National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984‚ the Government of India declared and decided to observe the birthday of Swami Vivekananda (12 January‚ according to the English calendar) as a National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from the Government of India ’s communication‚ ’it was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth
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Tagore was born on 7th May 1861 in a wealthy family in Calcutta. He was the youngest of the thirteen children born to Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi. His father was a great Hindu philosopher and one of the founders of the religious movement‚ Brahmo Samaj.His grandfather Dwarakanath Tagore was a rich landlord and social reformer. In 1886‚ he moved to Brighton‚ East Sussex‚ England‚ to read law. During his stay in England‚ he attended University College London for some time‚ following which
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he graduated from Calcutta University‚ he had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects‚ especially Western philosophy and history. Born with a yogic temperament‚ he used to practise meditation even from his boyhood‚ and was associated with Brahmo Movement for some time. 2 Contributions… First‚ in modern India‚ it was Vivekananda who first emphasized that our everyday lives would become more meaningful only when spiritualized. It was in this spirituality that he re-discovered‚ as it were
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BIOGRAPHY OF MAHATMA PHULE by Dr. Y. D. Phadke. for the bo... http://www.dalitstan.org/books/slavery/slavry_b.html 1 of 6 6/23/2005 1:02 PM ------- O ------- Slavery by Mahatma Phule ------- O ------- Biography of Mahatma Phule Dr.Y.D. Phadke. [This brief Life Sketch of Mahatma Jotirao Phule is written by the noted the scholar Dr.Y.D. Phadke. He is the editor of the Collected Words of Mahatma Phule in Marathi. He is also an eminent scholar of Mahatma Phule and the Satyashodhak Movement
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learning that a faculty position was vacant at the newly established Hindu College‚ he applied for it and was selected. This was the time when Hindu society in Bengal was undergoing considerable turmoil. In 1828‚ Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the Brahmo Samaj‚ which kept Hindu ideals but denied idolatry. This resulted in a backlash within
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British Rule and Colonial Interest The arrival of the British in India was marked by the spice trade during the period of the European exploration in the 1600s. Through trade and export‚ European powers found their way to India. The British‚ particularly‚ were drawn to India’s wealth‚ it’s markets and growing population. Their eventual involvement led to the establishment of the East India Company in 1757. The company introduced measures towards western education‚ modern transportation‚ goods and
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tyaYou have to write a theme paper on any creative person past/present from India or abroad in any filed. The paper should be of introspective‚ original and innovative in nature not more than 5000 words. You must analyse the nature of creativity‚ drivers of creativity‚ multidimensional learning‚ if any in the person chosen by you besides highlighting learning for you from this person. Hard copies must be submitted to me in person on August 19 and 20 as per the schedule to be announced in the course
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What is Contract? Contract is an agreement with specific terms between two or more persons or entities in which there is a promise to do something in return for a valuable benefit known as contract. Since the law of contracts is at the heart of most business dealings. There are two important elements in Agreeement of Contracts‚ i.e. 1) A proposal or an offer 2) An acceptance of that proposal or offer Essential Elements of a Valid Contract:- a) Agreement: - A negotiated and usually
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Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (London‚ 1896.) | | Swami Vivekananda (Bangla: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ‚ Hindi: स्वामी विवेकानन्द) (whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta Bangla: নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত‚ Hindi: नरेन्द्रनाथ दत्त) (January 12‚ 1863 - July 4‚ 1902) is considered one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the Hindu religion. He was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and was the founder of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He is considered by many
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21. Importance of discipline While uneducated birds and beasts Know how to lead regulated lives‚ Alas! Man endowed with intelligence Does not lead a disciplined life. EMBODIMENTS of love! Discipline is vital to every living being. For man it is even more important like the spinal column. Without discipline mankind will be ruined. Discipline means the observance of certain well-defined rules. Without such regulation it is not possible to maintain humanness. Such regulation contributes to the glory
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