The caste system in Hinduism was created around 1200 BC‚ during the Vedic period‚ and has been a continual tradition in Hindu society even after being outlawed in the Indian Constitution in 1950 which was a major change for Hindu society. This tradition‚ which is so deeply embedded into Hinduism‚ is hard to abolish as it has been a continued tradition and way of life for a long period of time .The Indian term for caste is jati‚ and generally designates a group that can vary in size from a handful
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every person can look to for a sense of direction‚ and is also considered the oldest among the major world religions. The compound “Hindu philosophy” is ambiguous. Minimally it stands for a tradition of Indian philosophical thinking. However‚ it could be interpreted as designating one comprehensive philosophical doctrine‚ shared by all Hindu thinkers. The term “Hindu philosophy” is often used loosely in this philosophical or doctrinal sense‚ but this usage is misleading. There is no single‚ comprehensive
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city of Ayodhya‚ Faizabad district‚ Uttar Pradesh. The main issues revolve around access to a site traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the Hindu God Rama‚ the history and location of the Babri Mosque at the site‚ and whether a previous Hindu temple was demolished or modified to create the mosque. The Babri Mosque was destroyed by hardline Hindu activists during a political rally which turned into a riot on December 6‚ 1992. A subsequent land title case was lodged in the Allahabad High Court
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Pakistan is a country with at least 180 million people belonging to different faiths. Muslims are in majority while Hindu‚ Christians‚ Jews‚ Buddhist‚ Sikhs and others are the minorities. Among them Hindus make 1.6 per cent of the total population in Pakistan and 6.6 per cent of Sindh’s population is Hindu. About 80 per cent of the Indian population regard themselves as Hindu. This project of “Interfaith awareness and understanding” is based on Hinduism. This project posse the information
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TYPES OF HINDU MARRAIGE Types of Hindu marriages are described in Hindu mythology as eight types. Some of the marriages from among the eight types were practiced in ancient culture according to the sayings of Hinduism. Among the eight different types of marriages‚ all are not religiously sanctioned but it has been said that the people belonging to the ancient India were followers of these Hindu marriages. Marriage is commonly regarded as a process which helps to unite two individual souls
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1995 SC 1531. It is a review of the above mentioned case. The case holds extreme importance as it laid down principles against the practice of solemnizing second marriage by conversion to Islam‚ with first marriage not being dissolved‚ followed by Hindu husbands. This paper briefly states the facts of the case‚ issues raised in the case and discusses relevant laws applied in the case‚ decisions and analysis of the judgment followed by a conclusion. Several case laws which are related to the present
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with two different nations trapped within it. There is a Hindu India and a Muslim India‚ both constantly clashing with one another due to lifestyle differences. The constant blood shed caused poet Muhammad Iqbal to derive the idea of a seperate “North-West India Muslim state”(Iqbal‚ speech Dec 3rd). This separate state‚ which would be Pakistan‚ Iqbal urged in his speech would be the only plausible solution to stop the violence between Hindu Nationalist and Mulsim‚ and would gain equality for Muslims
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prepared to do sacrifice for his wife? If the wife is dead‚ he is ready to have a second marriage. Such unfair things are happening in the world in respect of women.” -: Sathya Sai (Volume 31‚ Chapter 14 ’Glory Of Womanhood’) When we look at the Hindu mythology we see that women are supposed to be treated as Goddesses. One of the most popular festivals of Hindus is the ‘Navratra’ in which Hindus worship Goddess Durga (the worrier goddess)‚ Goddess Lakshmi (the goddess of wealth and prosperity) and
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the dominant form of identity for a given segment of society (Jones 1968). It mainly occurred between Muslims and Hindus. The autocratic Hindus in India insisted that the nation should be based on the Hindutva ideology‚ which are Hindi language‚ Hindu belief and Hindustan land. However‚ Hindutva ideology should not be the only cause of the rise of communalism in India since Muslims and Hindus had lived together for over than centuries. Colonialism took part on creating tensions between Muslim
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Meaghan Sheeran 1/22/2014 World History A 10-4 (1-5) 1. Sultan- Muslim ruler Delhi- capital of Ghur Rajah- local Hindu ruler Sikhism- religion founded in Northern India by a holy man named Nanak‚ sought to blend Islamic and Hindu beliefs Babur- claimed descent from Genghis Kahn and Tamerlane‚ military genius‚ poet‚ and author of a detailed book of memoirs Mughal- dynasty set up by Babur which ruled from 1526-1857 Akbar- chief builder of the Mughal Empire‚ Babur’s grandson Nur Jahan-Jahangir’s
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