Rationale: Stories and Storytellers " (Scheherazade) fashions her universe not through physical force‚ as does the king‚ but through imagination and reflection." -- Reading Lolita in Tehran‚ p.19 Azar Nafisi ’s Reading Lolita in Tehran is a source of inspiration and hope for many who are interested in teaching and discussing literature‚ especially as it pertains to the social and political power of women. Personally‚ this is one of those books I end up
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Introduction In a secular country like India where the constitution itself speaks of secularism and the freedom to practice any religion‚ an individual still believes in making a world of their own with superficial figures existing in fantasy. The research done tries to focus on Bollywood movies released especially during 1990-2010. It specifically studies about these movies focus on religion or supernatural existence. There are movies that speak of horror or supernatural beings and their presence
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literary journalism also fall under literature. Certain extremely technical writings such as those on logistics and mathematics are also believed to be a part of literature. Some of the great literary works like the Bible and Indian epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ among others‚ provide society with the guiding principles of life. Ancient poetic works by poets like Homer‚ Plato‚ Sappho‚ Horace and Virgil‚ Shakespeare’s sonnets and notable poetry by W.B. Yeats‚ John Keats‚ Wordsworth‚ Tennyson
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known literary works. This Babylonian epic poem arises from stories in the Sumerian language. Although the Sumerian stories are older (probably dating to at least 2100 B.C.)‚ it was probably composed around 1900 BC. The epic deals with themes of heroism‚ friendship‚ loss‚ and the quest for eternal life. Different historical periods are reflected in literature. National and tribal sagas‚ accounts of the origin of the world and of customs‚ and myths which
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was a child my parents taught me some of the basic values of life. As I grew up I learnt more about values from my friends and especially my teachers. But the story that completely changed the way I thought about values was the Indian Epic called Ramayana. Prince Rama was the eldest of four sons and was to become king when his father retired from ruling. His stepmother‚ however‚ wanted to see her son Bharata‚ Rama’s younger brother‚ become king. Remembering that the king had once promised to grant
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(from Virupaksha‚ the patron deity of the Vijayanagara rulers). [edit] History [pic] [pic] A Hindu temple naga decoration at Hampi. Hampi is identified with the historical Kishkindha‚ the Vanara (monkey) kingdom which finds mention in the Ramayana. The first historical settlements in Hampi date back to 1 CE. Hampi formed one of the cores of the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565‚ when it was finally laid siege to by the Deccan Muslim confederacy.[1] Hampi was chosen because
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Re: BSHF 101 question paper Answer any two questions in 500 words each. (DCQ) 1. Explain the terms ’Industrial’ and ’Post - industrial’ societies. 20 2. Does the Juvenile Justice Act take care of the problems of the orphaned‚ delinquent and destitute children? 20 3. Discuss some of the key issues of democracy in India. 20 4. What do you understand by the term ’human security’? Discuss. 20 Answer any four question in 250 words each. (MCQ) 5. Highlight key issues in modern administration
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Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies Organization Behaviour An assignment on Impact on My Behaviour PRN: 10020441290 Name: Yash Rathore Roll No.: 57 Section: E Impact on My Behaviour Introduction Being an adult of 25 years‚ my behaviour has been constantly altered and modified primarily depending upon the immediate environment in which I had been fostered‚ my upbringing and the company of friends I kept. I would here like to classify the impact by dividing into two different
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India. Adi Shankracharya‚ who is credited with establishing four monasteries in four different corners of the subcontinent but he was perhaps only formalising what the Hindu epics had documented for centuries before his birth. The Hindu epics‚ the Ramayana and the Mahabharata describe a land and people that
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Sugreeva Venkateshwara Temple You can visit Sugreeva Venkateshwara Temple which is located at Balepet area in Bangalore. This temple is dedicated to Sugreeva‚ one of the important character of Ramayana. Here you can also see a 6 feet tall statue of sugreeva‚ who is well-known as monkey king and he is also a good friend of Lord ram. Kote Venkataramana Temple You can also visit the late 17th century venkataramana temple which is located near the old fort adjacent to the palace of sultan‚ ruler of Mysore
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