Introduction to Religion: Hinduism Hinduism is the world’s third largest religion‚ and also considered to be the oldest. Hinduism is different from Christianity and other religions because it does not have one founder‚ a defined theological system‚ a system of morality‚ or a prime religious organization. Hinduism consists of thousands of different religious groups that have arranged in India since 1500 BCE. Hinduism is considered a henotheistic religion‚ meaning the people recognize one single
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Parvati (Shiva’s consort). Answer Selected Answer: b. Ganesha Correct Answer: b. Ganesha Response Feedback: Right! Question 3 2 out of 2 points Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of: Answer Selected Answer: c. Brahmo Samaj Correct Answer: c. Brahmo Samaj Response Feedback: Yes‚ that is correct. Question 4 2 out of 2 points Prince Siddhartha was the founder of: Answer Selected
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passed entrance examination in 1878-79 and began studies at Presidency College. In his adolescence‚ he grew up to be a rationalist to a core of his being and became a member of the Brahmo Samaj. From Presidency group he changed to Scottish Church College and also switched his affiliation to the Adi-Brahmo Samaj which was more conciliatory towards Hindu community. In his college career he also studied deeply philosophy of John Stuart Mill and
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History of the Indian caste system From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Indian society has consisted of thousands of endogamous clans and groups called jatis since ancient times. The Brahminical scriptures and texts tried to bring this diversity under a comprehensible scheme which hypothesised four idealised meta groups called varna. The first mention of the formal varna Indian caste system is in the famous Purusha Sukta of the Rigveda‚ although it is the only mention
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Padmashri Dr. G.Venkataraman‚ speaking at a symposium on ‘Integral Human Values Education’ organised at the Kalina Campus of the University of Mumbai this weekened. The symposium was organised by the Sri Sathya Sai Trust‚ Maharashtra and the Sri Sathya Seva Organisations‚ Maharashtra and Goa as part of their endeavor to bring into focus the need for integral human value based education in all faculties of learning. The event was chaired by Venkatraman and the speakers included prominent personalities
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application of the ethical concepts to a medical-surgical unit. The Case of the Troubled Teen This case illustrates Rachel Banks a 16 year-old teenager who got pregnant out of wedlock and currently on her tenth hour of labor on the OB/GYN unit at Seva Medical Center. She’s accompanied by her parents. Rachel’s parents are instructing the staff nurses to withhold the pain medication as punishment for getting pregnant before getting married. Since Rachel Banks is a minor‚ legally‚ the parents can decide
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What is E-Governance? It is the use of a range of modern Information and Communication Technologies such as Internet‚ Local Area Networks‚ mobiles etc. by Government to improve the effectiveness‚ efficiency‚ service delivery and to promote democracy Governance : An Information perspective Representative democracy relies on supposition that best way to make a decision is wider participation for all its citizens having access to relevant information. Government is by nature an information intensive
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Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women
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Shubash Chandra Bose Netaji as he was called was a very prominent figure in the Indian freedom struggle. His sole aim was the freedom of his country and he termed it as a necessity and didn’t agree with Gandhiji on the terms that it can be negotiated. He was well educated and believed that there should be complete intolerance for caste-differentiation‚ racism or religious separation. His was so active in the Indian National Congress that he was arrested several times by the British Government. Soon
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Nativism in Girish Karnad’s Naga-Mandala Abstract Bhalchandra Nemade observed that modern Indian literature has been basking in the glory of western modernism. It always locates the centre of creativity outside the desi (native) tradition. In his book Nativism Nemade poses a question‚ ‘Do we need native standards to interpret and evaluate native tradition or the so-called “universal” standards for this purpose?’ Nemade’s question becomes very important in Indian context‚ because throughout the
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