declined between 1800 – 1700 B.C.E.‚ possibly due to the effects of flooding and drought - Aryan (‘Noble Ones’) Invasion/Migration - nomadic tribe located in Asian Steppes in Central Asia‚ engaged in warfare - language – Dravidian – Indo-European‚ Sanskrit - became the dominant culture in India‚ especially in Ganges Plain - Veda/s – religious literature - Four Classes in the Society (The first three were twice born. They are males who underwent initiation to adulthood – Upanayana.) 1. Brahmans
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middle class Bengali women was a socially enforced construct‚ that had less to do with religion‚ choice and judgment‚ but more to do with upbringing‚ social acceptance and intergenerational transference of values. His prose was highly influenced by Sanskrit and the older version of the Bengali language‚ the Shadhubhasha (সাধুভাষা). He had little respect for the proletarian language‚ Choltibhasha (চলতিভাষা ) or Cholitobhasha (চলিতভাষা)‚ which he regarded as being common in taste and scope. He avoided
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Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण Kṛṣṇa in IAST‚ pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂɳə] ( listen))‚ literally "black") is the eighth incarnation of the supreme god Vishnu in Hinduism. The name Krishna appears as the 57th and 550th name of Lord Vishnu in Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata‚ and is also listed in the 24 Keshava Namas of Lord Vishnu which are recited and praised at the beginning of all Vedic pujas. A puja is the ritualistic worship offered in Hinduism. According to the Bhagavata Purana‚ which is a sattvic
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young ones try to act the same as these actors do which is very bad to the culture of India… the lack of morals‚ the lacking faith in God‚ having late night parties‚ the influence of drugs and alcohols‚ least interest in Indian languages like Sanskrit‚ Hindi‚ Celebrating mothers day‚ fathers day‚ valentine day‚ fools day etc rather than celebrating our Indian festivals and thus wasting their precious time of life‚ Thinking to be independent at an early age so I strongly say that accept good
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completely destroyed in some natural upheaval like flood. The script used by the people living in the north western part of India about 5000 years back has greater resemblance with the Dravidian languages than with the Indo-European languages like Sanskrit and Hindi. It can‚ therefore‚ be safely assumed that Indus Valley civilization was a native growth and predated the Aryans by a couple of millennia. India has given to the world two of its most ancient and extant religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism
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ethnic group • Part of a larger group • Referred to Indo-Europeans • Ways of life - Pastoral people as - Strong warrior people - Creation of iron plow‚ along with irrigation • Basic Crops - Wheat - Barley - Millet - Rice was common crop • Sanskrit • Raja-Prince India’s Social System • Caste System • Divided into 4 major classes called Varna’s 1.
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Rama built a causeway across to Sri Lanka‚ released Sita and brought her safely back to Aydohya. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ramayana was 24‚000 epic poems long and written in Sanskrit. The poems were originally oral versions as the preliterate society usually recited it. It has been retold many times and has changed... The setting was in huge! I was set in India and Sri Lanka! The supernatural character in the Ramayana is
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Indian Wedding VS American Wedding Every country and every religion have their own traditions and its help to differentiate each other. Even though wedding ceremony has the same meaning in every culture‚ the way of celebration is different. An Indian marriage is essentially different from a typical American wedding. Indian wedding is about the association of family members follow the traditions‚ functions‚ customs while traditional American Wedding is about Bridal shower‚ Bridal Party‚ The
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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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two formsof violence; Passive and Physical‚ as we saw earlier. The practice of passive violence is a daily affair‚ consciously and unconsciously. It is again the fuel that ignites the fire of physical violence. Gandhi understands violence from its Sanskrit root‚ “himsa”‚ meaning injury. In the midst of hyper violence‚ Gandhi teaches that the one who possess nonviolence is blessed. Blessed is the man who can perceive the law of ahimsa (nonviolence) in the midst of the raging fire of himsa all around
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