Brief History of Nepal The history of Nepal (नेपालको इतिहास) is characterized by its isolated position in the Himalayas and its two dominant neighbors‚ India and China. Due to the arrival of disparate settler groups from outside through the ages‚ it is now a multi-ethnic‚ multi-cultural‚ multi-lingual country. Its population is predominantly Hindu with significant presence of Buddhists‚ who were in majority at one time in the past. Nepal was split in three kingdoms from the 15th to 18th century
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UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand (Sanskrit: उत्तराखण्डम्‚ Uttarākhanḍam ?‚ Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड‚ Uttarākhanḍ ?)‚ formerly Uttaranchal‚ is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods (Hindi: देव भूमि‚ Dēv bhūmi ?) due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state‚ some of which are among Hinduism’s most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship. Known for its natural beauty and wealth of theHimalayas‚ the Bhabhar and the Terai‚ the
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Sant Gyaneshwar There was a Sant called Vitthobha in Maharashtra. He dint want to get married and wanted to be a bramachari all his life. He would always meditate upon god and read the holy book of Srimad Bhagavadam. He would get alms and have his food. He once came to Pandharpur and had the darshan of Lord Vitthal and was sleeping on the banks of river Chandrabhaga. That night Lord Pandurang came in his dream and said that a Brahman would bring to him a girl called Rukmani tomorrow and asked
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CRITICAL STUDY OF SOURCES OF HISTORY To study the culture and heritage of a region‚ it is important to know the history of that place‚ for history contains answers to the questions like how did the civilisation started‚ how did a particular custom and tradition arise‚ how did the art and aesthetic values of the region developed‚ etc. The answers to these questions lie within the study of history. However‚ studying history is a complicated process. It is generally not easy to give a very clear
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Scientists Solved the Mystery behind Bengal White Tigers Scientists from Peking University‚ Beijing in May 2013 discovered that a change in single amino acid (A477V) in one pigmentation relate gene (SLC45A2) is the cause of white fur or sepia brown stripes in some tigers. The scientists studied 16 captive white tigers from three different parents to come up with the conclusion. As per the scientists‚ two types of melanin namely pheomelanin and eumelanin are used for identifying the color of
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Roots of Indian Culture in Sindhu Saraswati Civilisation The Saraswati Civilisation A fresh study by a group of international scientists peesh confirms the dominant role of Saraswati river in sustaining the so-called Indus Valley Civilisation. [28] A new study titled‚ ‘Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilisation’‚ has concluded that the Indus Valley Civilisation died out because the monsoons which fed the rivers that supported the civilisation‚ migrated
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Tyagaraja & the Theory of Rasa Anthony Raj Class of 2013-14‚ DakshinaChitra. INTRODUCTION Natya Sastra (circa 100 BC) enumerated eight rasas. Rasa‚ in effect‚ stood for a “consciousness altering experience”‚ which was beyond normal human emotions. Abhinavagupta (circa 1000 AD) strongly canvassed for inclusion of Shanta as the ninth rasa‚ and declared it the Rasa of Rasas. Hence the term Navarasas. In his view‚ Bhakthi (Spiritual Devotion) was only an appendage of the Shanta Rasa
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KNOWLEDGE IS THE ONLY POWER DHARAMBANDHU Education plays a major role in nurturing human talent and potential which in turn enhances their ethical values and enables them to become self reliant and achieve prosperity. One of the major intellects of his time Swami Dayanand Saraswati said that education is a tool through which a person achieves knowledge‚ civility‚ righteousness and control over his senses and because of which the darkness of illiteracy‚ immorality‚ vanity and …………… are destroyed
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The Prominence of Vishnu and his Avatars Between the Vedic and Epic periods‚ the divinity known as Vishnu underwent a cosmic change. In the Vedas‚ Vishnu was a minor solar god who was closely associated with Indra‚ in which he was rarely mentioned and was submissive to the king of the gods. By the time of the epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana‚ Vishnu had greatly risen in importance and power in the world of the gods. Vishnu is now known as "The Preserver" among the three books of the
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EVOLUTION OF INDO – RUSSIA RELATIONS A REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report discusses the evolution of relations between India and USSR (now Russia) over the last six decades. India’s independence and its need for military supplies (due to strained relations with its neighbours Pakistan and China) compelled it to extend a hand of friendship to USSR. There was done by the means of cultural exports like like Raj Kapoor films and Ramayana. Soon enough Russia became the largest
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