Ganges

As British historian H.G. Wells has written, "Amidst the tens of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the columns of history...[the] name of Asoka shines, and shines almost alone, a star." Unlike other rulers, Asoka adopted the principles of Buddhism to run the Mauryan Empire. This led to one of the few ancient empires that cared for all of its citizens. With his ruling style, most historians consider Asoka to be the ruler that brought the Mauyran Empire to its greatest heights, and quite…

ABSTRACT: - In this paper I will be dealing with women characters in the novel of Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies. I will focus on the plight of women during the nineteenth century and under colonial rule their condition was even worse. Opium effects life of all women characters directly or indirectly in the novel. I will discuss briefly character of each woman with special focus on Deeti. The character of Paulette daughter of a French botanist living in Calcutta, she respects Indian culture like…

The Partition of India was the process of dividing the sub-continent along sectarian lines, which took place in 1947 as India gained its independence from British Empire. The northern part predominantly Muslim, became nation of Pakistan and the southern predominantly Hindu became the Republic of India, the partition however devastated both India and Pakistan as the process claimed many lives in riots, rapes, murders and looting. The two countries began their independence with ruined economics…

contained fatal pesticide residues. Apart from this, it was also alleged that the company was extracting water from ground water sources which led to water shortages, it was discharging harmful pollutants into fields and rivers which included the Ganges, and moreover it was selling toxic wastes as fertilizers which further polluted the soil and water table deeming the water unfit for consumption. The CSE accusations was based on tests…

Few days before the Government demonetized the old notes. We used to hid them in our houses, flaunt them with pride. Having those notes made us feel rich. We could buy anything in the country. But now it is worthless, they are found dumped in river Ganges. Let me give you one scenario, Government bans every note and currency we had. What will we do? Can we buy food from those paper? What is the use of money then? It is an illusion and we live in a delusion. Our responsibilities are…

to the book “What the Buddha taught” page xv, Buddha was founded by a man named Siddhartha at age 35 who was born in North India in the 6th century B.C and became an ascetic in search of solutions. For six years he wandered about the valley of the Ganges, meeting famous religious teachers, studying and following their systems and methods, and submitting himself to rigorous ascetic practices until he abandoned their religious beliefs and teachings feeling unsatisfied and empty and gained…

David Graeber is an American anthropologist, anarchist and an activist. He is a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. To begin with, Graeber uses definitions from the Oxford English Dictionary to define debt. Firstly, debt is defined as a sum of money owed. Secondly, it is the state owing money. Thirdly, it is a feeling of gratitude for a favor or service. Graeber then introduces the book with the following American Proverb: “If you owe the bank a hundred thousand dollars…

ROLE OF KING IN ANCIENT INDIA Monarchy in ancient India was sovereignty over a territory by a king who functioned as its protector, a role which involved both secular and religious power. Maintenance of peace: The primary role of the king was to solve disputes and maintain peace in the society. The Aiteraiya Brahmana mentions how the king was created for discharging the vital function of peace maintenance of the state. Gods decided to create a king in the form of a man by taking specific…

The aspect of “global change” has become a very recognizable issue. People all over the world have become aware of the many issues contributing to the planet’s decline and unsustainable future. These environmental changes are continuously being researched and addressed, but no one really understands the extreme effects of this global change. The most vulnerable concept is the change in climate. The ATEAM project conducted by M.J. Metzger, M.D.A. Rounsevell, L. Acosta-Michlik, R. Leemans and D.…

Atania and Rahad have always shared arid lands susceptible to prolonged droughts, their people depending on the Greater Inata Aquifer (“Aquifer”) for survival. Despite this, in 2006, Rahad launched the Savali Pipeline (“SP”) project that is neither (A) equitable and reasonable, nor (B) sustainable. Moreover, (C) it caused significant harm to Atania. A. RAHAD’S WATER EXTRACTION IS INEQUITABLE AND UNREASONABLE Rahad’s project breaches Rahad’s customary obligation to utilize the Aquifer…