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    December 12‚ 2013 Religious Expression of Nudity and Sexuality The concept of sexuality in religion has always been discussed in private or public. It has some taboo clinched with it which made it secretive and also lucrative. The story of Adam and Eve‚ who took the fruits from the tree of knowledge‚ told us how they used fig leaves to cover their genitals. Nudity‚ other than being a form of art to some people‚ is also an exclusively common practice in worship for God. Different religions evolved

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    EXISTING LAWS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING: AN OVERVIEW Name of the Author – Prayank Jain Name of Co-authors – Rohan Khurana Akanksha Shahi Designation – Students Name of the Institute – Symbiosis Law School‚ Sector -62‚ Noida-201301 (Constituent of Symbiosis International University) E-mail Addresses & Contact Numbers – Prayank Jain- prayallstar57@gmail.com ‚ +91-99102-40032 Akanksha Shahi - akanksha183@gmail.com ‚ +91-88267-14380 Rohan Khurana

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    Bharata Natyam  Bharatanatyam is the most popular of Indian dances and belongs to the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. Its antiquity is well established. In the past it was practised ad performed in the temples by a class of dancers known as the devadasis. It was a part of the religious rituals and has a long and hoary past. The kings and the princely courts patronised the temples‚ as well as the various traditions sustaining the dance form.  The salient features of Bharatanatyam are movements conceived

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    Women Empowerment Abstract- The discriminated and exploited of women is seen all over the world. The empowerment is an aid to help women to achieve equality with men or‚ at least‚ to reduce gender gap considerably. Women play a very strategic role in the development of society in particular and development of economy in general. Woman is the leader planner of the family‚ the first trainer; supplier of labour power and by playing focal role in the development of agriculture‚ industry‚ service

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    RESEARCH PROSPECTUS Thesis Statement Today in our society Human Trafficking is bigger than ever men‚ women‚ and children are being stolen and traded for sex every day. As a society we need to stand up and fight against the Traffickers. Human Trafficking needs to be brought to the attention of everyone‚ we need to implement a plan to stop trafficking of humans‚ and provide help for people who have been trafficked. I believe that humans by nature a resources and children gift for tomorrow. If nothing

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    1869-79. Anagol‚ Mcginn Padma (1992): ‘The Age of Consent Act (1891) Reconsidered: Women’s Perspectives and Participation in the Child Marriage Controversies in India’‚ South Asia Research‚ 13(1)‚ May‚ pp 27-45. Anandhi‚ S (1991): ‘Representing Devadasis: Dasigal Mosavalai as a Radical Text’‚ Economic & Political Weekly‚ Vol 26‚ Nos 11 and 12‚ Annual Number‚ pp 739-54. Anandhi‚ S and Padmini Swaminathan (2006): ‘Making It Relevant: Mapping the Meaning of Women’s Studies in Tamil Nadu’‚ Economic &

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    POTTERY‚ TERRACOTTA AND PAPIER MACHE Unglazed Pottery Although the art of glazing pottery was known in India from ancient times‚ the finest pottery in India is of the unglazed variety. This unglazed pottery has a wide range. Very fine paper-thin pottery is produced in Kutch‚ Kanpur and Alwar. Alwar is known for paper-thin pottery called Kagzi. There are three different styles in unglazed pottery. 1. Paper thin‚ biscuit colored pottery with incised patterns. 2. Here the pot is polished

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    JUDICIAL ACTIVISM and EMPOWERMENT OF INDIAN WOMEN – TOWARDS EQUALITY WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT – HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Women’s empowerment is a noted concept in social change‚ which is much discussed‚ often elusive and sometimes abused. Yet in the context of development‚ women’s leadership and agency in social change have been levers for women’s empowerment within communities. Women have sought to fight entrenched interests for community benefits‚ and have garnered through their collective strength

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    The Yajur Veda is related to yajna‚ which is not just sacrifice‚ but also means creative reality. The mantras (verse with archetypal meanings) of the Rig Veda are adapted to certain melodies and this collection is named Sama Veda‚ and the Atharva Veda deals with the peace and prosperity of human society and is concerned with the daily life of man. Vedic ritual is preserved in literary texts called the Brahmanas. The main division of the contexts of these extensive texts is twofold – the ritualistic

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    RESERVATION OF TRANSGENDERS IN FIELD OF SPORTS The existence of those human beings who do not confirm to their gender has been documented throught human history1.The term transgender is deeply rooted in Indian history‚ it has been an umbrella term. The problems that transgender are facing are more of a psychological rather than a social problem. They are still not accepted and recognized in the society. Transgender is a term for those people who do not fall either under male category or under

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