called Shri or Thirumagal because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine qualities‚ or Gunas‚ and also because she is the source of strength even to Vishnu. When Vishnu incarnated on earth as avatars Rama and Krishna‚ Lakshmi incarnated as his consort. Sita (Rama ’s wife)‚ Radha (Krishna ’s lover)[2][3][4] andRukmini and the other wives of Krishna are considered forms of Lakshmi.[5] Lakshmi is worshipped daily in Hindu homes and commercial establishments as the goddess of wealth. She also enjoys worship
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the Government of India ratified the International Convention for the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of others. In 1956 India passed the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act‚ 1956 (SITA). The act was further amended and changed in 1986‚ resulting in the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act also know as PITA. PITA only discusses trafficking in relation to prostitution and not in relation to other purposes of trafficking such as domestic
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Outsourcing of IT operations Cathay Pacific for long has been known as an Asian airline. Since its establishment‚ Cathay Pacific has been a profitable company with periodical growth. Cathay Pacific was one of the first to outsource its telecom networks to SITA to establish global linkages. This was a significant step that made Cathay more of an international carrier than a regional carrier. Cathay was highly vertically integrated and used to do so many things in-house which could have been outsourced. Due
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tableau of living deities exhibited for worship‚ the "actors" in which are always‚ as in the Ramnagar Ramlila‚ "Brahman boy(s) under the age of puberty." "A jhanki performance does not enact any narrative. The situation presented is always the same: Sita and Ram enthroned‚ holding‚ as it were‚ their durbar” (1972‚
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Playdough Introduction We all know that play dough is tactile and fun. It can be used in creative play‚ investigation‚ exploration and to also promote literacy and maths. In my assignment we are going to explore the learning experiences that demonstrate numeracy and literacy‚ values‚ developmental stages‚ resources and accessories‚ teachers role and links to the curriculum areas. In more focused play‚ play dough can be used as a fantastic way to practise letter and number work. Children can form
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few years in the international market. Not only are the works of Indian authors writing in English soaring on the best-seller list‚ they are also receiving a great deal of critical acclaim. Starting from Mulk Raj Anand‚ R.K. Narayan‚ Anita Desai‚ Toru Dutt to Salman Rushdie‚ Vikram Seth‚ Allan Sealy‚ Amitav Ghosh‚ Jhumpa Lehri‚ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‚ Arundhati Roy‚ Vikram Chandra‚ Kiran Desai‚ Raja Rao‚ Kamla Das‚ Arun Joshi; the parade of fine Indian writers is long‚ lengthening and becoming
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Skype in aid of Constructive Developmental Pedagogy of Indian Classical Dance: Bharatanatyam. Introduction: The study endeavours to explore the resourcefulness and accessibility of Bharatanatyam‚ one of the ancient Indian classical dance forms‚ over Internet by using Skype as the medium of communication to impart training. The dance form is to be learnt‚ experienced and shared over Internet‚ through e-learning. In today’s world‚ Internet has become an integral part of our day-to-day
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EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH‚ VOL. I‚ ISSUE 8/ NOVEMBER 2013 ISSN 2286-4822‚ www.euacademic.org IMPACT FACTOR: 0.485 (GIF) DRJI VALUE: 5.9 (B+) Mythic Interpretations using Sociological Perspectives in South Asian Literature: An Analysis of Girish Karnad ’s Naga Mandala INAM UL HAQ Institute of Social and Cultural Studies University of the Punjab‚ Lahore Pakistan Abstract: The article shall explore the interpretations of myth in Girish Karnad’s play‚ Naga Mandala (1987-88). The paper
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The Art Institute of Chicago has on display a "Durga‚ Slayer of the Buffalo Titan" statue. This statue was added to the Art Institutes ’ collection in 1996 and labeled as a gift from an anonymous donor. This statue of Durga is a piece of ancient art which I feel represents the power and imagery of the "goddess." The statue is made of grey sandstone and is not all that large measuring in at around 61 centimeters tall. It is estimated that the statue of Durga is from the late 10th century which
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’’Superstitions are based on ignorance and there is no place for superstitions but in the darkness. The best way to remove superstitions is to educate the people and given them light of reason. A true knowledge of Nature and God will take the place of blind beliefs and false traditions and this only can should the death-knell of superstitions. —Samuel Smiles. Superstitions are unreasoned and irrational beliefs of the people living in the past or in the present age. When certain happenings cannot
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