------------------------------------------------- Tamil Sangams The Tamil Sangams were assemblies of Tamil scholars and poets that‚ according to traditional Tamil accounts‚ occurred in the remote past. Some scholars believe that these assemblies were originally known as kooṭal or gathering.[1][2][3] Three assemblies are described. The legend has it that the first two of which were held in cities since "taken by the sea"‚ and the third of which was held during the 5th century
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I woke up one day and I realised I was dope but then i remember I was indian.. Then i ate some curry then cried for a while :( This is my idol his name is l9ord vishnu In Hindu sacred texts‚ Vishnu is usually described as having dark complexion of water-filled clouds and as having four arms. He is depicted as a blue being‚ holding a padma (lotus flower) in the lower left hand‚ the Kaumodaki gada (mace) in the lower right hand‚ the Panchajanya shankha (conch) in the upper left hand and the discus
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Hinduism is one of the largest religions in the world after Christian and Islam with more than one billion follower make this religion become the third largest religion. The most follower Hinduism is located in South Asia especially in India and Nepal. Hinduism also known as the oldest religion in the world and the follower of Hinduism called their religion as Sanatana-dharma which mean perennial road. Hinduism comes to the world starting in from the entry of Aryans to India in 1500 BC. Aryans
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Siddhartha by Herman Hesse Even though the main character of Herman Hesse’s novel shares the same name as the prophet Siddhartha Gotama (a.k.a. Buddha) they ARE NOT the same person. Herman Hesse borrowed heavily from both Hindu and Buddhist philosophy to create a tale of one man’s quest for truth and enlightenment. In addition‚ some of the events in the life of the prophet Siddhartha parallel the life of Hesse’s character Siddhartha. Some might go so far as to call the novel a legend—based in
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INDIA India - the land of Shiva and Krishna‚ the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi; the land which produced warriors like Rana Pratap and Shivaji‚ leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru writers and poets like Rabindra Nath Tagore has a proud place in the world history. However we are also bestowed with the titles (at times dubious) such as the biggest democracy‚ the land of temples‚ one of the oldest civilisations of the world‚ the second most populous country in the world. India is a land of
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Future by Mckinsey Quaterly. Vijayawada has a lot of infrastructure. There are a few religious sites such as the famous Kanka Durga temple‚ Mangalagiri which is one of the oldest Vaishnavite temples of South India‚ Amravati which is famous for the Shiva temple called Amareswara and Gunadala Matha Shrine or the Saint Mary’s Church. The Mogalarajapuram caves‚ the Undavali caves‚ the Gandhi Stupa located on Gandhi Hill‚ the Kondapalli Fort‚ Bhavani Island and the Rajiv Gandhi Park are also definitely
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The Harappan Civilization some several thousand years ago there once thrived a civilization in the Indus Valley. Located in what ’s now Pakistan and western India‚ it was the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. (1) The Indus Valley Civilization‚ as it is called‚ covered an area the size of western Europe. It was the largest of the four ancient civilizations of Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ India and China. However‚ of all these civilizations the least is known about the Indus Valley people
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study on the financial sustainability of village internet centers in rural Menon‚ R.‚ 2007. Danger signals for India’s biodiversity. http://www.boloji.com/environment/102.htm Prahalad‚ C.K.‚ 2006 Shiva‚ V.‚ 2004. An open letter to the finance minister. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?224354 Shiva‚ V.‚ 2006
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applied to verses in a uniform manner. * The history of India has contributed to the growth and development of their music. Music - gift from heaven‚ sound is God and everything is a manifestation of God. a. Brahma - creator b. Vishnu - preserver c. Shiva – destroyer 2 Distinct cultural styles 1. Hindustani * Northern Indian style (foreign influence) 2. Carnatic * South Indian style (remained untouched by foreign influence) Art of Indian music is called Guided Improvisation meaning musician
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the Mathura school. • The Buddha sitting in his Dharma Chakra mudra belongs to Sarnath. • Buddha images of Bamiyan belonged to Gupta period. • Ajanta Paintings is of this time. They belong to the Buddhist art. • Images of Vishnu‚ Shiva & some other Hindu Gods feature I time in this period. Gupta Literature in India • Kalidas‚ the great Sanskrit dramatist‚ belonged to this period. His books are: Abhigyanashakuntalam the other work being the Bhagavadgita‚ Meghadutam‚ Kumarasambhavam
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