Speech 108/ Research Speech Outline 11/26/12 Topic: Indian Classical dance (Bharatnatyam) I.) Introduction A.) Attention Material: What comes to mind when you think about the word classical? We usually associate the word classical with something boring. But classical Indian dance‚ also known as Bharatnatyam is known as being an extravagant “fire” dance which was originated in Tamil Nadu‚ India in 1000 BC. Most classical dances in India are like theatrical performances because the dancer
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Kautilya’s View on Statecraft Kautilya Arthasastra is a unique treatise on the art of statecraft or governance‚ wherein every single aspect of human life is subject to the jurisdiction of the state. His detailed work clearly laid down an organization set-up‚ and there was a clear-cut division of a fix and politics. However‚ he was of the opinion that politics devoid of ethics is dangerous to prosperity and security of the entire kingdom. In all matters of state‚ Dharma should be the guiding factors
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or the common householders‚ they could devote most of their time to studies of the scriptures and various branches of knowledge. That explains the richness of their thought and profundity of their philosophy left to posterity in the Upanishads and Shastras. These Rishis of the antiquity were embodiment of Simple Living and High Thinking. Every act of man costs time and energy. Time spent in accumulating wealth is not available for cultivating the mind by reading or contemplation. What is our life
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creation‚ seen in the Rg Veda texts. It was said that each caste was created through the different body parts of a god. They become the varnas or castes of hindu society; each varna with its own level of knowledge and own duties in life. The dharma-shastras are the rules for social order‚ and their main emphasis is on following varnashramadharma. Varna‚ or this caste hierarchy‚ is therefore a ruling on the hindu people. Different varnas lead people to have different tasks to complete in order to fulfill
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Cultural Heritage of India – Essay India has a rich cultural tradition. There is a harmonious blend of art‚ religion and philosophy in the Indian culture. They are so beautifully interwoven in the fabric of Indian way of life and thought that they are inseparable. Indian culture is actually an outcome of continuous synthesis and has absorbed many external influences in the course of long jurney of history. The first stirring of civilisation occurred amongst the people of India some 4‚000 years
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was raised by her father. Her father faced hardships as he was against the tradition and he advocated education to girl children. He proved in front of Hindu scholars at Soday‚ (Karnataka) that teaching ladies with Sanskrit was not banned in any Shastra or purana. [1] Her father‚ mother and sister died during 1874–76‚ and her brother and she traveled all over India and eventually ended up
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The Yajur Veda is related to yajna‚ which is not just sacrifice‚ but also means creative reality. The mantras (verse with archetypal meanings) of the Rig Veda are adapted to certain melodies and this collection is named Sama Veda‚ and the Atharva Veda deals with the peace and prosperity of human society and is concerned with the daily life of man. Vedic ritual is preserved in literary texts called the Brahmanas. The main division of the contexts of these extensive texts is twofold – the ritualistic
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Ayurveda (Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद; Āyurveda‚ "the knowledge for long life"; /ˌaɪ.ərˈveɪdə/[2]) or ayurvedic medicine is a Hindu system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India‚[3] i.e.‚ in the mid-second millennium BCE. The Suśruta Saṃhitā and the Charaka Saṃhitā‚ encyclopedias of medicine compiled from various sources from the mid-first millennium BCE to about 500 CE‚[4] are
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Bikram Yoga Bikram Yoga is a system of yoga that Bikram Choudhury synthesized from traditional hatha yoga techniques and popularized beginning in the early 1970s. All Bikram Yoga classes run for 90 minutes and consist of the same series of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises. Bikram Yoga is ideally practiced in a room heated to 105°F (≈ 40.6°C) with a humidity of 40%. Safety Although many individuals enjoy practicing hot yoga‚ there
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colonnaded halls decorated with gold and silver. One such hall has been excavated and is one of the oldest stone structures in India. [4] Though most of the structures have been decayed and are lost‚ India’s legacy of ancient forts is seen mostly in the shastras(ancient Indian treatises) and in the reliefs on stupas. [5] On some of the early relief work‚ the carvings indicate that ancient Indian forts has crenallations‚ embrasures and sloping walls. [6] The Arthashastra the Indian treatise on military strategy
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