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a 'story’. Thus, Burra Katha is an art of storytelling in which narrator plays tambura while narrating the story. This art form is known with different names in each region of state. In Coastal Andhra region, it is known as ‘jangamkatha’ (story of Shiva) while in Rayalseema region, it is known by the name ‘tandanakatha’ or ‘suddulu’ and in Telangana, it is known as ‘tamboorakatha’ or ‘saradakatha’. During the performance, a group of Burra Katha performers that includes one chief performer and…

Hinduism The Axial Age is a concept developed by the German philosopher Karl Jaspers. Jaspers observed that the Axial Age, which approximately covers a period from the 8th century BC to the 3rd century BC, was a period of profound human development, which not only gave way to several of the great world religions but also changed these great world religions as well even to the current day. There has never been a time as crucial in human development as the human thought during the Axial Age.…

INTRODUCTION: EDUCATION IN INDIA Education is very important in India, because it allows them to advance to better jobs, create a positive economic impact and have a more relaxed lifestyle. The educational system is designed to help the students learn at a fast pace and improve their communication skills to be able to adapt to any situation • Education benefits for the Indian citizens. • Negative consequences of having lower education. • Education allowing people to help their community. THE…

nutrients they need through these crops alone. Those who have participated in organic farming have all seen an increase of weight(Bourne 155). Organic farming uses compost and the use of rotation to increase the quality of production for farmers. Vandana Shiva, an agroecologist, explains how “using compost instead of natural-gas-derived fertilizer increases organic matter in the soil, sequestering carbon and holding moisture” (Bourne 154). These factors are ways of combatting climate change.…

Of the major religions of the world, Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the top five in number of followers (Pew Research Center, 2015). Sharing a common bond in their place of birth, these two world religions share common beliefs as well, yet differ from one another in many ways. In this paper I will compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism origin, culture, reincarnation, and karma. Hinduism and Buddhism have roots in Indian society and share many as well as two of the…

To build a better place, economics is important because after all economics is the social science that examines how entire societies manage scarce resources. Because resources in the society is limited therefore societies must ensure allocation of resources meets as many as needs possible. In the contemporary Indian history, we had seen Gandhi a great leader who believed in the division of work and he used to follow the same concept in his ashrama. He believed sincere cooperation and division of…

Social, Ethical, and Philosophical Differences in Hinduism and Buddhism Introduction Hinduism and Buddhism are two closely related religions that have been a part of India’s culture for quite a long time and have an effect on each other. Buddha happened to be a Hindu Prince before he set out on his path of enlightenment. To simplify the relation, one can construe that the relationship is not any different from that that exists between Judaism and Christianity in certain ways. For instance,…

Religious texts are always respected by everyone and they also follow the faiths inscribed in these texts. They are religious because they give us a glimpse of history, they teach religious rules and regulations and advice to live spiritually. The great piece of literature, “The Laws of Manu”, sets strict rules in society for both men and women. The epic “The Ramayana” tells about the life of Rama and his wife Sita. They are the idol example of perfect behavior that should be followed in a…

Water was distributed from public faucets with usage fees put in place by Shiva Sena. Education was free, but highly irrelevant to most slum residents, up until the ninth grade. For further education costly private schools were set up. Even public hospitals nickel and dimmed impoverished people, for instance, Mr. Kamble who was…

Final Exam Neither man nor women Question # 1 Hijras are a group of Northern Indian people that dress, look and act like women. They may or may not be born with or have male genitals, some are hermaphrodite (born with both gender sex organs). Their male sex organs do not work for the purpose of reproduction, and because of this it makes them unable to perform sexually with women. One of the interesting practices of the Hijras is the emasculation surgery that some of them go through. This is…