(rūpāyi) in Kannada‚ Tulu and Konkani रुपया (rupayā) in Hindi روپے (pronounced ropyih) in Kashmiri रुपया (rupayā) in Konkani രൂപ (rūpā) in Malayalam रुपया (rupayā) in Marathi रुपैयाँ(rupaiya) in Nepali ଟଙ୍କା(tanka) in Oriya ਰੁਪਈਆ (rupiā) in Punjabi रूप्यकम् (rūpyakam) in Sanskrit (Devnagari) रुपियो (rupiyo) in Sindhi ரூபாய் (rūpāi) in Tamil రూపాయి (rūpāyi) in Telugu روپے (rupay) in Urdu However‚ in the Assam‚ West Bengal‚ Tripura and Odisha the Indian rupee is officially known by names
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been patriots who sacrificed all they had to save the motherland from the foreigners. Right from the invasion of Babar we have Rana Sanga-Maharana Pratap during the expansionist designs of Akbar. The terror of Aurangzeb was faced by the Maratha and Punjabi patriots who gave Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh. The latter sacrificed all his four sons at the altar of the nation. Then comes Banda Bairagi who smiled when his son was dashed to pieces on a stone. His skin was cut and chilli powder sprinkled all
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Gogol’s Identity Throughout Namesake‚ Gogol Ganguli struggles with his identity being both Indian and American. Although he tended to stray far away from anything Bengali‚ his deeply rooted culture never faded away. After his father’s death‚ Gogol gradually returned to his Indian traditions. He takes care of his mother and sister‚ abandons the life he could have with Maxine‚ then marries a Bengali woman. In his attempt to stay clear from anything Bengali‚ Gogol revels in the fact that he could
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published in 1956. Reprinted since then‚ reissued in hardcover‚ and translated into many languages‚ the novel is now known as a classic‚ one of the finest and best-known treatments of the subject. Khushwant Singh recreates a tiny village in the Punjabi countryside and its people in that fateful summer. When the flood of refugees and the inter-communal bloodletting from Bengal to the Northwest Frontier at last touches them‚ many ordinary men and women are bewildered‚ victimized‚ and torn apart.
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wear their traditional clothes. For Malay women‚ they wear the baju kurung while Malay men wear the baju melayu with a songkok on their head. Althernatively‚ the men wear batik shirts with trousers. Indian women wear the sari. The salwar kameez or Punjabi suit is popular with northern Indian ladies. The kurta is the traditional attire for men or formal occasions. For Chinese ‚ the traditional clothes for women is Cheongsam while for the man they wear samfu. Peranakan ladies are also known as Baba Nyonya
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shot of “dirty Indians” as they walked away. After they were finally far enough away for me to let my guard down‚ I turned to the man who could have easily impersonated my great grandfather‚ put my hands together and said the only words I knew in Punjabi‚ “Sat Srii Akaal.” The traditional Sikh greeting that I now know means “God is the ultimate truth” and in that moment‚ I felt so proud‚ like I had just protected a part of myself and my
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Introduction The post 9/11 hate crimes saw that Sikhs were subjected to various challenges due to their identity. Sikhs are confused with Arabs‚ due to their appearance and the fact that they wear a turban. This prompts to Sikhs being victims of violence. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that traces its origin on the teachings of Guru Nanak and the successors that precede him. It was founded during the 16th century‚ at a place known as Punjab‚ which is currently known as the Sikhs’ homeland. Founded
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group are spoken by roughly three billion people‚ the largest number for recognized language families. Of the top 20 modern languages‚ 12 are Indo-European: Spanish‚ English‚ Hindi‚ Portuguese‚ Bengali‚ Russian‚ German‚ Marathi‚ French‚ Italian‚ Punjabi and Urdu‚ accounting for over 1.6 billion native speakers. The connection is determined by genetic relationships‚ meaning that all members are presumed to be descendants of a common ancestor. Membership in the various branches‚ groups and subgroups
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Onam Compiled by Sanjeev Nayyar November 2003 The festival is celebrated in Kerala and marks the end of the summer monsoons. It also has another origin. Once upon a time the world was ruled by a demon king Mahabali who made the world a better place to live in than heaven. This annoyed the Gods who sent down Lord Vishnu as a dwarf and begged Mahabali for the amount of land that he could cover in three steps. Vamana(dwarf) grew in size‚ his two footsteps covering the heaven and world‚ the
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to the census ’ comparative analysis‚ Brampton is the second most densely populated city in Ontario. Further to the above‚ the 2011 census data state that‚ “The top home languages in Peel are Punjabi in Brampton‚ Urdu in Mississauga and Italian in Caledon” while “Of the 124‚100 people who speak only Punjabi at home in Ontario‚ 86‚185 (69%) live in Peel.” This is a snapshot of the demographics served by the PDSB. Businessdictionary.com (2013) defines an ethical issue as “a problem or situation that
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