Sanskrit

Standard 4: Understand the role of individuals and groups within a society as promoters of change or the status quo. Framing question: How was Gandhi and his civil rights movement promoters of change in India during the 1900’s. The 1900’s was a time for change all around the world. Even the biggest and most powerful countries during the time were changing. This included Britain and its change in rule over India as Indians decided they wanted to govern themselves. So the question…

Cornell Notes Page 1 Chapter Title Classical Civilization: India Chapter # 3 China's classical period had a great influence in India even still today. India- agricultural society Very similar to China Influence of China Like China Indias people were mostly farmers. Food was their main focus. Like China the men were the ones that rule the family and the women were treated like property. China and India created some of the basics for schools and academics. India…

The word Marma comes from Sanskrit origin ‘mru’ or ‘marr’. ‘Marayantiitimarma’, the Sanskrit phrase means likelihood of death after inflion to these places. The word Marma is also used with synonys as tender, secret or vital spots. According to Sushruta, Marma point is an anatomical site where Mansa(muscles), Sira(blood vessels), Snayu(tender), Asthi(bones), Sandhi(joints) confluence.According to traumatic effect,Marma are classified as Sadhyapranahara (causing death immediately),…

Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. He was an Indian prince that was kept away from the outside world because his father feared that Siddhartha would not become the next great ruler. Eventually he got out of his isolation and saw the suffering of the people. Once he saw the pain of the people, he left his wife and family to live an ascetic life. (“Siddhartha Gautama Becomes the Buddha: c. 500 bce."). The Bhiksus were the monks that taught others the religion of Buddhism. They were a…

Ever since the early stages of contact, the East has seemed to have a bewitching appeal that has enraptured the interests and fascinations of Europe. Because cultures and societies found in the East were vastly dissimilar and detached from life in the West, the Orient served to represent a foil to Europe during the age of colonialism and imperialism – a foil so curious to Europeans, that the desire to obtain the Orient was fostered amid a time of unprecedented exploration and conquest. The birth…

This speech was delivered by Ashritha Karuturi, a sophomore in high school, at the University of Chicago as a part of the Take Action Chicago campaign to an audience of about 1,000 students ranging from high school to college from Illinois. The influential speech concerned homelessness in the United States, specifying in Chicago. It was a powerful call to action that motivated future leaders and innovators to take a stance against a condition that controls 610,042 Americans each night. The…

When mentioning the argument of Chinese supporters in favor of borrowing English words in their language, Baron points out specific Chinese words “like shijie, ‘world,’ and zhendi, ‘truth’” and indicates that they “come from Sanskrit and Pali” (Baron 37). This indicates that he is well-informed regarding the arguments that supporters of global English like the Chinese supporters here are aware of. He eventually goes onto mention a French quote from a London Times TV critic who…

Disclaimer: In the absence of any dedicated and focused institutions or organizations for this emerging and very sensitive social issue, which is often misquoted and misunderstood, I have had to rely upon and draw conclusions from my interpretations of contemporary writers voicing their thoughts about the issue. A person is born from their culture. It is the first thing they identify with, the first thing they learn about. It is in the first things they say, in the first things they…

Oppression has been a tenet of man since the beginning of time. Today, oppression based on race feels equally as old. It is a wonder how we find ourselves studying the great leaders of civil rights movements past, as we look for answers to fix current day problems. Despite what is going on in the world now, there have been several people throughout history who made the choice to stand up to their oppressors and fight for the rights of themselves and those around them. By asking how they…

The Early Medieval period can be understood as the period lying between the ancient and the medieval. This era like the ‘Ancient’ and the ‘Modern’ has a personality of its own because it was not merely a period of time between the 4th-5th century and the 12th century but one that marked the transition between the ancient and modern world. The early medieval age in India was an era which showed immense transition, developments in the society’s social, economic and political field and drastic…