LITERATURE “Literature is the mirror of the society” The adage above is one of the most commonly used definitions of Literature… cliché as it may sound‚ still‚ it is true. Literature traces the past‚ mimics the present‚ and sometimes‚ it also predicts the future. A piece of literature describes a milieu‚ a collection of it may describe an epoch‚ and the great ones determine what will be. Great as it sounds; literature’s power is still under the control of the human mind. A well written
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------------------------------------------------- A. K. Ramanujan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan (March 16‚ 1929 – July 13‚ 1993) also known as A. K. Ramanujan was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan was an Indian poet‚ scholar and author‚ a philologist‚ folklorist‚ translator‚ poet and playwright. His academic research ranged across five languages: Tamil‚ Kannada‚ Telugu‚ Sanskrit‚ andEnglish. He published works
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Evolution of the TricolourIt is really amazing to see the various changes that our National Flag went through since its first inception. It was discovered or recognised during our national struggle for freedom. The evolution of the Indian National Flag sailed through many vicissitudes to arrive at what it is today. In one way it reflects the political developments in the nation. Some of the historical milestones in the evolution of our National Flag involve the following: | | Unofficial flag
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What Black Belt Means to Me My name is Mark‚ I am fourteen years old and I received my Junior Black Belt in November 2008. Since receiving my Black Belt there have been many changes in my life. In November 2009 my mom and I moved to Jobstown‚ New Jersey. This is about thirty minutes away from the Medford Amerikick studio. Before we moved I lived ten minutes away; near all the close family I grew up with since I was a baby. Since I moved to a new town I had to change school districts‚ I now attend
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the age of 35‚ he had spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching that all worldly things are transient phenomena‚ caught up in a cycle of arising and passing away. He set the wheel of dharma (teaching) in motion‚ established a community (sangha) of disciples‚ and charged his followers to carry the dharma to all regions of the world. The missionary effort succeeded. Today there are Buddhists in nearly every country‚ and Buddhism is the dominant religion in many parts of East‚ South‚ and Southeast
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Agni‚ the god of fire is one of the most prominent gods talked about in the Vedas. Also‚ the most number of hymns are devoted to Agni. Fire is central to all Vedic rituals as all the offerings are offered to Agni and through that to other gods. He is the acceptor of sacrifices and is the messenger to other gods. The god of fire is known as the god of destruction and is both feared and revered by the worshippers. Agni does not only represent devotion but it also means different things to different
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gujarati schoool at Surat‚ then a part of Bombay Presidency. There he was joined by Dayaram Mancuram‚ one of the teachers of that school in promoting social reforms. They founded the Association of Religion of Manking (Manava-Dharma sabha) in 1844. In his book ‘Dharma Vivechana’ published in 1843 he had expressed his ideas about God and religion. The Association which was founded in 1844 practically borrowed its contents and formulated them as the tenets of the Association of the Religion of Mankind
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for subtle differences. Taoism is a philosophy that is confusing to read about its not a philosophy with teachings like Buddhism. Taoism is about falling in line with the natural order and keeping the cycle balanced. Buddhism is about learning the dharma ’s or teachings‚ and reaching enlightenment to break the spiral and stop suffering. These philosophies over time became religions‚ and later in China they eventually get brought together as one religion. Buddhism believed in nirvana reaching
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THE MANNER OF LIVING OF A VIRTUOUS WOMAN‚ AND OF HER BEHAVIOUR DURING THE ABSENCE OF HER HUSBAND A VIRTUOUS woman‚ who has affection for her husband‚ should act in conformity with his wishes as if he were a divine being‚ and with his consent should take upon herself the whole care of his family. She should keep the whole house well cleaned‚ and arrange flowers of various kinds in different parts of it‚ and make the floor smooth and polished so as to give the whole a neat and becoming appearance
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Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. (May 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2009) This article possibly contains original research. (June 2009) The Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo is a theory of evolution detailed in Sri Aurobindo’s "The Life
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