long stalk above the surface to bloom glorious. It is a beautiful flower which symbolises divinity‚ fertility‚ wealth‚ knowledge and not to forget enlightenment. Untouched by the impurity‚ lotus symbolises the purity of heart and mind. According to Hindu mythology Lotus is made as a seat of the Goddess of wealth - Lakshmi.The ’Lotus’ is scientifically known as ’Nelumbo Nucifera’. It is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient
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Objectification of Religious Identity and Census in British India The need for objectification of the various religions in British India originated when the colonists decided to carry out the Indian Census in the 18th century and every ten years thereafter. It started off out of the intellectual curiosity of a few British officers. They believed that collecting systematic information about caste‚ religion‚ language‚ education‚ means of subsistence etc will help them know the natives better and
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between the Muslim League and the Hindu Indian National Congress. Two secular‚ democratic states now subdivided India – India and East and West Pakistan. Violence and bloodshed spawned between the Hindus and Muslims “…claiming more than 600‚000 lives” as refugees moved to and from India. Rage germinated through their minds and Gandhi was left unheard. He believed in a unified secular country‚ but was ill fated. In January 1948‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ was assassinated by a Hindu extremist. Personal and religious
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati(1824-1883) was a Yug Purush. He came to the world with a special mission. Some have seen in him a great reformer Hindu Religion; some have admired him as the champion of the cause of women and the down-trodden. Swami Dayananda was one of the top religious leaders and social reformers of India. He waged a relentless war for the extermination of the social evils which had crept into our life and the maladies which were eating into in to our vitals. Shraddhanand Untouchability
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Furthermore‚ the women themselves are disappointed and confused at the events of that morning with the Hindu Bhattacharyas having failed to send the carriage that they promised. Although India at the time was divided between Anglo-Indians and actual Indians‚ there is a further religious division within the Indians. This can be seen in how Aziz‚ a Muslim‚ is quick to slander the Bhattacharyas‚ who are Hindu: “Slack Hindus‚ they have no idea of society…” An early factor contributing to the collapse of
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designed to make the conduct of war as humane as possible. The Hindu laws of war included rules to ensure that warfare was conducted in a fair manner and by open means. The rules governed issues ranging from general prohibition on the use of weapons that caused unnecessary pain or more suffering than was indispensable to overcoming the enemy to the treatment of enemy property and persons in conquered territory. The essence of the Hindu laws of war was to prohibit inequality in fighting and to protect
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Outline for (Hinduism) Research Question: How do the celebrations of Hindu holidays affect Hindu culture? B. Summary of Evidence Factual Focus #1 – Hindu Holidays and Ceremonials‚ with Dissertations on Origin‚ Folklore and Symbols explains the origin of each holiday and ceremony. It goes into the story of how the holidays and ceremonies came to be. Also‚ goes into the reasoning why they celebrate the holidays. Factual Focus #2 – Fairs and Festivals of India explains the actual festivals
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Bovine-For the Love of the Cow After reading “India’s Sacred Cow” by Marvin Harris (Henslin‚ James M. (2010). Life In Society: Readings to Accompany A-Down-To Earth-Approach‚ 4th Ed.)‚ I was quite intrigued to learn more about the beliefs of the Hindu religious practices in India and the sacredness of the cow. As the article states‚ “The sacredness of the cow is not just an ignorant belief that stands in the way of progress. Like all concepts of the sacred and the profane‚ this one affects the physical
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and Moksha. The Hindu temple is a place of worship for Hindus with its rich architecture which attracts millions of people from around the world. Badrinath temple‚ Brihadeeswara temple‚ Somnath temple‚ Kashi Vishwanath temple‚ Tirupati Balaji‚ and Vaishno Devi temple are some of the great temples in India. Scholars regard Hinduism as “a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions‚ with diverse roots and no founders.” Hinduism teaches peace and calm and the Hindu
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Unity in diversity is a concept of "unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation" [2] that shifts focus from unity based on a mere tolerance of physical‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ social‚ religious‚ political‚ ideological and/or psychological differences towards a more complex unity based on an understanding that difference enriches human interactions. The concept of unity in diversity was used "in non-Western cultures such as indigenous peoples in North America and Taoist societies in
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