Diwali Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali (Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚ Konkani: धाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Nepali: दिपावली‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad &
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Gutka- A Silent Killer By Anitha Varughese‚ LCSW Gutka‚ a form of smokeless tobacco‚ is a cocktail of tobacco‚ nicotine‚ and carcinogens that contains many unhealthy additives such as magnesium carbonate and phenyl ethyl alcohol‚ along with harmful perfumery compounds including musk ketones and other injurious fragrance compounds (which are known to be dangerous in toiletries). Gutka use is one of the major causes of oral cancer in India‚ is one of India.s most serious social problems‚ and is also
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Marathi: Big Newspapers Are Elephants By Robin Jeffrey To understand the Marathi press‚ one needs to appreciate two cities-Mumbai (Bombay) and Pune (Poona). Mumbai is the Manhattan of India-a buzzing‚ multi- lingual magnet of an island. As well as the industrial and commercial focus of India‚ it is the base for the advertising industry and for India’s two biggest newspaper chains‚ The Times of India and The Indian Express. Pune‚ on the other hand‚ is Maharashtra’s Boston (indeed‚ both have brahmins)
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Kannada or English. Earlier‚ the language was being used as medium of instruction in few Marathi medium schools in Tamil Nadu. It was in use as language of rituals along with Sanskrit. Most importantly‚ it was language of literature. However‚ as observed by native speakers‚ the use of Thanjavur Marathi has now shrunk to become a community language spoken only at home by the descendents of the Thanjavur Marathi people. Younger generations are denying the use of language even at the household. There
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freedom fighter‚ activist‚ linguistic activist‚ poet‚ author Language Konkani Ethnicity Konkani Ravindra Kelekar (March 25‚ 1925 – August 27‚ 2010) was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language‚ though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi.[3] A Gandhian activist‚ freedom fighter and a pioneer in the modern Konkani movement‚ he is a well known Konkani scholar‚ linguist‚ and creative thinker. Kelkar was a participant in the Indian freedom movement‚ Goa’s liberation movement
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In the national gallery - Essay This short story‚ by Doris Elling‚ is on one hand a story of a person’s trip to the national gallery during his or her free hour‚ on the other hand it is a tale of long lost love‚ this however‚ is not the story of our main character. Our main character in this text is nothing but a fly on the wall. Even though the story is told through a first person narrator‚ this particular person from who all of our information is presented to us is not presented with gender‚
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Is it right to force someone to stand for National Anthem? I’m 21 year old. I’m proud of my Country and proud of our Constitution. I don’t need the Supreme Court to tell me to stand for National Anthem. I don’t need the Supreme Court to mandate that where the National Anthem should be played‚ where it should be sung‚ how it should be sung. You can’t force people to be patriotic; you can’t force people to respect Flag. Respect is earned it’s never mandated. It is from within and need not be dictated
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National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic‚ diplomacy‚ power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II. Initially focusing on military might‚ it now encompasses a broad range of facets‚ all of which impinge on the non military or economic security of the nation and the values espoused by the national society. Accordingly‚ in order to possess national security‚ a nation
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The National Anthem was made to symbolize our independence after a war. This wouldn’t have happened if the soldiers didn’t fight for our freedom. Kneeling and locking arms during the National Anthem is disrespectful because it desrespects the U.S. soldiers‚ sets a bad example for the younger generations‚ and disrespects the flag. Everyday‚ U.S. soldiers are in danger‚ risking their lives so we the people can live our lives the way we do. This song honors all the soldiers who ever served and their
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National Park Writing Assignment The national park that I picked is Fundy national park located in New Brunswick. It is part of the Atlantic Maritime ecozone which consists of the Appalachians region and the coastal plains. I chose to represent the Appalachians region on my poster and represented the four seasons (spring‚ summer‚ fall and winter). The climate in this region is cooler summers and warmer winters and a lot of precipitation. The vegetation in the Atlantic
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