Post-Colonialism: Definition‚ Development and Examples from India 1. Post-colonialism in general 1.1 Definition Post-colonialism is an intellectual direction (sometimes also called an “era” or the “post-colonial theory”) that exists since around the middle of the 20th century. It developed from and mainly refers to the time after colonialism. The post-colonial direction was created as colonial countries became independent. Nowadays‚ aspects of post-colonialism can be found not only in sciences
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RAMANAND Ramananda (1299–1410)‚ also referred to as Saint Ramanand or Swami Ramanand‚ was a Vaishnava sant. He is considered to be the reviver of the Ramanandi sect. Ramananda for the most part of his life lived in the holy city of Varanasi‚ and was a pioneer of the Bhakti movement‚ as well as a social reformer in Northern India. He was known for communicating in
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Guru Nanak: The founder of Sikhism Dhruv Miglani‚ Culture 8 INTRODUCTION Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated world-wide on Karthik Puranmashi‚ the full moon day which falls on different dates each year in the month of October and November. As a boy‚ Guru Nanak learnt other languages besides his mother tongue (Hindi and Punjabi) - Persian and Arabic. He spent 25 years of his life travelling and preaching his ideology. Many of his hymns
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anniversaries of saints‚ gurus and prophets and honours the gods and goddesses. History of festivals Epigraphical evidences prove that festivals have been celebrated in India since Vedictimes. The Aryans conquered India around 1500 B.C. and cultural integration with thelocal population took place. 1. Religious Festivals A large number of festivals being celebrated in India have a religious outlook. Thesefestivals are being celebrated in commemoration of some saints‚ gurus and prophets‚ thegods and
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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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Sikh Services Australia 23rd March 2014 Dear Sir/Madam On behalf of the Sikh community we take great pleasure in inviting you to attend the first Vaisakhi Fair in Adelaide. Vaisakhi is the festival which celebrates the founding of the Sikh community known as the Khalsa. It is celebrated on April 14 each year. On Vaisakhi day in 1699‚ Guru Gobind Singh (the tenth Sikh Guru) summoned Sikhs from all over India to the city of Anandpur Sahib. At this gathering‚ the Guru called upon
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Cited: Goldberg‚ Philip. American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation: How Indian Spirituality Changed the West. New York: Harmony‚ 2010. Print. Gurinder‚ Singh‚ Paul D. Numrich‚ and Raymond B. Williams. Buddhists‚ Hindus‚ and Sikhs in America. 9th ed. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2001. Print. Religion in American Life. Guthrie‚ S. and C. Woehr. “Hinduism Gains a Foothold in America.” Christianity Today 8 Feb. 1993. Academic OneFile. Wed. 19 June 2014. www.christianitytoday.com Renou
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went back to his home yoga center. When Vikram began this journey‚ his goal was to expose the falsehood of gurus and spiritual teachers. He said he did not have a problem with spirituality but with spiritual leaders. These spiritual leaders‚ in Vikram’s mind‚ were just illusions. Vikram’s intent was to reveal to people that “no one is more spiritual than anyone else” and that these gurus are phonies. He wanted to know if people could find the same peace in a made-up religion that they found in
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Hindutva SwatantryaVeer V.D. Savarkar Essentials of Hindutva Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883 – 1966) What is in a name? We hope that the fair Maid of Verona who made the impassioned appeal to her lover to change ’a name that was ’nor hand‚ nor foot‚ nor arm‚ nor face‚ nor any other part belonging to a man’ would forgive us for this our idolatrous attachment to it when we make bold to assert that‚ ’Hindus we are and love to remain so!’ We too would‚ had we been in
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military in a similar role in this country. Note that Sikh “eyewitness” versions of event have been included. Without the reports of independent observers due to total press censorship by the Indian government‚ these versions of events became quite significant in forming the general opinion and reaction of Sikhs. EVENTS LEADING TO OPERATION BLUE STAR The Punjab is India’s primary agricultural region with a large Sikh population. Sikhs‚ in
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