For a majority of my childhood I thought that Indiana was India and became utterly confused when someone talked about the long journey to the motherland. I knew that I was Indian and that my family was Punjabi Sikh‚ but beyond that I was disconnected and confused about the world and the culture that my parents and ancestors came from. When I was approached with the opportunity of volunteering as a summer camp counselor at the India Community Center‚ I was hesitant at first because I didn’t know how
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Sindhi is the sole official language of Sindh since the 19th century. According to the 1998 Population Census of Pakistan[citation needed]‚ Sindhi-speaking households make up 63.00% of Sindh’s population; Urdu-speaking households make up 18.00%; Punjabi 06.99%; Pashto 04.01%; Balochi 2.11%; Saraiki 01.00%; Hazaragi/Persian/Dari 0.89% and other languages 04.00%. Other languages include Gujarati‚ Memoni‚ Kutchi (last one being a dialect of Sindhi)‚ Khowar‚ Thari‚ Luri and Brahui. The Sindhis as a
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Vaisakhi Vaisakhi (Punjabi: ਵਿਸਾਖੀ) visākhī)‚ also known as Baisakhi‚ Vaishakhi‚ or Vasakhi) is a festival celebrated across the northern Indian subcontinent‚ especially in the Punjab region by the Sikh community. For the Sikh community this festival commemorates the establishment of the Khalsa. It is also celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists for different reasons. Importance for Sikhs The festival bears a great significance for the Sikhs due of the fact that on the Vaisakhi Day in the year 1699
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Tally Adobe Photoshop Internet Browsing OTHERS SKILLS Decision Making skills Managerial Skills Conceptual Skills Good Debater PERSONAL PROFILE Father Name D.O.B : : Mumtaz Ahmed 1st April‚ 1990 13101-1333492-1 Pakistani English‚ Urdu and Punjabi Single Citizenship No : Nationality Languages : : Marital Status : Reference: will be furnished on demand
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in picturing it. The scene painted is of ‘us’‚ ‘our’ society; wherein we know how the people are – if it’s Mr. Subhramanyam‚ we know it’s that South Indian uncle in the locality with all the South Indian dishes at his place‚ Mr. Singh our jolly Punjabi with a pagdi (turban) on top and likewise – so basically‚ the point is‚ we know about the people and culture much better‚ and about their ‘language’ too‚ and when using a particular word‚ we‚ as Indians‚ would know the real essence and feel of that
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A Paper On Ethnicity and identity difference Author: Dr. Basavadatta Mitra Co Authors: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Anusha Reddy . K Chaitanya Dora . S T.V.K. Chaitanya D. Nitin Varma Rachana Reddy . M BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE‚ PILANI GOA CAMPUS November 2009 Contents: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Abstract Introduction Ethnicity in India Various Ethnic groups of India Incorporate Lifestyle Politics What does the younger generation think? Conclusion Bibliography Abstract Ethnicity
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History and Experience of the Sikh Diaspora in the United States Sikh migrants began arriving in the United States more than one hundred years ago‚ and now have reached numbers close to half a million. Like most other immigrant communities in the United States‚ Sikhs have faced problems that are both specific to their community and that are also shared by other ethnic communities making their way in a new land. Despite their recent numbers and century long history in the United States‚ many
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Appendix I INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (YEAR-12) EXAMINATION MARCH 2013 LIST OF PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS 13. Youth and the Tasks Ahead: Dr. Karan Singh ENGLISH (Compulsory) Paper 1. Language 14. My Struggle for Booker T. Washington No specific book is being recommended for background reading. 15. The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role: Nani Palkhivala Paper 2. Prescribed Texts (For Classes XI & XII) The following stories are to be studied: 1. The Portrait of a Lady:
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Shastri examination can opt for two subjects from Group -A. PAPER NOMENCLATURE Max. Marks Theory Internal Assessment Opt. i Teaching of Hindi Group A 80 Opt. ii Teaching of English 80 20 Opt. iii Teaching of Punjabi 80 20 Opt. iv Teaching of Sanskrit 80 20 Opt. v Teaching of Urdu 80 20 Opt. i Teaching of Mathematics Group B 80 20 Opt. ii Teaching of Home Science 80 20
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Further‚ Bhagat Singh challenged the British rule and followed the wishes of Mahatma Gandhi by burning his government-school books and imported clothes. Bhagat Singh in his early age read a lot of literature and poetries especially written by Punjabi writers. Allama Iqbal from Sialkot‚ who was also a freedom fighter‚ was Bhagat Singh`s favourite poet. By winning an essay competition that was organised by Punjab Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in 1923‚ young Bhagat Singh attracted the attention of the Punjab
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