continues. Polygamy (one man several wives) has been in practice for several thousand years. But did you know even Polyandry (one wife several husbands) is present in Tibet and some tribal places of India. Fraternal polyandry (like Draupadi of Mahabharata ‚ one woman gets married to all brothers) is still practiced in Jaunsar-Bawar tribals in Uttarakhand. Todas are tribal people residing in the Nilgiri hills in South India who once practiced polyandry. Junk DNA makes up around 98% of human genome
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of Punjab. The book also contains the author ’s version of the Krishna Avatar at the start of each chapter from the birth to the death of Vishnu ’s 8th Avatar. Research[edit] Sanghi stated that he "wanted to do a story in connection with the Mahabharata‚ but not retelling of the epic which has already been done" and undertook a month ’s research‚ saying that he "had to be extremely cautious in dealing with this topic as we put a premium on personal belief and faith".[2][5] He chose Krishna as one
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India and us Introduction In our Globalising world‚ the different cultures constantly come across each other. As a consequence‚ the ability to understand other cultures and to deal with cultural differences will probably be a major quality required in our future professional life. This year‚ thanks to the "Ichec housing project" we had the opportunity to gain experience on this subject. The topic of this essay is to explain the cultural differences that can exist between the Indian society and
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practice‚ it is practiced by billions and considered to be a family of religions than a single faith. Hinduism has no common elements. However‚ the religion was established with Vedas and presently takes form as being familiar with Puranas and Hindu Dharma. There are specific cultural and societal influences that make up the Hindu religion‚ making it important to the region that it originated from. India has more than a few religions‚ to include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism. The people
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born in a well-cultured Brahim family on July 23‚ 1856 in Ratangari‚ Maharashtra‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a multifacet personality. He is considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’. He was a scholar of Indian history‚ Sanskrit‚ mathematics‚ astronomy and Hinduism. He had imbibed values‚ cultures and intelligence from his father Gangadhar Ramchandra Tilak who was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous teacher. At the age of 10‚ Bal Gangadhar went to Pune with his family as his father
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What is a myth? This question-and the vast concepts that go along with it-doesn’t come up very often‚ if at all. Perhaps this is due to the fact that myths are not popularly observed in depth; therefore‚ the answer to such a simply-put‚ yet broad question usually doesn’t exceed a standard myth’s generalities. Most people will conclude that a myth is fiction and neglect to realize that the overall definition goes far beyond that. According to Joseph Campbell‚ neither a myth nor the hero’s story from
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equally as many ways The Vedic Tradition or Hinduism is more than a religion‚ but a way of life‚ it is a complete philosophy and it’s based on universal spiritual truths which can be applied to anyone at anytime. Vedic Hinduism is also called Sanatana-Dharma‚ the eternal nature of the soul. It does not limit itself to any one philosophy and it includes various schools of thought and ways of understanding spiritual truths. The Vedic tradition recognizes that the individual soul is eternal‚ beyond the limitations
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References: Gershevitch‚ I. (1968). The cambridge history of iran. (Vol. 1). p.651. Trivedi‚ B Malhotra‚ R. (2011‚ June 14). Dharma is not the same as religion. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajiv-malhotra/dharma-religion_b_875314.html Mayell‚ H
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Years active: Ancient India was active from 3300 BC - 1300 BC. Location: South central Asia‚ on northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Geography: Ancient India had the indus river valley flowing through and also had large and well planned cities. Social Structure The order of social hierarchy is‚ the highest caste is the Brahmins (priests)‚ the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers)‚ Vaisyas (skilled traders‚ merchants‚ and minor officials)‚ Shudras (unskilled workers)‚ and the lowest Pariah
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Thumb…supports all fingersrepresents Easwara.. Cinmudra signifies “Tatwam asi” Unique Other fingers entire world creation‚ sustenance‚ dissolution. Also three qualities- Satwa‚ rajas‚ tamas.Waking‚ dream‚ deep sleep. Viditatmanada‚ Hindu Dharma. Ahemedabad‚ India 2008 Dakshinamurthy Represents five elements. Left upper hand... a torch ‚fire Right upper hand... Damaru‚ drum sound
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