INDIAN CINEMA AND COMMUNAL POLITICS “Pictures can and do make a difference. Strong images of historical events do have an impact on society. They can help with change.” -Charles Moore Indian Cinema or Bollywood produces over 750 films a year‚ released across 12‚000 theatres in the country. Popular for its tear-jerking plots‚ colourful and exotic
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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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lovely wife and as a gift to his newborn son. How? : The Kellie’s castle was named after William’s mother‚ Kellie and his hometown in Scotland that is Easter Kellas. The architectural styles : Because of his interest and fascination with Hindu religion and the Indian culture‚ he built this mansion with the art and styles of the Moorish Revival‚ Indo- Saracenic and Indian architectural styles. The Moorish arches and walls embellished with Greco-Roman designs. The bricks and tiles were even
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something for everyone. The monuments- the sun temple at Konark‚ the Jagannath temple at Puri‚ the Lingraj temple at Bhubaneswar are the sacred places of Orissa attract thousand of pilgrimages from the different parts of world in recent time. The beautiful yatra‚ Car festivals of Lord Jagannath motivate many devotees from different parts of the world. There are many spots of Orissa‚ which deserve to be publicized worldwide by international tourism. The temple architect and sculpture of Orissa are world
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three regions: Jammu‚ the Kashmir valley and Ladakh. Srinagar is the summer capital‚ and Jammu is the winter capital. While the Kashmir valley is famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape‚ Jammu’s numerous shrines attract tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year. Ladakh‚ also known as "Little Tibet"‚ is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture. Because of Jammu and Kashmir’s wide range of elevations‚ its biogeography is diverse. Northwestern thorn scrub forests and
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through the Kathmandu Valley‚” there were many concepts that were easily recognizable due to the information that was given during the first semester of the AP Human Geography course. The Hindu people who are pictured in the video segment‚ Budanilkantha: A Hindu Wedding‚ are practicing a custom of many Hindu people. A custom is the frequent repetition of an act‚ to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of the group of people performing the act. Although not all Hindus participate in arranged
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India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture‚ food and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. India is the only country in the world to have so many religions and beliefs. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old Religions and spirituality India is the birth place of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism‚ collectively
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“fire” dance which was originated in Tamil Nadu‚ India in 1000 BC. Most classical dances in India are like theatrical performances because the dancer acts out a story almost exclusively through gestures. Most of the classical dances enact stories from Hindu mythology. B.) Tie to audience: I’m sure that some of you have experienced dance in some way. Although you might have not experienced Classical Indian dance‚ because there is just one other Indian girl in this class‚ you might have experienced
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Culture of India India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over
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