Sanskrit

The Waste Land invokes a feeling of nostalgia for a time gone by coupled with a sense of dissonance for what the world has become. The last vestiges, like the fragments stand as reminders that we can never go back. This embrace of the fragmentation offers no resolve but rather demonstrates a sort of encumbered acceptance of the world as it is now with ever so brief glimpses of hope, which come and go. Even the structure of the poem itself is as presented as fragmentary, a reflection of the…

Those celebrating Diwali spend time with family and friends. They perform religious ceremonies to bring in wealth and prosperity for a new year, cook and eat delicious food, design rangolis. Rangolis are patterns created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using, materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals. They also light up their lives by lighting diyas, candles and sometimes, by lighting fireworks. It is a celebration of lights, and for many, it is truly a…

Reflecting on this past semester, there are many things that come to mind when applied to Todd Tremlin’s, World Religions class. I have learned more than I ever have in the field of religion and did an abundant amount of outside research due to the growth in interest. With a major already invested in religion, my passion has inevitably grown and changed from that of a close minded, ignorant christian that believes in only ONE right way, to an open minded accepting, unbiased individual. There…

Pure Water:The History of Water Purification From the Earliest Records to the Twentieth the methods such as boiling of water over fire, heating of water under sun, dipping of heated iron into water, filtration through gravel and sand were found in Sanskrit writings and inscriptions in ancient Egyptian tombs. As the technology and science improved, scientists also found much more complex and insured ways. 1827, Roberts Thom invented slow sand filtration. It was used worldwide but had defects. The…

1. Agricultural Revolution- The Agricultural Revolution began around 8500 BCE and lasted till around 3500 BCE. We know today that the hunter/gatherer societies eventually settled down. One of the first major settlements was Catal Huyuk in present day Anatolia. The revolution started in the Fertile Crescent which is in Modern day Iraq. This was important because humans were finally settling down which led to culture, technology, religions, languages and many other advancements. 2. Phoenicians-…

I. Case Synopsis –Governance Failure At Satyam A. Introduction a. Satyam, Sanskrit for truth, was an Indian company involved in one of the most infamous scandals in Indian corporate history. b. This scandal occurred January 7, 2009, when B. Ramlinga Raju, chairman of Satyam, composed a letter directed towards the company board in which he took responsibility for the fraud of 50 billion rupees. c. Satyam won several awards for corporate governance by the World Council for Corporate Governance…

childhood. Nob Kissin family was the devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a saint, mystic and devotee of Shri Krishna. They built a temple where Nob Kissin spent his childhood. His uncle was the custodian of the temple. Nob Kissin gave the education of Sanskrit, logic rites and rituals to Nob Kissin. The dying uncle of Nob Kissin assigned…

to Pula in Croatia with his wife to work as an English teacher. After that, he went to Italy to settle in Trieste, where he taught English and learned Italian as well as 17 languages which he was speaking such as (English, Italian, French, Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek,…

They are certain unbelievable deeds attributed to Aswinidevas including plastic surgery. They restored the mobility of Shayava whose leg was cut at three places3 and blessed the queen Visphala, the wife of Khela Rajah with metal legs when she lost her leg in the battlefield. It is also mentioned that fire (Agni) was used as the ultimate weapon to destroy Marma. MARMA IN UPANISHAD Plenty of material of anatomical interest is found in Chandagya Upanishad, Kshirakopanishad…

Katyayana maintains, in a similar manner that women should be a witness for women (when women are litigants), for (litigant of) the first three castes (witnesses should be of) the same caste as themselves, well balanced sudras for sudra (litigants), and men of the lowest castes, such as chandalas should be witnesses for lowest castes. 205 Brhaspati entails that in boundary disputes relating to house and field, peasants, artisans, hired labourers, headmen, hunters, gleaners, root-digger and…