this novel to read‚ remarked that “we don’t learn anything about Mahatma Gandhi from it‚” a view many Indian readers would perhaps readily endorse. For us Indians the mere mention of Gandhi’s name conjures up the vision of a “man of God” who “trod on earth”‚ as Nehru described him in one of his speeches after Gandhi’s death. He was acclaimed a Mahatma and worshipped as an Avatar. Exasperated by Narayan’s handling of Gandhi in WFM my teacher Prof. C. D. Narasimhaiah had even suggested that Narayan would
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our laws. From Mahatma Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ we have seen the practice of nonviolent symbolic protests have a better outcome than wars. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ India. He is well known as the prominent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi got his start working in politics as a lawyer in South Africa. There‚ he supported the local Indian community’s struggle for civil rights. Gandhi carried his knowledge
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Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty‚ the ocean does not become dirty.” This quote was divulged from Mahatma Gandhi‚ perhaps one of the greatest and most infamous humanitarians the earth fostered. He believed in the independence and beauty of individualism; only protesting in the tell-tale‚ nonviolent manner Martin Luther King Jr. would later culture. Gandhi was one of the first anti-war activists publicized worldwide. His works heartened other civil rights leaders such as Nelson
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Muslim Women‚ Gandhi and Secularism Secularism is a difficult word to define. It is often used simply as the opposition of religion; it is a view of life‚ as the Webster’s New World Dictionary puts it‚ “based on the premise that religion and religious considerations‚ as of God and a future life‚ should be ignored or excluded” (Agnes 580). Harvey Cox a Research Professor of Divinity at Harvard uses the word: “Secularism…is the name for an ideology‚ a new closed world-view which functions very much
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Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were both very courageous people. They inspired others and made a transformation in history. Mandela fought for integration of his people. Gandhi protested and fought against the British rule. They did amazing things to shape our world today‚ although Nelson Mandela made a greater impact. Although Mahatma Gandhi did not make as great of a change‚ he improved our world. In the second paragraph of “Eulogy for Mahatma Gandhi”‚ it states‚ “Yet ultimately things happened
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Introduction Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Insurance Scheme is being implemented in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India to assist poor families from catastrophic health expenditure. The scheme is a unique PPP model in the field of Health Insurance‚ Tailor made to the health needs of poor patients and providing end-to-end cashless services for identified diseases through a network of service providers from Government and private sector. The scheme introduced on 01.04.2007 in three backward districts of
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The first generation dynast‚ who establishes the dynasty‚ in a nominally democratic polity‚ always has some leadership qualities in him or her. This is as much true of historical dynasties as it is true of our current ruling dynasty – the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. Pandit Nehru‚ who established the Indian ruling dynasty‚ was not a man without merit. While history now judges most of the policies he implemented as Prime Minister in an unfair light‚ it would be a huge disservice to argue that he rose without
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first Indian to aggregate 50‚000 runs in all recognised cricket (First-class cricket‚ List A cricket and Twenty20 combined).[14][15][16] Tendulkar has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award‚ India’s second highest civilian award‚ and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award‚ India’s highest sporting honour. He was also the first sportsperson and the first one without aviation background to be awarded the honorary rank
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Part – A 1. What do you mean by physical fitness? Explain wellness. Also explain the components of physical fitness in detail. 2+2+6=10 OR What do you understand by Aerobics Exercises? Explain Anaerobic exercises. Describe in detail the factors effecting physical fitness and wellness. 2+2+6=10 2. Explain concept of training. Write briefly the methods of endurance development. 4+6=10 OR What do you understand by “Warming-Up”? Briefly explain about “limber-down”. Draw a diagram of Circuit Training
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