India -Chennai- Tamil- language‚ “the city” Tamil Nadu Architecture‚ Hindu-temples-gopurans Landscape Weather Population- 7 million Local and international: media‚ food -History‚ Culture of India- Population: 1 billion Space‚ 1/3 of USA 15 major languages‚ many alphabets Two national languages: Hindi & English World’s largest democracy Most diverse nation: ethnic groups‚ cultures Many musical types‚ diverse ecology Regionalism: North & South -The Indus Valley Civilization (c
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India has travelled a long way in education‚ from the “Guru -Shishya” practice of learning under the shade of a tree in medieval times‚ to becoming the second largest in the field of higher education world over after United States! Today‚ all high school students start thinking about career options but the question is whether our country has the facilities to help our dreams soar in the sky or whether we have to go abroad to make our dreams come true. After extensive research on this topic‚ it
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Jacob Barba Barba 1 Mullen Expo Reading/Writing 24 April 2014 Indian Culture Culture is the idea‚ value and beliefs of a particular civilization at a particular period. It is more than anything else‚ ‘A State of Mind’. It is the way we behave‚ react to certain things‚ the way we perceive and interpret our values and beliefs. In its varied manifestations it forms the basic principles‚ ethics‚ workings and behavior. To define culture and limit it to these words would be
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most recent recipient of the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian honour‚ awarded in 2008.[1] Sawai Gandharva In 1936‚ Rambhau Kundgolkar (alias Sawai Gandharva)‚ a native of Dharwad‚ agreed to be his guru. Bhimsen Joshi stayed at his house in the traditional guru-shishya (teacher-student) tradition‚ gleaning knowledge of music from his master as and when he could‚ while performing odd-jobs in his house. Another renowned vocalist from the Kirana Gharana‚ Gangubai Hangal‚ was a co-student
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It all started when my guru gave me the ghungroo‚ on the ghungroo puja day. I looked at my parents and their eyes were filled with tears. They were so proud because‚ getting the ghungroo‚ is like a step taken forward‚ from our side‚ to promote our culture. The fact that my guru gave me the ghungroo‚ without a second thought‚ filled me with immense courage and determination. She could have refused to give me the ghungroo or said that I wasn’t ready‚ but she didnt. She was confident that I’ll do well
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I. Introduction India has a long history of organized education. The Gurukul system of education is one of the oldest on earth but before that the guru shishya system was extant‚ in which students were taught orally and the data would be passed from one generation to the next. Now everything has changed. New method of education has taken the Indians to the next level. Thus it improved the knowledge and
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ITMP SYLLABUS INDIAN MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS AND PRACTICES I) Indian Ethos Multiplicity and variety – yet has commonness • Focus on the ultimate Principle or Intelligence to whom (or which) man seeks recourse. II) Personality Personality development through yoga – the three paths/marga – bhakti‚ karma and Jnana • The three gunas – sattva‚ rajas‚ tamas. • Individual – a being with infinite capabilities and potentials – is a result of your own actions • Koshas: the concept of man • Meditation
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‘Bapu’ and ‘Chacha’: Builders of Modern India During the last two thousand five hundred years and more of India’s history‚ two individual combinations made tremendous impact both on India’s civilization and polity. The first duo was that of Kautilya and his trusted disciple Chandragupta Maurya who together laid the foundation of the first great historical empire of ancient India. The other duo was that of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru who were instrumental in laying the base of a modern Indian
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Knowledge Management Practices in Ayurvedic Industry. Introduction Knowledge management (KM) is based on the idea that an organisation’s most valuable resource is the knowledge of its people. This is not a new idea – organisations have been managing “human resources” for years. What is new is the focus on knowledge. This focus is being driven by the accelerated rate of change in today’s organisations and in society as a whole. Knowledge management recognises that today nearly all jobs involve
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Organisational Culture Culture According to Kroeber and Kluckholn (1952) culture consists of patterns‚ explicit and implicit‚ of and for behaviour acquired and transmitted by symbols‚ constituting the distinctive achievement of human groups‚ including their embodiment in artifacts. Sinha (2000) suggests that “Culture consists of totality of assumptions‚ beliefs‚ values‚ social systems and institutions‚ physical artifacts and behaviour of people‚ reflecting their desire to maintain continuity
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