by electric bulbs‚ wax candles or even earthen lamps. On this day people visit their relations and friends and exchange greetings with packets of sweets and gifts. At midnight the most religious minded among the people perform puja of the goddess Lakshmi who‚ it is said‚ blesses her followers with riches on this night. Many people keep a night-long vigil and do not close their doors in order to facilitate the chance entry of the goddess into their houses. During the day people go out to purchase
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“Suddenly the King stopped. The furrow revealed a golden hand: tiny fingers rising up like a grass‚ as if drawn by the sunshine. Janaka moved the dirt away‚ and found hidden within the soft‚ moist earth a baby girl‚ healthy and radiant‚ smiling joyfully‚ as if waiting to be found.”(Pattanaik 2013:9) In the same supernatural way‚ Draupadi is gifted by Holy Fire. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has explained the birth of Draupadi through Dhai Ma in The Palace of Illusions: “Behold‚ we give you this girl
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Mother is a child’s first preacher. a child’s first teacher. she’s God’s own angel who looks after her child. she takes care of her family‚ does the household chores‚ brings up her children and sometimes even works to raise family income. she’s like a tree. always gives never asks for anything in return. her love is deeper than marina trench infact it is endless. she puts behind her career for her child and so is truly God’s angel. she’s always good natured‚ kind at heart‚ forgiving and
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In his book ‘Myth=mithya’‚ Devdutt Pattanaik has given the word myth a new definition that is “subjective truth expressed in truth expressed in stories‚ symbols and rituals‚ that shape all cultures‚ Indian or Western‚ ancient or modern‚ religious or secular’. The Sanskrit word for subjective truth is mithya. Ancient Hindu sages knew what we today call as myth as mithya. Mithya was the truth seen through the set criteria. Myth is mainly a cultural form‚ a common perception that bring us together they
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entryways that have the capacity to withstand India’s compelling atmosphere. Headquartered in Gurgaon‚ Fenesta has own business and administration vicinity in almost 50 urban areas with about more than 150 business relates‚ 16 business workplaces‚ 6 production lines and about 100 showrooms. With Fenesta‚ client is guaranteed of end to end administration beginning from selecting right outlines‚ site overview‚ creation‚ conveyance and establishment. As window specialists‚ Fenesta takes pride in its
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The first day of Dashain is called Ghatasthapana‚ which literally means pot establishing. On this day the kalash‚ (holy water vessel) symbolising goddess Durga often with her image embossed on the side is placed in the prayer room. The kalash is filled with holy water and covered with cowdung on to which seeds are sown. A small rectangular sand block is made and the kalash is put in the centre. The surrounding bed of sand is also seeded with grains. The ghatasthapana ritual is performed at a certain
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The Thousand Faces of Night was structured around the sexual and marital experience of Devi‚ Sita‚ and Mayamma. The strategy adopted by Gita Hariharan was to highlight Devi’s experience by interspersing it with events related to Sita’s and Mayamma’s personal life. These alternative points of view explored the position of woman entrapped in typical male power structures. It portrayed women as vulnerable individuals craving for love and understanding‚ while all the time being victims of their own gender
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Deepawali is a festival of lights. It comes in the month of Kartik (October/November) on Amavasya day. It is celebrated in the memory of the return of Rama to Ayodhya‚ after 14 years of exile. He got victory over Ravan‚ the king of Lanka. Hence‚ people of Ayodhya illuminated the city to welcome their victorious Rama and express their joy ever since Deepavali has been celebrated with great pomp and show every year throughout the country. Deepawali is also considered as the festival of cleanliness
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Lakshmi N. Mittal is the Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal. He was born in Sadulpur in Rajasthan‚ India on June 15‚ 1950. He graduated from St Xavier’s College in Kolkata where he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Mr. Mittal is married to Usha Mittal‚ and has a son‚ Aditya Mittal and a daughter‚ Vanisha Mittal Bhatia. Mr. Mittal founded Mittal Steel Company (formerly the LNM Group) in 1976 and guided its strategic development‚ culminating in the
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There’s a reason why Indians do badly in sports that require high levels of physical fitness ONE of the most lavish parties thrown in London this week to mark the start of the Olympic Games was that hosted by the London-based Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal for India’s Olympic team. It was in effect a celebration of a larger investment that the billionaire has made in Indian athletics. Since 2005‚ he has been funding the $10 million Mittal Champions Trust to support 10 Indian athletes with "world
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