the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1631‚ in memory of his wife Mumtaz‚ the Taj Mahal is one of the top 7 wonders of the world. Golden Temple‚ Amritsar The Golder Temple (Harmandir Sahib/Darbar Sahib)‚ is the holiest shrine of Sikhism. Guru Ram Das Ji founded the city of Amritsar in the 16th centurywhen it was constructed. An active place of worship for Sikhs‚ the Harmandir Sahib is also visited by people from other religion. Mysore Palace The Palace of Mysore was built during 1897-1912. It
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religion in China. Confucianism is not an actual religion‚ but an ethical and philosophical system. Many countries in the world are influenced by Confucianism. Taoism began back in the Warring Period 1‚800 years ago. There are approximately 300 Taoist Temples in China. Christianity was first introduced to Asians in Tang Dynasty and at that time it was named “Nestoriaism”. There about 30 million Asians who Christians. Surprisingly Islam is also a part of one of the religions Asians follow and it was introduced
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Instances of religious terror in India iv. The Babri Masjid Demolition v. The 1992-1993 Bombay Riots vi. The 1993 Bombay Bombings vii. Anti-Christian violence in India viii. March 2001 Kanpur Riots ix. 2001 Godhra Riots x. Sikh related violence xi. National Liberation Front of Tripura xii. 1984-1990 Ethnic Cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits COMMUNALISM IN POST-MODERN INDIA Communalism has always been a problem in India due to the presence of many religious communities
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initial ambition of most of the men on the ship as acquiring land in Canada. Gurdit Singh Sarhali chartered the Komagata Maru. He was the leader on board who incidentally turned the ship to a religion and political classroom by installation of a Sikh temple onboard. Ghadr Party sympathizers – Balwant Singh Khurdpur‚ Professor Maulana Barkatullah‚ and Bhagwan Singh Jakh spoke from that
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anti-Muslim crimes to non-Muslims‚ like in January of 2008 when a 63 year old Sikh man was attacked outside of his temple by a man who used profanities and screamed‚ “Arab‚ go back to your country.” (Southern Poverty Law Center) The Sikh man had just exited a sanctuary of peaceful worship to be attacked and harassed by a xenophobic white man. Not only are these crimes targeted to people of Islamic origins‚ but also to those who may share the same skin tone. In the minds of these abusers‚ anyone who
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special character of the women. * She was the world history maker by separating Bangladesh from Pakistan ’s influence and letting the native peoples to lead their own government. This shows her democratic leadership unlike Hitler. * She refused Sikh militant group demand of "Khalistan" with iron hand by “operation bluestar”. This is the good example for today’s government which is not even able to control their opposite party in paliement. * Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi “I
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such as cars and gold jewellery. Diwali is celebrated by Hindus‚ Jains‚ and Sikhs to mark historical events‚ stories or myths‚ but they all spiritually mark the victory of light over darkness‚ knowledge over ignorance‚ good over evil‚ hope over despair. The religious significance of Diwali varies regionally within India‚ depending on the school of Hindu philosophy‚ regional myths‚ legends‚ and beliefs. Diwali‚ for Sikhs‚ marks the Bandi Chhor Divas‚ when Guru Har Gobind freed himself and Hindu Kings
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Date of Birth | : | Dec 3‚ 1884 | Date of Death | : | Feb 28‚ 1963 | Place of Birth | : | Zeradei‚ Bihar | Tenure Order | : | 1st President | Took Office | : | Jan 26‚ 1950 | Left Office | : | May 13‚ 1962 | Successor | : | Dr.S Radhakrishnan | | | | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. Rajendra Prasad was a great freedom-fighter‚ and the architect of the Indian Constitution‚ having served as President of the Constituent Assembly that
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Pradesh and some parts of Tibet.[14] The upper Himalayan territories of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are full of forests and snow-covered mountains and thus remain relatively inaccessible. They are home to several major and historic Hindu and Sikh pilgrimage sites besides several tourist spots and trekking trails. Heavy rainfall for four consecutive days as well as melting snow aggravated the floods.[15]Warnings by the India Meteorological Department predicting heavy rains were not given wide
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culture. The famous emperor Akbar‚ who was the grandson of Babar‚ tried to establish a good relationship with the Hindus. However‚ later emperors such as Aurangazeb tried to establish complete Muslim dominance‚ and as a result several historical temples were destroyed during this period and taxes imposed on non-Muslims. During the decline of the Mughal Empire‚ several smaller states rose to fill the power vacuum and themselves were contributing factors to the decline. In 1739‚ Nader Shah‚ emperor
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