Myths help people to understand their customs and tradition. The western myths are largely the derivatives of the Greek and Roman mythologies. In India‚ we have our very own Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ tales from Vedas‚ Upanishads‚ etc.‚ which are introduced to us even from our early ages. The problem is we do not understand them completely as we are not told the entire story but only certain parts of it. Indian myths are largely patriarchal‚ where we find the female characters playing marginal roles
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Glossy‚ lifeless flakes drifted down‚ glistening in the bright light of the harvest moon. The sheer darkness overpowered by the scented white puff of the winter snow. I emerged‚ dreary from the recent routine sleepless night. My displacement only heightened by rejection and segregation affiliated by my isolation. My only loyalty was attached to the abandoned‚ out-casted convenience store‚ disconnected from the community‚ the place I called home for the past 6 months. I cherished the indifference
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Law Code of Hammurabi Formerly a region of much conflict‚ the Babylonian Kingdom unified Sumerian and Akkadian city-states under King Hammurabi. King Hammurabi was the first king of Babylon‚ he reigned from 1792-1750 B.C.E. (Arts and Culture).During his reign Babylon became a great metropolis. Hammurabi’s code was a legal document that is today considered not only the earliest known written body of laws‚ but also historic art. The law codes are inscribed on to a stele‚ which is a slab of stone
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Rongmei Naga The Rongmei(Ruangmei)‚ are an indigenous Naga tribe living in the states of Assam‚ Manipur and Nagaland in North-East India. They were divided when the official boundaries were set by the Government of India.Originally‚ they shared the same history and traditions with the kindred tribes of the Zeliangrong i.e.‚ Zeme‚ Liangmai and Rongmei‚ along with Inpui(Kabui). But due to dialect differences these kindred or cognate groups have adopted their own separate identities today. Most Rongmei
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Hinduism II response In the previous section of reading‚ the idea of moksha was introduced. moksha is achieved when release from the cycle of rebirth occurs. The ability to reach moksha is dependent on the individuals ability to be impelled by the law of karma. According to the Hindu scripture‚ there are three ways to Liberation. The primary path is the way of action. The way of action is associated with yoga‚ more specifically karma yoga. The way of action is dependent on the idea of truly
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The Seeds of Destruction The main objective of my project is to explore in depth‚ how the bio-piracy and biotech patent system affect the life of indigenous people of Third World countries‚ in relation to their rights to natural resources and knowledge that they have developed in common over centuries. I would focus on few important issues‚ including the enclosure of natural commons‚ such as seeds and plants on one hand‚ and the exploitation of the worker‚ his labor and knowledge about them‚ on
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legend of the Earthquake Once upon a time‚ it was a dark and ominous day and trouble was arising in the underworld. Shiva the goddess of death and destruction had finally finished her mighty plans to take back what was rightfully hers. her plan was to swoop in from behind the city of peace ‚ and raid the museum of everything sweet and sour and steel the orb of tranquillity. Though to her surprise when she arose from the cavern of raw meat‚ Their awaited Johnny Mon Soony and Snoop Dogg. The most
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enterprises. Although Ganesha is best known as being the primary Hindu god of good fortune‚ he has also had a great mythological influence on modern day society and has exemplified‚ through Hindu culture how nature controls life. Ganesha was born to Shiva‚ the Hindu god of destruction‚ and his wife Parvati‚ he Hindu goddess of fertility and love.(Wickerman). It is said that Ganesha was not born naturally‚ but instead he was made
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festival of lights that lasts five days. It is basically the Hindu New Year’s Eve. It is held on the last day of the Vikram calendar. Finally‚ there is Mahashivaratri (Shiva Ratri). It is the Great Festival of Shiva. It’s held on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the lunar month Phalguna. It is very important to Saivites (followers of Shiva)‚ but it is still celebrated by most
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as Devi “the Goddess.” She is considered Shiva ’s wife‚ and can take several forms‚ from the gentle Parvati to the fierce Durga to the destroyer Kali. Although her attributes do not offer positive identification‚ this four-armed goddess appears to be Uma‚ also known as Parvati‚ the divine mate of the Hindu god Shiva. She is daughter of the Himalayas‚ who waited for Shiva to court her‚ singing and dancing and making herself beautiful. But the ascetic Shiva took no notice. She then sought to impress
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