Eid ul Fitr‚ which is often abbreviated as Eid is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan‚ the Islamic holy month of fasting. In Indonesia‚ Eid is known as Idul Fitri (or more informally as Lebaran) and is a national holiday. According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Indonesia)‚ as the largest Muslim population than any other country in the world‚ with approximately 202.9 million identified as Muslim (88.2% of the total population) as of 2009; lots of Indonesian celebrate
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Culture of India India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over
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A Paper On Ethnicity and identity difference Author: Dr. Basavadatta Mitra Co Authors: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Anusha Reddy . K Chaitanya Dora . S T.V.K. Chaitanya D. Nitin Varma Rachana Reddy . M BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE‚ PILANI GOA CAMPUS November 2009 Contents: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Abstract Introduction Ethnicity in India Various Ethnic groups of India Incorporate Lifestyle Politics What does the younger generation think? Conclusion Bibliography Abstract Ethnicity
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dad return home! My father travels on the late evening train Standing among silent commuters in the yellow light Suburbs slide past his unseeing eyes His shirt and pants are soggy and his black raincoat Stained with mud and his bag stuffed with books Is falling apart. His eyes dimmed by age fade homeward through the humid monsoon night. Now I can see him getting off the train Like a word dropped from a long sentence. He hurries across the length of the grey platform‚ Crosses the railway line‚ enters
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sub-division. Were it a nation in its own right‚ Maharashtra would be the world’s twelfth most populous country ahead of Philippines. Etymology The modern Marathi language developed from the Maharashtri Prakrit‚[7] and the word Marhatta (later used for the Marathas) is found in the Jain Maharashtri literature. The terms Maharashtra‚ Maharashtri‚ Marathi and Maratha may have derived from the same root. However‚ their exact etymology is uncertain.[8] The most widely accepted theory among the scholars is
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History and Culture of the Beni Israel in India‚ Nadiad‚ October‚ 1948‚ New Year’s Day‚5709‚) published by the author. 4 5. Gazetteer- Bombay City and Island Vol II‚ (1896); Bombay Gazetteer‚ Vol. XII ‚ II. 6. Gadkar‚ Rachel‚ Bharatvasi Bene Israeli‚(Marathi) Thane‚ Indian Education Societychi Mahatma Phule Kanyashala‚ 2001. (see coloured picture on p.l). 7 10. Israel ‚ Benjamin J. “Introduction”‚ The Bene Israel of India‚ Bombay‚ Orient Longman‚ Limited‚ 1984. 12. Kehimkar‚ H.S. The History of the Bene-Israel
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Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women
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Qadr…….………………………………………………..4 Eid ul Fitr……………………………………………………………..5 Eid ul Adha…………………………….…………………………….6 Ashura……………………………….………………………………..6 Rites of passage…………………………………………..7-9 Conclusion……………………………………………………10 This book has been made for the readers to better understand the importance of both the Islamic Festivals and the Rites of passage from the point of view of Islams. There are only two Muslim festivals set down in Islamic law: Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha ("Eid" or "Id" which means festival)
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state covers an area of 307‚731 km2 (118‚816 sq mi) or 9.84% of the total geographical area of India. Mumbai‚ the capital city of the state‚ is India’s largest city and the financial capital of the nation. Nagpur is the second capital of the state. Marathi is the official language. Maharashtra is the world’s second most populous first-level administrative country sub-division. Were it a nation in its own right‚ Maharashtra would be the world’s tenth most populous country ahead of Mexico. In the 17th
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Indian literature Article Free Pass * Introduction * Related * Contributors & Bibliography Indian literature‚ writings of the Indian subcontinent‚ produced there in a variety of languages‚ including Sanskrit‚ Prākrit‚ Pāli‚ Bengali‚ Bihārī‚ Gujarati‚ Hindi‚ Kannada‚ Kashmiri‚ Malayalam‚ Oriya‚ Punjabi‚ Rajāsthānī‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Urdu‚ and Sindhi. A brief treatment of Indian literature follows. For full treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature
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