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Jasmine is considered a shrub or vine, most closely related to the olive family. There are around 200 species scattered around warm or tropical regions of the globe. Jasmine originates from the Far East, namely India and China. In the Himalayas it was considered sacred throughout the region, especially in India where it is the sacred flower of Kama, the god of love. Jasmine are recognized by a characteristic showy, flowering bud whose fragrance can easily envelop an entire room or garden.…

September or October in the commonly known Gregorian calendar. There are many legends and stories concerning how the holiday, Navratri, originated and why it is celebrated. Although, most of these legends differ in various parts of India. In North India, there is the legend of an eternal demon named Mahishasura who randomly started to kill people in order to win the three lokas (realms). Some of the gods approached the god Shiva and asked for a way to get rid of Mahishasura because of…

distinct form. Fire encircles him in a ring while he stands on a man. This is commonly attributed to overcoming darkness/negativity and ignorance. This beautiful illustration of Shiva’s dance is one of the earliest examples of theatrical arts within India. There are also India’s Bollywood hits, however, India’s theatrical history is extremely lush and abundant with a culture that is far reaching into the nations history, not just…

Dudhsagar Falls, located in Goa, is one of the tallest waterfalls in India. The fresh water cascading down the vast mountain range possesses such beautiful and mystifying qualities that many tourists believe the falls were created through supernatural elements; in reality, they are not wrong--the splendid sight was created through the involvement of Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, who all played impacting roles in keeping the people on the right path to attain dharma and moksha, the ultimate goals in…

Siddhartha Guatama, or as he is better known, Buddha was born in Nepal in the sixth century B.C. and lived into the fourth century B.C. He was born into a large clan by the name of the Shakyas. His given name, Siddhartha means “he who achieves his aim”. His father is said to have been king of the tribe and his mother to have died only a few days after giving birth to him. It was foretold by a holy man that Siddhartha would go on to do great things in his life, whether it be military, political,…

The zebra’s habitat is a wide range in East and Southern Africa. They usually live in treeless grasslands and Savanna Woodlands. Zebras do not live in deserts, rainforests, and wetlands. A zebra is a herbivore. They eat a variety of grasses including shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves, and bark. Zebras…

The television series, Mahabharat, is a 94 episode Hindi series that is based on the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. Although there are 94 episodes in this entire television series, I will only be focusing on episode 72 which corresponds to the near beginning of the Bhagavad Gita text. Episode 72 of the Mahabharat television series begins with a short dialogue between the blind king, Dhritarashtra, and his advisor, Sanjaya. Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya to tell him what had happened on the battlefield…

thematic fabric of Indian English fiction and lay the foundation of the new Indian English fiction. The post – colonial age represented by Shobha De is chiefly a quest for identity along different dimensions of socio – political and economic order of India. The novels of Shobha De explore the thick congested fabric of Indian life and structure her fiction with unquestionable authority. The crisis of identity plays vital role in the cast of the narrative of De. Her novels explore the hidden…

approaches, Rushdie has problematized postmodernist representational systems of the West, specifically, its colonial and imperial discourse. Besides, his novels are interested in the study of Eastern cultural traditions and history, particularly those of India and Pakistan. As a postcolonialist writer, Rushdie attempts to deconstruct the colonial historical account of the colonizer and subvert it through the creation of another explanations and accounts. The inclusion of historical intertexts…

Construction Also known as the Verul Leni, The Ellora caves located about 29 kilometres northwest from the city of Aurangabad. These caves were carved out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills during the period of 6th and 10th centuries, the same times the Ajanta caves were abandoned. Reminiscent of the Ajanta caves, the Ellora caves are also world famous for their spectacular paintings and sculpture. Even after extensive research, the experts are still unable to tell how these…