Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 9‚ 1861 in an affluent family in the Jorasanko Mansion in Kolkata. His parents were Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta‚ India into a wealthy Brahmin family. After a brief stay in England (1878) to attempt to study law‚ he returned to India‚ and instead pursued a career as a writer‚ playwright‚ songwriter‚ poet‚ philosopher and educator. During the first 51 years of his life he achieved some success
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Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women
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I. The Quest for Order A. Mesopotamia: "The land between the rivers" 1. Sumer a. Sumerians migrated to Sumer‚ 5000 B.C.E.‚ built irrigation networks b. Became dominant by 3000 B.C.E. c. Other inhabitants‚ mostly Semites - Akkadian‚ Hebrew‚ Aramaic‚ Phoenician 2. Sumerian city-states a. A dozen cities dominated the area from 3200 to 2350 B.C.E. b. Internal and external pressures promoted cities to become states c. Importance of government in irrigation and self-defense 3. Sumerian
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as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period.[16][17] Rigvedic verses suggest that women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their own husbands.[18] Scriptures such as the Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers‚ notably Gargi and Maitreyi.[19] According to studies‚ women enjoyed equal status and rights during the early Vedic period.[22] However in approximately 500 B.C.‚ the status of women began to decline with the
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Dharma is one of the main concepts in both Buddhism and Hinduism and even though they are the same word‚ there are many differences between the two. In Hinduism‚ they believe dharma to mean righteousness‚ justice‚ faith‚ duty‚ and a religious and social obligation (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 274)‚ while in Buddhism‚ dharma is said to be morality and truth (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 377). Both religions say that when dharma declines‚ this is when the Buddha is born for Buddhists and when lord Krishna comes to save the
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Hinduism is a religion of religions; it is one of the first as we know it. It isn’t just a religion however‚ it is a way of life. A culture that India has been known for having. I have discovered that Hinduism is so much more than a religion or a culture. As a matter of fact it is a way of being; a way of life. Hinduism has been a journey for me and it all came alive through the need to write this paper. When I first met up with my host‚ Devi‚ I noticed her garments right away. She had her
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children of the Hindu community learnt the vernacular language and glimpses of the Hindu culture. The teacher (guruji) would teach prayers and songs. Sanskrit prayers and perennial values taken from sacred scriptures like the Vedas‚ the Ramayana‚ the Upanishads‚ and the Bhagavad Gita were also taught. He joined the neighbouring primary school R.C.A school under Madame Siris on his own without his mother’s knowledge. Later he left for Bel Air Government School‚ travelling by train from Olivia station until
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AP World History Study Guide for Exam One: “Foundations: Prehistory- 600 C.E” Terms/Ideas To Know: 1.Pastorialism: Branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. 2.Patrilineal: System in which one belongs to one’s father’s lineage. 3. Matrilineal: A societal system in which one belongs to one’s matriline or mother’s lineage. 4. Hominids: Primate of the family Hominidae‚ which Homo sapiens is the
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Abortion is a topic has split people into two different sides. Pro-choice where women are believed to have a choice in whether they want to go through with their pregnancy‚ and then the people that make up Pro-life‚ where they believe abortion should be illegal. Pro-choice seems to be more focused on the status of the mother. They focus in on the aspects‚ such as her age‚ income‚ and if she is truly ready to take on this huge life experience. States should not be able to determine whether or not
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allegiance to established forms of social practice rather than to the doctrines of the Veda. Buddhism‚ for example‚ constitutes much more of a break with Vedic practices than with the ideas developed in Vedic traditions of thought. In fact‚ the Upanishads‚ mystical treatises continuous with the Vedas‚ foretell many Buddhist teachings. In ancient India‚ religion did not entail dogma‚ but rather a way of life that permitted a wide range of philosophic positions and inquiry. Mysticism‚ the claim
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