Personal life and educationBorn in a Kayastha family‚ in the village of Babupatti (Raniganj) in the district of Pratapgarh‚ U.P. near Allahabad in the United Provinces (modern Uttar Pradesh). He was the eldest son of Pratap Narayan Shrivastav and Saraswati Devi. He was called bachchan (meaning ’child-like’) at home. He received his formal schooling in a municipal school and followed the family tradition of attending Kayastha Paathshaalas (कायस्थ पाठशाला) to learn Urdu as the first step to a career
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Asian and Asian American culture are historically known for having a strict‚ distinctive boundary between the traditional roles of women and men‚ where‚ in the domestic sphere‚ women are submissive to male authority figures‚ which are typically embodied in the father or husband. One well known example that calls to mind this subordination of women to men is China’s one-child policy‚ which often leads to ill treatment‚ abandonment or leaving up for adoption of female infants and children as a result
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coming up to Divali‚ Hindus begin fasting. Fasting is keeping away from meats and all meat products. Hindus also stays away from alcohol. Hindus clean in and around their homes. They paint and put up new decorations. During this time Hindus also perform puja or prayers in their home. A complete description of what is done on Divali day‚ morning and night. On
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Faizabad District Magistrate declared the place as disputed land and locked the main door of Babri Masjid. On January 16‚ 1950‚ one Gopalsingh Visharad filed a petition in Faizabad district court seeking rights for Hindus to visit their lord and offer pujas to Ramlala. In a retaliating suit‚ the Babri Masjid side also filed a petition on February 21‚ 1950‚ claiming that the land should be handed over to Muslims because structure was built by Babar’s General Mir Banki in 1528. Anger Hindus hold massive
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by studying the Upanishads and Bhafavad Gita‚ their commentaries and learning from teachers that have reached insight. 13) Puja – devotional ritual performed at an altar‚ offering flowers‚ food‚ fire and incense to images of gods. 14) Holi – Boys and girls playfully throw colored water on each other evoking images of Krishna;s exploits eith the milkmaids 15) Durga Puja – Happens in December celebrates the goddess Durga’s ability to overcome dangerous powers. People dance in front of her statue
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celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. For Jains‚ Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in 527 BCE.[3][4] Arya Samajists‚ celebrate this day as Death Anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. They also celebrate this day as Shardiya Nav-Shasyeshti. The name "Diwali" or "Divali" is a contraction of "Deepavali" (Sanskrit: दीपावली Dīpāvalī)‚ which translates into "row of lamps".[5] Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (dīpa
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About India India is situated in the Northern Hemisphere‚ just above the equator. The size of India is 3‚287‚590 which makes it the 2nd largest country in Asia and 7th largest in the world. India is also the 2nd most populated country in the world and Asia with the population of 1‚242‚960‚000 (April 18‚ 2014). India is known for its monuments‚ clothing‚ holidays‚ and food. All of these aspects make India a very popular country‚ however in this presentation we will be talking about the food of India
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when it was ousted from raid Thaïang and migrated to raid Nongkhrah it was adopted there as a jait kong-san. The kur Syngkli is a jait pator in raid Nongkhrah; the kur Malai is a jait syiem in hima Malai-Sohmat but it is a jait daloi in raid Nongtluh‚ and so on and so forth. So the dorbar in the Khasi traditional concept was the council of the representatives of the kurs who had also a jait in any political community. The immigrant clans who had no jait in the political community were only
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Nepal. She is worshipped in many aspects: as Durga‚ protector and slayer of the buffalo demon‚ as Taleju‚ patron deity of the Valley rulers‚ and as Kumari‚ and the living virgin goddess. . Other female goddesses include Laxmi‚ goddess of wealth and Saraswati‚ goddess of knowledge and arts. Another widely venerated god is elephant-headed Ganesh‚ the remover of obstacles and the source of good fortune. Other deities such as Red Machhendranath‚ are special to Nepal alone and are celebrated with unique local
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just a minute of doing this. 2. If your mind is very sad‚ then start concentrating on the child form of Shri Krishna. This will bring calmness and happiness in you. 3. If you have problems taking some decision‚ sit in meditation‚ concentrate on Ma Saraswati‚ do the mantra "om hring saraswatay namaha" for 108 times with the help of a "kamalgatta" bead. Then take the deicison. It should prove helpful in taking the right decision and reducing the anxiety. 4. If you’re going for an interview‚ make sure
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