(About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 8 July 1972) is a former Indian cricketer‚ and captain of the Indian national team. Presently he is cricket commentator and President of Editorial Board with Wisden India[1]. Born into an affluent Brahmin family‚ Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India’s most successful captains in modern times.[2] He started his career by playing in state and school teams. Currently‚ he is the
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(pronounced as ’Koochipoodi’) is a Classical Indian dance from Andhra Pradesh‚ India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form‚ it acquired the present name. Kuchipudi dancers are quicksilver and scintillating‚ rounded and fleet-footed‚ they perform with grace and fluid movements. Performed to classical Carnatic music‚ it shares many
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consequences felt by the Indian population outweigh any good that they may have done. While the British resided in India‚ they established a social ranking complex called a caste system. The caste system divided Indian society into different sections‚ Brahmins (priests)‚ Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers)‚ Vaisyas (traders‚ merchants‚ and minor officials)‚ Sudras (unskilled workers)‚ and the Harijans or “untouchables”‚ deciding power and wealth depending on which level a person belonged to (British Impact)
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ESSAY on Buddhism Four Noble Truths: 1. Life is suffering (dukkha) 2. Suffering comes from desire (tanha) 3. Getting rid of desire 4. Right behavior through 8 fold path THEREAVADE SOUTHEAST ASIA Teacher ideal : Arhat MAHAYANA largest JAPAN AND CHINA Savior Ideal: the boddhisattva Hinduism: Yoga- an action to form of bonding with God. Types- Karma – yoga of action/ work Jhana- yoga of knowledge Bahkji- yoga of devotion most important Raja- highest form of yoga Vedism:
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SOCIAL PROBLEMS Social problems‚ also called social issues‚ affect every society‚ great and small. Even in relatively isolated‚ sparsely populated areas‚ a group will encounter social problems. Part of this is due to the fact that any members of a society living close enough together will have conflicts. It’s virtually impossible to avoid them‚ and even people who live together in the same house don’t always get along seamlessly. On the whole though‚ when social problems are mentioned they tend
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Philosophical Contributions of Gandhi’s Ideas Introduction A lack of an interdisciplinary approach to peace and non-violence that fails to include philosophy and education exists in part because the issue of non-violence considered as a philosophical and educational concept is under-explored. Ideas of non-violence often emerge from action‚ and therefore it is often thought that non-violence demands a need for action- a demand that many believe is not met by philosophy. These explanations are
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observances which were binding‚ and violation of the same was expiated by the rituals of penance (prayaschitta). The Brahmins‚ the priestly class‚ helped the wrongdoers in performing those rituals. Those rules of conduct were called dharma and included duties and obligations. In course of time it became the dharma of the king to compel the people to observe their rules of conduct and the Brahmins‚ as the repository of knowledge of those rules‚ advised the king in administering the same. Legal obligations
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business persons as influencing their perception of life. As for me‚ the most influential person in my life is a historical figure and he died many decades ago. The person is Mahatma Gandhi. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi into a strict vegetarian Brahmin family‚ Mr Gandhi has always been my role model despite the vast generation gap between us. Mr Gandhi’s passion and commitment to uplift the conditions of the poor in India as well as heal the animosity between the Muslims and Hindus in India are
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Literary elements in Siddhartha In part one of Siddhartha herman hesse employs the idea of birth as an extended metaphor to add clarity on how Siddhartha views himself and the amount of knowledge has and has yet to learn. Siddhartha believes that he is‚ “just as far removed from wisdom‚ from salvation‚ as a child in the mothers womb..” when Siddhartha tells Govinda that he feels this way‚ it reveals how though to some he may seem practically perfect he does not believe this himself. Herman hesse
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“America‚” which to me is the stage for the drama of self-transformation. Pg.51‚ My identity was viscerally connected with my ancestral soil and genealogy. I was who I was because I was Dr. Sudhir Lal Mukhejee’s daughter‚ because I was a Hindu Brahmin‚ because I was Bengali-speaking‚ and because my desh – the Bengali word for homeland – was an East Bengal village called Faridpur. Pg. 51‚ 52 The years in Canada were particularly harsh. Canada is a country that officially‚ and proudly‚ resists
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