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Servant Leadership in Diverse Contexts Principles of servant leadership are evident in most cultures and religions: this paper will discuss similarities and differences in Latin American culture and separately, in the Hindu religious perspective. Latin America is one culture with varied similarities to servant leadership, but an aversion to the term servant leadership as Irving (2010), states. There is a cultural blurring as to the differences between the words slave and servant. Hinduism…

rejected by the Church, for he has scorned God." around 200AD . Even though this notion of pacifism appeared to be the right way at the time, it would not stand the test of time as Christian doctrine evolved. In comparison, the belief found within early Hindu scriptures is that of a "Just war", the belief that violence is unnecessary and subservient to peace in most situations, but may be used as a final resort when needed: "May your weapons be strong to drive away…

Taslima Nasrin’s ‘Lajja’ is a response to the anti-Hindu riots that broke out in Bangladesh after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in India. Its intent is to warn the people of Bangladesh that communalism is on the rise, that the Hindu minority is badly mistreated and that the secularism they once fought for is in grave danger. Nasrin utilizes fiction's mass emotional appeal, rather than its potential for distinction and universality. Lajja is a poignant and unrelenting account of the…

Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism have many similarities and differences ranging from structure difference to ritual similarities. When these religions are broken down into subcategories, and their values are studied individually, it is easy to notice these similarities and differences. All religions are beautiful and deserve to be dissected and analyzed, so that they can be appreciated for what they actually are, and not what they have been viewed as. Starting off with Hinduism,…

Debates over the abolition of sati marked a contested ground in both India and England between 1780 and 1833. Taken by colonial officials to mean the self-immolation of a Hindu woman on her husband's funeral pyre, the or conceal gay identity.Gender, Class and the Sacred in the Dress of Women Religious" examines the way in which nuns' dress is a visible manifestation of conflicts related to role, self, and the conscription of the body by the church. Unfortunately, she provides more rhetoric than…

Following this he changed his name from Eric Blair to George Orwell to save his family the embarrassment of being associated with him. “A Hanging” takes place at a prison in Burma, where Orwell and other officials are attending the execution of a Hindu man. The…

specific in nature. Taslima's life was serene till (Lajja), her novel in which she expounds on the arraignment of a Hindu family in Bangladesh by Muslims.After this novel was distributed stuck in an unfortunate situation as different Muslim activists and groups needed her dead. Taslima's Book gives real data about the religious narrow mindedness that won in her nation among her Hindu-Muslim…

Asia is the world’s largest continent and they speak hundreds of different languages. Asian Americans come from over 50 continents. There are over 1.6 million Asian Indian origins in the United States and most practice Hindu. “Hindu is a very complex belief system.” This is more than a religion but a way of life. Hindus have great respect for medical professionals. The men and women of this culture have different roles. If there is a medical concern of any sort, the decision is typically made…

Yellow color Sarvesh Goel – 1310110289 ABSTRACT: This research aims to discover the psychological effects of colors used in celebrating Basant Panchami. Basant Panchami is a popular Hindu festival dedicated to goddess Saraswati, who is the divinity of knowledge, art and music. This day falls on the fifth day of the Hindu month of Magh, which is also the first day of spring. Goddess Saraswari is generally shown seated on a white lotus, wearing a colorful silk sari with base of white color and…

Book Review: Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao transformed India by Vinay Sitapati. Published in Viking by Penguin Books India 2016. Around the time when the family of P.V. Narasimha Rao was commemorating the former Prime Minister’s 95th birth anniversary and India was marking 25 years of economic liberalisation; a young scholar, Vinay Sitapati, launched his debut book ‘Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India,’ in New Delhi. The book is a biography, that has given Pamulaparthy…