarnalata Devi‚ was the daughter of Brahmo religious and social reformer‚ Rajnarayan Basu. Aravinda means "lotus" in Sanskrit. Aurobindo spelled his name Aravinda while in England‚ as Aravind or Arvind while in Baroda‚ and as Aurobindo when he moved to Bengal. The surname Ghose is pronounced‚ and usually written in English‚ as "Ghosh"‚ and Aurobindo’s name often appears
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VARANASI Varanasi‚ or Benaras‚ (also known as Kashi) is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Varanasi`s Prominence in Hindu mythology is virtually unrevealed. Varanasi was variously known as Avimuktaka‚ Anandakanana‚ Mahasmasana‚ Surandhana‚ Brahma Vardha‚ Sudarsana‚Ramya‚ and Kasi.Mark Twain‚ the English author and literature‚ who was enthralled by the legend and sanctity of Benaras‚ once wrote : "Benaras is older than history‚ older than tradition‚ older even than legend and looks twice
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Chapter 1 1.) What are the many explanations about the origin of our land? There are many explanations about the origin of our land. As Christians‚ we believe that the land forms were made by God as part of God’s creation of the world. After the Great flood in the time of Noah‚ many continents and islands appeared. So the descendants of Noah spread out to many parts of the world. The other religions of some tribes in the Philippines explain the origin of this land by telling “legends”.
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Introduction Railways are of great use to us. They were introduced into India by the English. Description There is an engine at the head of the train. Behind it there are several carriages. The engine and the carriage together are called a train. The train runs over a pair of steel rails. The rails are parallel to each other. They are placed on thick planks of wood. The planks ar called ’sleepers’. There are three classes of railway lines. The widest is called the Broad Gauge‚ the second is the
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attribute the word Carnatic to the state of Karnataka and consider it to be the birth place of Carnatic Music‚ other musicologists differ and say that the word ‘Carnatic’ is deemed as anything that is soothing to the ears as ‘Karna’ translates to ear in Sanskrit.1 Carnatic music consists of mainly four important components or elements which are (1) Shruti which is known as pitch and (2) Swara a single musical sound or note and Carnatic music has seven swaras and these are given the name Saptaswara‚ the other
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Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Malaysia‚ Nepal‚ Singapore‚ Sri Lanka and Fiji. The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word Dīpāvali दीपावली (Dīpāvali)‚ which translates into row of lamps (din Sanskrit)[2]. Diwali involves
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I really was excited to write my essay on the movie Avatar which is one of my favorite films‚ it was released in 2009. This movie correlates about society and different kinds of people in it. It connects very well to all of the four perspectives. The functionalist‚ Conflict Perspective‚ and lastly The Symbolic Interaction. One of the main characters is Jake Sully‚ a former Marine who is in a wheelchair. He is very Bitter and disillusioned‚ but he’s still a warrior at heart. Jake wanted something
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Man’s greatest achievement? Perhaps not‚ but can you afford not to read on when I am about to tell you about Essay? I find my self constantly drawn back to the subject of Essay. Cited by many as the single most important influence on post modern micro eco compartmentalism‚ it is yet to receive proper recognition for laying the foundations of democracy. The juxtapositioning of Essay with fundamental economic‚ social and political strategic conflict draws criticism from global commercial enterprises
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Benefits of Wellness Programs Benefits of Wellness Programs Keir Elias Torkkola Western Governors University #433106 Wellness programs have increasingly gained momentum since the turn of the century and as employers start to see the positives those programs have started to become a staple of most businesses today. Since most employers pay for their employees health insurance it makes a lot of sense for companies to start taking a bigger interest in their employees
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