guide regales us with the colorful history of Bangkok and how it became the imperial city 300 years ago‚ when the god-king Rama I moved the royal residence to this side of the Chao Phraya River. Today‚ a boat excursion takes visitors on a tour of the old city‚ winding down the “klong” canals for a glimpse of the water dwellers and the ancient edifices‚ remnants of an era when Rama I divided his city into three sections: for the Thais‚ the Chinese and the Indians. The best buys of Thai silks‚ spices
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Buddha image is traced to India‚ five centuries after the Lord Buddha attained Nirvana‚ till it was finally enshrined in Bangkok at the Wat Phra Kaew temple in 1782 during Rama I’s reign (1782–1809). This marked the beginning and raise of the Chakri Dynasty of the present Kingdom of Thailand (the present head of the dynasty is King Rama IX.[1]) The Emerald Buddha‚ a dark green statue‚ is in a standing form‚ about 66 centimetres (26 in) tall‚ carved from a single jade stone (Emerald in Thai means deep
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aebmfw ]gs©mÃpIÄ kamlcn¨Xv ]n. BÀ. cmaN{µÀ Malyalam Proverbs Complied by P.R. Ramchnader Malayalam Proverbs Compiled and illustrated by P.R. Ramachander* aebmfw ]gs©mÃpIÄ -þ kamlcn¨Xv ]n. BÀ. cmaN{µÀ Introduction - AhXmcnI Proverbs are called “Pazham chollugal” in Malayalam. Literally that means ancient sayings. It is well known that Proverbs reflect the culture of the people and their language. These have been coined based on centauries of human experience and are used very effectively
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Vajiravudh (1910-1925)‚ also known as Rama IV‚ Rama V and Rama VI. King Chulalongkorn (or Rama V) reign longest and emphasis on modernization. During that time king Mongkut ruled Siam. He had seen that many countries in Southeast Asia were colonized by the European. The countries that colonized are surrounded Thailand. King Mongkut didn’t want to be colonized by the European. So he modernized the country‚ he also got many ideas from the Western also as King Rama V. They went to study at the Western
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World Religions Hinduism Hinduism is a way of life‚ not a particular belief system. Hinduism‚ also known as Santana Dharma‚ is a set of traditions and beliefs that have developed over many centuries. Dharma embraces duty‚ natural law‚ social welfare‚ ethics‚ health‚ and ideal realization. The foundations of Santana Dharma are the Vedas and Upanishads; the sacred texts of Hinduism. “Hinduism differs from Christianity and other Western religions in that it does not have a single founder
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INDIA / HINDU LITERATURE LOCATION * India is the most populous nation (after China) and seventh largest in area. * Located in South Asia on the Indian subcontinent. * About 3000 km ( 1865 mi) wide and has‚ 7000 km (4350 mi ) along the Bay of Bangal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. * India’s land frontier of about 5700 km ( 3540 mi) is shared with Pakistan on the west; with China‚ Nepal‚ and Bhutan on the north; and with Bangladesh‚ and Burma on the east. India’s seventh
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History of Thailand Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming. I’m very happy that you have come here today. Today‚ I would like to talk to you about the subject is “ History of Thailand ” Founded in the thirteenth century‚ the Kingdom of Thailand was known until 1939 as Siam referred to as Siamese‚ the people of Thailand are now called "Thai"‚ which itself mean ’Free’‚ Thailand being "The Land of The Free." If we trace the origins of the Thai we find their ancestors were a people
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Indian History - Important events History of India . An overview : The people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C.‚ when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade. This civilization declined around 1500 B.C.‚ probably due to ecological changes. During the second millennium B.C.‚ pastoral‚ Aryan-speaking tribes migrated from the northwest into the subcontinent. As they settled in the middle Ganges
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