Orissa Essays

vernacular democracy: Moral society and post-postcolonial transformation in rural Orissa, India” by Akio Tanabe (2007), examine the communities that are undergoing a cultural transformative period. In one hand, in Peruvian Urarina, the state uses soccer as an agency to transforms the traditional sentiment of autonomy and individualist pride into a strong sentiment of nationalistic unity. On the other hand, in postcolonial Orissa, India, the transition from a corrupted local leader toward a vernacular democracy

JESUS TRAVELS TO THE EAST From England, Joseph and Jesus returned to Nazareth, and Joseph made arrangements for Jesus to continue his education by enrolling him in a program of studies in the ancient monasteries and temples in the Middle East and India. According to the written records in these monasteries and temples, Jesus traveled along “the Old Silk Road” and spent years at a time studying and meditating in the ancient temples and monasteries in Persia, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Tibet and Kashmir

The right to food is a human right. It is universal, acknowledged at the national, regional and international level, and applies to every person and group of persons. Currently, however, some 852 million persons throughout the world are seriously – and permanently undernourished, 815 million of whom are in developing countries, 28 million in countries in transition and 9 million in developed (―industrialized‖) countries. Furthermore, every five seconds, a child under ten years of age dies of hunger

analyse the Battle of Hydaspes fought in 326 BC between the Macedonian army led by Alexander and the army of Paurvas led by King Porus. Background 4. In 326 BC, the Northern part of Indian subcontinent comprising of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Bihar was ruled by the Nanda empire and the fertile land of Punjab was ruled by several kings fighting amongst themselves. In order to enter India, Alexander had to cross two major rivers of Indus and Jhelum (Hydaspes). The Kingdom of Eastern

Bengal. It was India’s first truly great empire. Ashoka was not only an able ruler but also brought along the quality of social justice to his already strong administration. Ashoka embraced Buddhism after the bloody conquest of kalinga (modern day Orissa) because he felt a sense of remorse. Thereafter tolerance,compassion, reverence for life and peaceful co-existence were the cornerstones of his administration. Under him the earliest bans on slavery and capital punishment came into place along with

9. Ai Khanoum Fact: Ai Khanoum, now modern Afghanistan, was a garrison town of the Bactrian Empire that lay along the Oxus River. Contrary to other Hellenistic cities, Ai Khonoum had avoided mass destruction, and it must have served as an administrative center in the Bactrian Empire. Ai Khanoum included Greek architecture, such as a palace, a theater, and temples with marble columns. Significance: During the time of the great expansion of Hellenistic ideals, Ai Khanoum exemplifies on of the many

uniform policy in regard to the appointment of the Governor. Former Union Law Minister in UPA Government, Sh. H.R Bharadwaj was sworn-in as Governor of Karnataka on June 29, 2009.5 Former Orissa CM, Shri Janaki Ballah Patnaik was sworn-in as Governor of Assam on December 11, 2009. He had served as CM of Orissa for two terms.6 Recently, Sh. Shiv Raj Patil was Sworn-in as Governor of Punjab on January 22, 2010.7 He was the Home Minister in UPA Government and resigned from this post after terrorist

I completed undergraduate courses in Pharmacy (B. Pharm) at Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (Orissa, India) with an 8.48 CGPA. I also completed a graduate course in Pharmaceutical Technology (M. Pharm) at GIET School of Pharmacy, affiliated to Andhra University (Andhra Pradesh, India) with an 8.47 CGPA. I gained thorough knowledge, skills from various

In the book Tropical Forest and The Human Spirit; Journeys to the Brink of Hope goes into different case studies and the type of solutions that are being put forth by different communities and people that is being utilized to preserve the tropical forests that is in the area. The case study that I will be focusing on the village forests in India and the organizations and local people who are typing to use the forest and also preserve the precious land and resources that the different type of forests

functioning of their toys is a consequence of developed mechanization, are shown the endless possibilities that scientific know-how creates, they can bring about changes for generations to come. To quote an example, we are all familiar with the girls from Orissa who invented a robot arm, unfortunately 60 years too late. The girls, due to lack of access to the internet from their village, brought about

Have you ever been hostile towards, feared or distrusted people of other cultures, regions, religions or colour, that is, in all, been belligerent towards people who are foreign? Have you laughed or found humour in the prejudiced or abusive comments passed on foreign people? Well, then you suffer from an uncured and fatal disease-Xenophobia! According to the dictionary definition, Xenophobia is the unreasonable fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners or of that which is strange or foreign. It is

Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions and have been influencing the lives of a vast population of persons worldwide. Trinidad and Tobago is multicultural and therefore there is no one religion as it relates to different cultures. India however is the home of Hinduism. The topic of Hinduism is very in-depth but as you read through the following definitions, relative relations and comparisons made to demonstrate the effect of culture on religious practices you will understand the differences

However, this shift in India’s political control occurred as a result of British attempts to develop their East India trade monopoly, which resulted in the British gradually conquering and collecting taxes from Indian states such as Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa. Therefore, the central change in the Indian region was the shift of local

In the 18th century, the rights to trade at Canton had granted the company with direct imports of Chinese goods, such as tea, silk and porcelain. This increasing availability of tea from China had made the price of tea fall and made it more accessible to general public in England. The growing popularity of tea had transformed the item from luxury good into commercial commodity. This condition had encouraged the company to import more tea and thus made tea the mainstay of imports from China displacing

their hospitality. Lilia and her family became very happy and celebrate their happiness with special dinner. But Lilia, longing for Mr. Pirzada and she missed him so mush, like before Mr. Pirzada missed his family. She realized the grief of Mr. Pirzada: Though I had seen him for months, it was only then that I felt Mr. Pirzada’s observed. It was only then, that raising my water glass in his name that I knew what it meant to miss someone who was so many miles and hours away, just as he had missed

2.1 ORIGIN It is thought that the first theatrical performances arose from rituals and religious ceremonies. These ceremonies were coupled with myths or stories. Over time, the myths themselves separated from the ritual aspect and soon were performed for the primary purpose of telling a story. The earliest example of theater is thought to have occurred in ancient Egypt. Ancient cultures in Greece, India, and China also had early forms of theatrical performance. 2.1.1 CULTURAL EVOLUTION OF THEATER

Indian Coal Mining Controversy which is also known as Coalgate Scandal. Coal mining controversy is a political controversy highlighting the nation’s irregularities in the matter of handling national coal deposits. Another scam in a history of Indian, Coal mining controversy is major fraud in 2012, which involved Rs 1, 86, 000 Cr losses to exchequer. This is serious allegation against Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh who is in a serious scrutiny of the CAG which leads to protest against

significantly by the close of the eighteenth century. Superior maritime powers and handy diplomacy enabled the English to get rid of their ill-equipped European competitors. Clive’s masterly stroke of policy, in securing the Dewani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, won a legal status for the British in India. It ‘caused a great glee in the hearts of the Proprietors of the Company’ who ‘were dazzled by golden visions of the future.’ The East India Company soon passed

“The Acaranga Sutra (ca. 400 BCE), a text used extensively by the Svetambaras, is the oldest surviving Jain manual, describing the rules proclaimed by Mahavira to be followed by his monks and nuns.” Umasvati, a thinker who most likely lived in the fourth century BCE, established a philosophical tactic that both sects acknowledged. In the Tattvartha Sutra, or Aphorisms on the Meaning of Reality, Umasvati concisely summaries the Jain world-view, describing karma,cosmology, morals, and the levels of

The details of the nine planetary gods in Hindu religion are given below: 1. Lord Surya – The Sun God Surya is the chief, the solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita. Lord Surya or the Sun God occupies the central place amongst the navagrahas facing the east. Also known as Ravi, Surya is the Lord of ‘Simha Rashi’ or Leo sign in Zodiac. Surya’s vahana is a chariot drawn by seven horses. The seven horses represent the seven colors of