INTRODUCTION The subject of this report is India in medieval time. Medieval time is the time between 500C.E-1400C.E. India has always been diverse and rich in culture and architecture places like Gandhara was rich with culture of different regions of world. That’s because it had influences from people coming from different areas like when Alexander came from Greek civilization. World’s first university was in Taxila. It became the centre of education. In medieval times invaders mainly Arabs came
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from the same wells as caste Hindus‚ and they usually lived in segregated neighborhoods outside the main village. In the Indian countryside‚ the dalit villages are usually a separate enclave a kilometre or so outside the main village where the other Hindu castes reside. The Status of Dalits during the pre-Indendent days The word “Dalit” comes from the Sanskrit language and means‚ “ground”‚ “suppressed”‚ “crushed”‚ or ‘broken to pieces’ ( Ref; Dalits in India by Mamata Rajawat page27) Dalit in my
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family were recognised by the cow-pens and later the term was linked with the family group and its lineage. In the ancient world as well as the modern society‚ people tend to form cohesive groups based on Language‚ Castes‚ Culture‚ Gotras etc. In Hindu society‚ the term Gotra means clan and it broadly signifies the descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines Gotra for grammatical purposes as ‘Apatyam Pautraprabhrti Gotram’‚ which means “the word Gotra denotes
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Raghavanand who is also known as Dakshinayat Rishi (as he lived in Jagannath Puri which is always considered a southern city in Hindu scriptures) included him in the Ramavat sect. Ramananda spent most of his life in Kashi (Banaras / Varanasi)‚ where‚ as a mark of respect‚ people built a memorial that stands there to this day. When Ramananda was a child‚ he studied the Hindu scriptures and showed great interest in spiritual thoughts. He received his early education in Kasi.
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Kenya --Geography Located on the eastern part of the African continent‚ Kenya is bordered by Tanzania in the southwest and Indian Ocean in the southeast. Sudan and Ethiopia lie to the north and Uganda to the west‚ while Somalia lies to the east of the geographical location of Kenya. Lake Victoria also lies to the west of Kenya. The geographical coordinates of the country are Latitude 4� North to 4� South and Longitude 34� East to 41� East. The country stretches from the snow-capped mountains
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article we shall travel through the journey of time and see how a thing as simple and pure as an ancient dance form can tell us the stories of the cultural‚ religious‚ political transformations of the country. The Fifth Veda Traditionally the Hindu society was divided in five varnas – Brahmins (intellectuals)‚ Kshatriya (warriors)‚ vaishya (merchants)‚ shudra (manual labourers)‚ achoot (untouchables). The purpose of this form of division was to have a more organized society by distributing it
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Hinduism vs Islam Diffen › Philosophy › Religion › Hinduism Hinduism and Islam are the third and second most popular religions in the world respectively. They differ in many respects - including idol worship‚ monotheism and their history. Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion that originated in the Middle East in the 7th century CE with Prophet Muhammad. Hinduism on the other hand is a polytheistic religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent in the pre-classical
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_______________________ Course Code: _______________________ Enrollment No: _______________________ Study Center Code: _______________________ Regional Center: _______________________ AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE: A MODERN HINDU TEMPLE Project Report submitted to the Indira Gandhi National Open University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Diploma in Tourism Studies/Bachelors Degree in Tourism Studies. I hereby declare that this is my original
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Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and the Human Condition Hinduism and Buddhism are both eastern traditions with much to say about the human condition as well as the reason human beings exist at all. In some ways they are different while also being similar in other ways. In this essay‚ those differences will be discussed and the similarities examined for their message. In conclusion‚ we will examine what these two faiths offer to the human beings of the twenty-first century. According to Hinduism‚ at
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[4][5] From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚[7] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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