Swami and FriendsDialoguesNotesLinksTeachingCitationsSwami and Friends is the first of a trilogy of novels written by RK Narayan‚ a celebrated English novelist from India. The novel‚ which is also Narayan ’s first‚ is set in pre-independence days in India‚ in a fictional town - Malgudi‚ which has almost become a real place in India today‚ due to the wide recognition and popularity of Narayan ’s many novels. His novels are known for their ’deftly etched characters‚ his uniquely stylized language
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Consider the ways in which the author presents Mathilde as a selfish‚ self-absorbed woman. ‘The necklace begins with a short paragraph describing Madame Mathilde Loisel‚ and her character. Though she was‚ ‘Pretty and charming’‚ Mathilde and her husband‚ a junior clerk‚ are not very well off financially‚ and therefore the couple live a modest lifestyle. Mathilde’s selfish desires of a life of ‘refinement and luxury’‚ with servants and extravagant living conditions are somewhat alien to her simple
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Article Writing – Pramukh Swami Maharaj - Humility Par Excellence In 2010‚ a research had been conducted‚ in which people aged between 75-80 had to duplicate everything that happened in America in the 1960’s. They had to wear the same clothes‚ eat the same food‚ enjoy the same entertainment etc. From this‚ the researchers realised that one week of change in these people’s lives‚ changes everything. Pramukh Swami Maharaj faces changes everyday yet nothing about him has changed. His love for his devotees
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Baba. Om Sai Ram respected elders and dear loving brothers and sisters. Swami has said that Balvikas is a programme created to restore Dharma in the world. The ideal of Balvikas is to raise a generation of boys and girls that have a clear conscience. Today I have the honour and privilege of talking on behalf of the Balvikas graduates of 2012 and on behalf of all the graduates today I would like to firstly thank you Swami for giving us all the opportunity to be a part of your divine mission and
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Swami Vivekananda is a 1998 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by G. V. Iyer and produced by T. Subbarami Reddy.[1] The film starred Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Swami Vivekananda and Mithun Chakraborty as Ramakrishna.Mammootty appeared in a guest role. The film attracted media attention as the director’s films were well known for their spiritual themes. Even though the film was completed and was considered for 1995 national awards‚ the film got released only in 1998. Mithun’s amazing portrayal
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Young Minds: Swami Vivekananda’s success Mantras for youth! “My Faith is in the Younger Generation‚ the Modern Generation‚ out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem‚ like Lions.” Swami Vivekananda expressed this confidence in the youth of this country exactly 50 years before the end of Colonial Rule while speaking to a mammoth gathering of youngsters in Madras. Swami ji himself was the embodiment of youth‚ dynamism and vibrancy. The life and ideals of Swami ji are the
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MARKETING OF YOGA: A STUDY OF ‘PATANJALI YOG ASHRAM’ IN BRINGING ABOUT THE PRANAYAM REVOLUTION ABSTRACT: The research paper is based on studying various marketing strategies put in place by ‘Pitanjali Yog Ashram’ led by ‘Swami Ramdev’ in bringing about the ‘Pranayam Revolution’. ‘Pitanjali Yog Ashram’ removed the veil of darkness; and the mystery of Pranayam is unfolding itself to the common masses not just in India but across the globe. No one can help admiring the simplicity of the techniques
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limbs of a man. Garuda’s mother was Vinata and his father Kasyapa‚ the law-minded grandfather of the world‚ who did tapas at the banks of the Lamhitya. • Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge‚ music and all the creative arts. Saraswati is called the Mother of the Veda’s and the repository of Brahma’s creative intelligence. Saraswati is also called Vak Devi‚ the goddess of speech. • Indra is the king of the gods and ruler of the heavens. Indra is the god of thunder and rain and a great
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How is Vivekananda’s life and teachings relevant to current generation youth? For more reasons than one‚ writing an essay on Vivekananda’s teachings is a challenging task. One‚ Swami Vivekananda taught on both broad and very deep aspects (not restricted to India alone) encompassing Spiritualism‚ Universal values‚ Religion‚ Character building‚ Education‚ Spirit of Service and Social issues – it is not possible to cover all these in a small essay. Two‚ his teachings influenced contemporaries‚ inspired
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What Makes a Good Short Story and How Successful is R.K. Narayan in Portraying the Character of Swami in the Short Story ‘A Hero’? Nadine Gordimer – ‘Short story writers see by the light of the flash; theirs is the art of the only thing we can be sure of – the present moment.’ This is a quote from short story writer Nadine Gordimer; referring to how the art of short story writing is to get straight to the point and write everything as it is. This is an art and those who cannot perfect it should
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