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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world as “what goes around comes around”. It is the outcome of one’s good and bad deeds done in a lifetime. The second is the belief in Dharma or social order and Hindu traditions. They must believe in the three main Hindu gods: Brahma‚ Vishnu and Shiva. They must believe in reincarnation after death‚ honor the sacred Vedas and have a belief that if one has lived a religious life‚ they can achieve ‘moksha’ meaning freedom . Hindus worship many gods‚ but they believe in a single god‚ Brahma. Everything
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My hometown is Thrissur known as the cultural capital of Kerala.Now talking about Kerala‚Kerala is one among the 28 states in the Republic of India and is known as GOD’S OWN COUNTRY because this place is bestowed with nature’s two favorite darlings - Lush green grounds and crystal clear water. Thrissur is a place which withholds the Kerala culture- its festivals‚ arts and art forms. This ancient town is very famous for one big event which brings all the people of the town together ‚where everyone
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a) Describe one most serious impact of globalization on the community The biggest impact of globalization is that it has enabled corporations to grow to such a level that allows them to stand above the demands of national and local governments. Major corporations have shown they are able to overrule foreign policy decisions. This has caused them to make decisions that hurt the local economies such as Ladakh. These corporations should not be trusted in major decision making of global
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