eminent in the field. Besides writers‚ political leaders‚ religious men also wrote in their own way for the enlightenment of the public. Dadabhai Naoroji was a teacher turned political leader and a good orator. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa‚ his disciple Swami Vivekananda were great orators and their speeches carried the essence of truth. Vivekananda essayed English verse too eg : Kali‚ the mother‚ The song of the Sanyasin‚ My play is Done etc. The Dutts - Toru‚ Aru‚
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the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. For Jains‚ Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in 527 BC.[5][6] Arya Samajists‚ celebrate this day as Death Anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. They also celebrate this day as Shardiya Nav-Shasyeshti. The name "Diwali" or "Divali" is a contraction of deepavali which translates into "row of lamps".[7] Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to
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character Swami – a ten year old loving cricket boy and his relationship with his family‚ especially with his overbearing (dominating) father. The centre of the story concerns a family and their relationships with each other. The first relationship we have is Swami and his father‚ this one we can see almost all the way long the story. Swami´s father has sympathetic features that show that he does care about Swami even though he doesn’t always show the reader. He tries to teach Swami to be less
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Consider the ways in which the author presents Mathilde as a selfish‚ self-absorbed woman. ‘The necklace begins with a short paragraph describing Madame Mathilde Loisel‚ and her character. Though she was‚ ‘Pretty and charming’‚ Mathilde and her husband‚ a junior clerk‚ are not very well off financially‚ and therefore the couple live a modest lifestyle. Mathilde’s selfish desires of a life of ‘refinement and luxury’‚ with servants and extravagant living conditions are somewhat alien to her simple
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Ayyappan Bhajan Booklet 2009-10 Editions Brought to you by AyyappaSamaaj of San Francisco Bay Area You are invited to join AyyappaSamaaj: (http://www.ayyappasamaaj.org) Acknowledgements Hindu Community and Cultural Center (HCCC) Livermore Shiva Vishnu Temple Our Sponsors & Volunteers Ayyappa Samaaj Members of the San Francisco Bay Area (Yahoo Groups: Ayyappasamaaj; http://www.ayyappasamaaj.org) SWAMIYE SARANAM AYYAPPA Table of Contents Sabarimala – An Introduction ..................
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Article Writing – Pramukh Swami Maharaj - Humility Par Excellence In 2010‚ a research had been conducted‚ in which people aged between 75-80 had to duplicate everything that happened in America in the 1960’s. They had to wear the same clothes‚ eat the same food‚ enjoy the same entertainment etc. From this‚ the researchers realised that one week of change in these people’s lives‚ changes everything. Pramukh Swami Maharaj faces changes everyday yet nothing about him has changed. His love for his devotees
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Baba. Om Sai Ram respected elders and dear loving brothers and sisters. Swami has said that Balvikas is a programme created to restore Dharma in the world. The ideal of Balvikas is to raise a generation of boys and girls that have a clear conscience. Today I have the honour and privilege of talking on behalf of the Balvikas graduates of 2012 and on behalf of all the graduates today I would like to firstly thank you Swami for giving us all the opportunity to be a part of your divine mission and
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What is a smart city? • A smart city has been defined as a ‘knowledge’‚ ‘digital’‚ ‘cyber’ or ‘eco’ city; representing a concept open to a variety of interpretations‚ depending on the goals set out by a smart city’s planners. We might refer to a smart city as an improvement on today’s city both functionally and structurally‚ using information and communication technology (ICT) as an infrastructure. • A city well performing in a forward-looking way in [economy‚ people‚ governance‚ mobility
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What Makes a Good Short Story and How Successful is R.K. Narayan in Portraying the Character of Swami in the Short Story ‘A Hero’? Nadine Gordimer – ‘Short story writers see by the light of the flash; theirs is the art of the only thing we can be sure of – the present moment.’ This is a quote from short story writer Nadine Gordimer; referring to how the art of short story writing is to get straight to the point and write everything as it is. This is an art and those who cannot perfect it should
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