Mathura Essays

This passage from “A white Heron”, by Sarah Orne Jewett, details a short yet epic journey of a young girl, and it is done in an entertaining way. Jewett immediately familiarizes us with our protagonist, Sylvia, in the first paragraph, and our antagonist: the tree. However, this is a bit more creative, as the tree stands not only as an opponent, but as a surmountable object that can strengthen and inspire Sylvia as she climbs it. This “old pine” is described as massive, to the point where it, “towered

There are many different forms of god in the Hindu religion, and each has their own significance. In many Hindu traditions, the main form of god is said to be Vishnu and all other forms are an incarnation of Vishnu. The eighth incarnation of Vishnu, according to the Bhagavat Purana, is Shree Krishna. When the name of Lord Krishna is mentioned, more often than not, people automatically think of his childhood pastimes and lilas, as well as, his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita. All of the stories from

Title: Alexander and Bodhisattva’s Heads The Silk road provided many people the opportunity to trade with other countries. They could exchange so many aspects of their culture, recipes, currency, folklore, art. With every piece of art that has traveled along the Silk Road, connections can be made demonstrating the influence cultures had on each other. Travelling merchants, doctors, actors, or tribes could all carry their unique knowledge to new people to pass along. These connections could have

For example, the great king Kansa of Mathura. According to legend, king Kansa heard a prophecy from the heavens on the day of her sister’s (Devaki’s) marriage that her sister’s eighth child would kill Kansa and will take over the throne of Mathura. In the fear of the prophecy, king Kansa imprisoned his own sister and her husband and killed all of their children. But the eighth child (Krishna)

KUSHANA EMPIRE AND YUEZHI (PRE-KANISHKA ERA) The Kushana Empire was a syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century CE. They were formed by one of the 5 branches of the Yuezhi confederation, an Iranic or Tocharian, Indo-European nomadic group. Yuezhi literally means “moon clan” in Mandarin. Their dominions extended from Tajikstan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and into the Gangetic River Valley in Northern India. They adopted elements of the Hellenistic culture

Silk Road and the art of China Introduction The silk road was an ancient trade route which was stretching from Japan and connected East Asia and Europe. The trade route was named after the trade of silk and horses, which was begun in the Han (207 BCE – 220 CE) dynasty. The Han dynasty took great interest keeping the trade route safe, expanding the Great Wall to protect their goods and traders. The trade played a significant role in the development of Chinese, Gogureyo (Korean) kingdom, Japan, India

State of Maharashtra, a head constable raped a tribal girl, Mathura in police station-even as her relatives and other were waiting outside the police station. The conviction of the accused by the High Court was set aside in appeal by the Supreme Court, observing that the onus is always on the prosecution to prove

Description Vishnu is a Hindu god, the Supreme God of Vaishnavism (one of the three principal denominations of Hinduism) and one of the three supreme deities (Trimurti) of Hinduism. He is also known as Narayana and Hari. As one of the five primary forms of God in the Smarta tradition, he is conceived as "the Preserver or the Protector" within the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the divinity. Vishnu is one of the most important gods in the Hindu pantheon and, along with Brahma and Shiva, is considered

Devastation of Sanctity in Cultural Institutions: A Thematic Study of Whelan’s Homeless Bird ABSTRACT The paper makes an attempt to expose the gruesome reality of annihilation of sanctity in cultural institutions such as marriage, education and religion through Gloria Whelan’s novel Homeless Bird. These institutions crush women’s individuality and drive them to a subservient status rather than provide security to them. They intensify sufferings to women instead of ensuring happiness to them. Whelan

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background and Motivation Solid waste management is the one of the important and major problem faced by today’s world. With the increase in commercial, residential and infrastructure development due to the population growth, it has lead to negative impact on the environment.. In developing countries like India, Solid waste management is considered as one of the most tedious environmental problems faced by municipal authorities . Rapid urbanization along with increasing