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    Shakuntala Devi

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    Shakuntala Devi | | | Born - 4 November 1929 Died - 21 April 2013 Very few people around the world achieved what this wonder-woman did. A mathematical prodigy‚ also known as the ’human computer’‚ Shakuntala Devi was known for her complex problem-solving skills without the aid of any mechanical device. During her early years‚ she shot to fame by mentally calculating one of the toughest mathematical multiplications 10 seconds before the fastest and the most efficient computer of the

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    engineering department). and in sky gormennt as a team leader Pass Port No : k4772690 Personal Profile: Name : S. Chandra shekar Father’s Name : S. Venkateshwarlu Mother’s Name : S. lakshmi Devi Date of Birth : 22-02-1988 Marital Status : Unmarried Nationality

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    shaheel's bio

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    blade fastened at an angle to a long handle. Swooping: To move with a sweep. Conqueror: To gain or acquire by force of arms. Q4. Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge‚ music and all the creative arts. Saraswati is also called Vak Devi‚ the goddess of speech. In order to create the world and produce the human race‚ Brahma made a goddess out of himself. The Greek God is different. Pan‚ the noisy goat-footed god of the greeks‚ look after shepherds and woods‚ is a capable musician‚

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    New Age Religion

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    New Age spirituality is a relatively recent‚ Western concept. This form of spirituality often involves the appropriation of many ideas or practices found in older religions‚ such as meditation and asceticism‚ and merging them together in an ahistorical belief system. Most new age spiritualists see themselves as “gurus” and use terms and beliefs often found in Hinduism and Buddhism‚ to name a couple‚ to preach a holistic view of spirituality and divinity that finds its roots in the same religions

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    Gender Bias in Hindu Myths

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    the divine force. She manifests herself to destroy demonic forces and restore balance. Every God in Hinduism has his Shakti and without that energy they have no power. Lakshmi is the energy of Vishnu. Parvati is energy of Shiva. Shakti is also called Devi or mahadevi‚ assuming different roles as Sati‚ Parvati‚ Durga and Kali. So Shakti is the mother goddess‚ the source of all‚ the universal principle of energy‚ power or creativity.1 The Ramayan is the very soul of India. It is a complete guide to God-realization

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    Mahashweta Devi

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    Mahasweta Devi’s ‘The Hunt’   ‘The Hunt’ is a story of a rural tribal woman from India. Her name is Mary. She is harassed and stalked by a male logging contractor named Tehsildar who earlier came to her village to buy logging rights. He grows lustful of her. She resists his sexual advances. In an act of self-preservation later on‚ she turns predator and murders him. In the beginning‚ Mary is a woman of strong physical abilities. She is also an astute businesswoman. Even the owner’s wife hails

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    Kali Maa

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    Of the many gods who have survived the ages to reappear (or reveal themselves) unto human beings‚ there are few with as much relevance and depth for today’s world as Kali-Ma. She is both fearsome and benign‚ as are many Eastern deities of popularity and power. She appeals to the yogi and to the saint‚ in that She may be both horrid and compassionate‚ providing both a focus of meditation and a model for those of the Hindu Way who seek liberation (sometimes called ’moksha’). Kali-Ma

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    In his book ‘Myth=mithya’‚ Devdutt Pattanaik has given the word myth a new definition that is “subjective truth expressed in truth expressed in stories‚ symbols and rituals‚ that shape all cultures‚ Indian or Western‚ ancient or modern‚ religious or secular’. The Sanskrit word for subjective truth is mithya. Ancient Hindu sages knew what we today call as myth as mithya. Mithya was the truth seen through the set criteria. Myth is mainly a cultural form‚ a common perception that bring us together they

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    Navratri

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    What is Navratri? Navratri‚ is a festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; The festival is celebrated for nine nights every year during September or October based on Hindu calander. There are many legends attached to the conception of Navratri like all Indian festivals but all of them are related to Goddess Shakti (Hindu Mother Goddess) and her various forms. Navratri is divided into three-day sets‚ each devoted to a different aspect of the supreme

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    Standing Parvati

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    Standing Parvati The Standing Parvati originated in the Chola Period circa 880-1025 AD‚ a time when bronze statues grew increasingly in number to meet the demands of a changing religious and social lifestyle. Alterations within the Hindu religion called for moveable statues that could be carried outside of temples to participate in rituals. The old stone sculptures of Hindu deities were stationary‚ so artisans turned to the casting of metal as a new approach to creating religious art patronized

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