Ramayana

We are all like clay pots composed of clay (the infinite) declares a Sruti text defining the overall principle of understanding atman or self (Rambachan 101). “In the image of God He created him; male and female, He created them” Genesis [1:27] . Whether in Hinduism or Christianity, these scriptures clearly imply that males and females are created identically and therefore are equals. Furthermore, Hindus believe in the spiritual equality of males and females on an existential level as a…

The police play a very crucial role in the maintenance of peace and enforcement of law and order in the society. The fundamental duty of the police is to serve mankind and to safeguard the lives and property. The police has to protect the weak from oppression or intimidation. The word ‘police’ is derived from the Greek word politeia or its latin equivalent politia. The term politeia stands for the ‘state’ or ‘administration’. In present context the term ‘police’ connotes a body of civil servants…

Ancient India was one of the first civilizations formed in the world. It formed on the banks of the Indus river. Life for the ancient Indian person revolved around 6 different categorizes, Geography, where it is located and its climate.Religion, the civilizations ways worship of gods and how that fit into everyday life. Government, the ways the people were ruled over. Social class, the status of each person in Indian society and how they were put into that status or Caste. Its writing, Sanskrit,…

All of modern psychology recognizes human beings as operating on the triple dimensions of ABC, i.e., Affect, Behavior and Cognition. Accordingly, broadly speaking, there are three kinds of people having the three kinds of orientations in their lives – the emotionally-oriented, the action-oriented, and the intellectually oriented. Even so, there are three types of Yoga – Bhakti Yoga (Devotion) for the emotional people, Karma Yoga (Action/Renunciation of Action) for the restless and active people…

I. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE The basic block diagram that shows the components for analysis and interpretation of any classical dance is shown in figure 1.This involves the analyzing the following features: body movements, hand gestures, expressions, music, costumes and make-up, instruments used as well as lyrics of song[19]. The information gathered from the analysis of those features will be made as a domain knowledge storage which can be interpreted for various…

progressively more powerful priesthood. Freedom was to be found through the precise performance of ritual. The Epic and Classical Periods, from 400 BCE–600 CE are so given surnamed because of their focus on important texts, namely, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. These epics are concerned with heroes and heroic deeds, kings, queens, and ideal roles of individuals. Also of central importance to this time frame were Law Books concerned with the ideal nature of society. Social order and stability…

Rivers are regarded with love and reverence and fig ure prominently in the epic and folk literature of India. K. R. Srinivas Iyenga r suggests that the river stirs “an attachment almost personal”, in the Indian: “The ri ver in India is a feminine power and personality and the land (and men living on it) must woo her and deserve her love if their hopes of fruitfulness and security are to be realized” (Iyengar 323). The 96 Narmada and the Ganga from the saptsindhu – group of seven major rivers –…

Rain. The Fire and the Rain is written by Girish Karnad, one of India’s leading playwrights. The second period can be referred to the epic period. During this period between 600 BC and AD 200 that the great epic of Hinduism the Mahabharata and the Ramayana were composed. The Mahabharata is the older and the more voluminous of the two epics; in fact, the longest religious epic of the world and running into 2009 chapters. The Mahabharata is full of stories with in stories, which stories, which…

The Serpent and the Rope, winner of the Sahitya Academy Award in the year 1963, is considered a milestone in Indian-English fiction, its form showing a successful orchestration of Indian and Western methods. The Cat and the Shakespeare, a metaphysical comedy, is an exemplar of theoretical fiction. The Chessmaster and His Moves are characterized by a range of momentous symbols. Here ‘The Chessmaster’ himself and his ‘moves’ are what he makes man do. Raja Rao’s place in the empire of Indian…

Cremo, in a magazine article, stated that the age of the Ranganatha Temple could go back further than 5,000 years and it was allegedly built in a similar style to that of the ancient Vimanas. The temples main deity was Vishnu. A passage in the Ramayana reads: “The Puspaka car that resembles the Sun and belongs to my brother was brought by the powerful Raven; that aerial and excellent car going everywhere at will …. that car resembling a bright cloud in the sky.” “.. And the King [Rama] got…