changed over many years including many regional beliefs originating from animism as well as ancestor worship. Ninety-five percent of the population is Buddhist while four percent are Muslims‚ half percent are found to be Christians and the remainder is Sikhs and Hindus. Islam is found in the most southern tip of Thailand The Thai culture is considered to be the sister culture to Cambodia. The national language in Thailand is considered the "Thai language." Thai language is written in its own alphabet
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festival primarily observed in India‚ which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is also called Rakhi Purnima in most of India.[1][2] It is also celeberated in some parts of Pakistan.[3] The festival is observed by Hindus‚ Sikhs and some muslims.[4][5][6] The central ceremony involves the tying of a rakhi (sacred thread) by a sister on her brother’s wrist. This symbolizes the sister’s love and prayers for her brother’s well-being‚ and the brother’s lifelong vow to protect
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the history of pluralism The fall of 1990‚ some 25 students joined Diana Eck for a course at Harvard University on “World Religions in New England.” Each week‚ the class would divide into teams to visit religious communities in the Boston area and then meet to discuss what we had learned. From Sri Lakshmi Temple‚ located close to the starting point of the Boston Marathon‚ to New England’s first mosque‚ established in the shadows of the cranes of Quincy’s shipyards‚ we began to discover and document
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PHULKARI EMBROIDERY | | Phulkari embroidery is peculiar to Punjab. Phulkari literally means flower craft. Baugh‚ which means garden‚ is a Phulkari in which the entire surface is richly ornamented by a continuous connected design with skillful manipulation of the darning or satin stitch. Chobes is the third type of Phulkari‚ where the edges alone are ornamented‚ the center being left plain. | | ORIGIN : The origin of Phulkari is not quite fully known. Some say that the art was brought
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INITIAL PROBLEMS FACED AFTER THE CREATION OF PAKISTAN INTRODUCTION: Pakistan came into existence on 14th august 1947. Soon after its establishmentPakistan faced number of problems. Most of the problems of Pakistan were related withPakistan dispute with India‚ such as the accession of the princely states‚ canal Water dispute‚ refugees’ problems and distribution of armed and military assets. Infect most of these problems were deliberately created by India itself so that Pakistan would notmaintain its
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to commemorate the return of lord Rama to his kingdom after 14 years of exile. It is also meant to celebrate the destruction of arrogant tyrant Bali at the hands of Vishnu. Another reason for the celebration of Diwali is that the 6th guru of the Sikhs‚ Guru Hargobind Ji‚ was set free from Gwalior jail along with 52 kings on this day. On this day twinkling oil lamps or diyas light up every home and there are numerous firework displays. Lord Ganesha‚ the elephant-headed God‚ the
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India has a vast population of students who are studying in thousands of schools and colleges. These students can plays a very significant role in the re-building and reconstruction of our nation. This can only happen if their energies are properly channelised. The students had also played in a very important role during India’s struggle for independence. But after India’s independence it seems that students have no aim and noble cause before them for which they can utilise their energy. From
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The movie "Bend It Like Beckham" deals not only with different gender- appropriate behaviors but also how different cultures have their own set of gender- appropriate behaviors. Jessie is from an Orthodox Sikh Indian family. She dreams of being a famous soccer player one day and of playing soccer professionally like her idol David Beckham. She watches him on television and has posters of him hanging in her room. Jessie’s parents want to raise her traditionally. They want her to have domestic
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I think I must be very frank in stating that I felt a dram of reluctance when I came across this topic at first. To me it seemed that oodles of things have hitherto been written about this topic till date and there is nothing new to write about this passé topic. But on second thought I was haunted by my pangs of conscience. Truely a lot has been said about this topic but the question remains as to whether this genre of writings has contributed to solving of this looming dark cloud of ominous doom
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t | | CELL-PHONES & DRIVING | | | | WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? | | RULE 193A CHANDIGARH MOTOR VEHICLE RULES 1999 | | Use of cell-phones No driver of a motor-vehicle shall use or answer the cell phone while driving the vehicle. Rules 21(6)(25) of the central motor vehicles rules 1989 when read with the directions of the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court on the matter‚ make it amply clear that the said act can be charged under both s.177 (for violation of rule 193a) as well as s
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