imparted to us since childhood. We live in this materialistic world‚ and there is blind race in this world for money‚ name‚ fame‚ etc. Such is the cut throat competition that the saying BAAP BADA NA BHAIYA SABSE BADA RUPAIYA holds true. Our Shastras also say that there are four attainable goals of human beings which are DHARM‚ ARTH‚ KAAM and MOKSHA. Out of these‚ most of the people tend to ignore the fourth one i.e. MOKSHA. We forget that we will not be there on this earth infinitely‚ and some
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Astrology: Science or Superstition On January 14‚ 2010‚ it was announced by mass American news media CNN‚ that a 13th astrological sign‚ Opheceius was added to the western zodiac‚ causing the astrological signs of those born after 2010 to differ from those born on the same date in latter years (Carroll‚ 2010‚ January‚ 14). The report went on to explain that the current formulas did not account for new movements
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Economic ideas of Kautilya (Arthashastra) Introduction: Kautilya’s Arthashastra is the chief source of information. Kautilya’s name was Vishnu Gupta. He was a learned Brahmin. He is known by the name of Kautilya because he was an expert in diplomacy and political strategy. He was the chief minister of Chandra Gupta Maurya. He was responsible for getting Chandra Gupta the kingdom of Nand‚ after destroying its king. Kautilya has given vivid description of the administrative procedures‚ of the duties
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musical instruments in Nepal‚ and 108(one hundred eight types) of musical instruments have been found till now. A great number of Newar musical instruments are included in it. These instruments can be classified into four classes according to Sangeet Shastra. i) Membranophones - Dhimay‚ Dhah‚ Paschima‚ NayaKhin etc. ii) Idiophones - Bhusyah‚ Chhusyah‚ TainNain etc. iii) Chordophones - Piwancha iv) Aerophones - Muhali‚ Nekoo‚ Bansuri etc. Mostly used musical instruments in Newar societies are
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The word corrupt (Middle English‚ from Latin corruptus‚ past participle of corrumpere‚ to abuse or destroy : com-‚ intensive pref. and rumpere‚ to break) when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] Politics Main article: Political corruption Political corruption is the abuse of public power‚ office‚ or resources by elected government officials for personal gain‚ e.g. by extortion‚ soliciting or offering bribes[2] It can also take the form of office holders maintaining themselves
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Ancient Technologies During the growth of the ancient civilizations‚ ancient technology was the result from advances in engineering in ancient times. These advances in the history of technology stimulated societies to adopt new ways of living and governance. It was the growth of the ancient civilizations which produced the greatest advances in technology and engineering‚ advances which stimulated other societies to adopt new ways of living and governance. I will be discussing about the ancient
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Dayanada and Arya Samaj 9 little effect unless it was delivered in the language of the people. He went to Bombay‚ where shortly afterwards his sect‚ following the example of the Brahmo Samaj but with a better genius of organisation proceeded to take root in the social life of India. On April 7‚ 1875 he founded at Bombay his first Arya Samaj‚ or Association of the Aryans of India‚ the pure Indians‚ the descendants of the old conquering-race of the Indus and the Ganges‚ (These italic
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in the construction of the Hindu identity for the Hindu community. Tariq Rahman‚ language and politics in Pakistan‚(Karachi‚ oxford university press 1996) 60 As in colonial Punjab Hindu patshalas‚which taught mantras and basic knowledge of the shastras‚ Muslims Quran schools‚ and Sikhs educational institutions which taught the sacred text of Sikhism‚ the Granth ‚and the Gurumukhi Script of the Punjabi language used by Sikhs. The stand read spoken language of north India in the British period was
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How did music begin? What did the first music sound like? Music is all around us and is a large part of many of our lives. It exists in every culture across the globe. Yet‚ we often don’t stop to think about how music came to occupy this position. Who first thought of music? Who produced the first melodies and songs? How did music develop as such an important aspect of our lives? The search for answers to these questions leads us thousands of years into the past. Harper playing before Shu Scholars
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Introduction In Sanskrit ‘Go’ means Cow and Gotra means ‘cow-pen’. Cow was supposed to be the valuable commodity and the family were recognised by the cow-pens and later the term was linked with the family group and its lineage. In the ancient world as well as the modern society‚ people tend to form cohesive groups based on Language‚ Castes‚ Culture‚ Gotras etc. In Hindu society‚ the term Gotra means clan and it broadly signifies the descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor
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