grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period.[16][17] Rigvedic verses suggest that women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their own husbands.[18] Scriptures such as the Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers‚ notably Gargi and Maitreyi.[19] According to studies‚ women enjoyed equal status and rights during the early Vedic period.[22] However in approximately 500 B.C.‚ the status of women began to
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least 8 people were killed when a container burst and they were flooded with 1‚470‚000 litres of a/ Molasses b/ Beer c/ Vinegar 2. When engineers drilled for natural gas near Derweze in Turkmenistan in 1971‚ the ground collapsed beneath the drilling rig‚ forming a crater 70 meters in diameter. Worried about the consequences of a poisonous gas discharge‚ the engineers set fire to the crater‚ thinking the gas would burn off in a few days. When did the fire burn out? a/ 1991 b/ 2007 c/ The fire is still
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The Indian sub-continent was the home of one of the earliest civilizations of man. In the history of ancient India we see many forms of society ranging from urban civilization of Indus Valley to the Classical Age of Gupta Dynasty. During this period we see a hierarchy of centralized and decentralized government. Some of which were highly organized in their political structure and government while others were merely weakened by internal problems and division of power. Indus Valley Civilization
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20‚ 2010 the beginning of the largest‚most disastrous oil spill in the United States had begun. The oil leak was caused by an explosion that happened at approximately 10:00 p.m‚killing eleven people and injuring seventeen others. Two days later‚ the rig sank and started to leak oil and gas from the well. After about three months of the well (Macondo) leaking oil‚ it finally got capped off on July 15. Within those three months‚ the well had leaked 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
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INTRODUCTION The word ‘Caste’ is originally derived from the Latin word Castus‚ which means chaste and pure. From ancient times the Indian society was divided into Jatis or small groups which are distinct from classes. Due to the complexity of Jatis‚ the Portuguese who came to India gave the name castas‚ referring to the pure/impure divide. Thus the word caste came into being in the Indian society. The translation of the terms Varna and Jati into caste seems obscures the real difference between
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Executive Summary: Job Satisfaction has been defined as a pleasurable emotional state resulting from the appraisal of ones job; an affective reaction to one’s job and an attitude towards one’s job. The main objective of this project is to assess the satisfaction level of employees in Bhilai Steel Plant .Job Satisfaction describes how content an individual is with his or her job.it is a relatively recent term since in previous centuries the jobs available to a particular person were often predetermined
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INDIAN SCIENTISTS IN INTERNATIONAL ARENA Indian scientists are famous throughout the world. They have pioneered several significant scientific discoveries so far. Since the ancient period‚ India is considered as one of the scientific powerhouses in the world. Thus‚ this country has been scientifically advanced for several centuries now and the Indian scientists have made numerous path-breaking discoveries in the field of science. The various fields in which the Indian scientists have excelled
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peace in the household and shaping the future of the family. The family expands to become a society and thus women’s role is also extended automatically. Even in the ancient‚ Indian women held a high place of respect in the society as mentioned in Rig-Veda and other scriptures. Volumes can be written about the status of our women and their heroic deeds from the Vedic period to the modern times. But later on‚ because of social‚ political and economic changes‚ women lost their status and were relegated
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Valley civilization flourished from around 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE (Flood‚ pg 23). However‚ without written records of this prehistoric civilization‚ we are unable to make accurate claims about the religious practices of this civilization. The people of the Indus Valley did have a form of writing‚ which has been found inscribed on steatite seals and copper plates‚ but we are currently unable to decipher this ancient form of writing (Flood‚ pg 27). Colin Renfrew makes the point that “in deciphering the
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the right conduct‚ pursue the right livelihood‚ expend the right effort‚ maintain the right attitude and practice the right meditation.When the Aryans came into India‚ they brought their beliefs‚ and the stories of their gods in their holy book‚ the Rig Veda.The Aryans believed in reincarnation‚ meaning that they believed that after people died they are re-born into something else. It could be another person or even an animal. The of re-birth you got depended on how well you worshipped the gods in
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