...Abstract Kabir Das : Literature and Communication Literature is the mirror of society and it is the reflection of the age, which it belongs to. Literature of any age and era shows the prevalent trend of the period when it was created and connects at its best to that era. The uniqueness of the literature of Saint Kabir is that it transcends all boundaries and limitations of time and place. In spite of the fact that his literature belongs to the period of 15th century it is still relevant, remembered, quoted and discussed with passion and fervor not only among the connoisseurs of art and literature but also among common man and youth. This article is an attempt to throw light on the various dimensions of Kabir Das’s literature and how it is still effectively communicated and in turn is used for effective communication. This paper contemplates on the varied aspects of kabir’s literature. Kabir’s literature is known for elements of mysticism, spirituality, concept of love, his objectivity in imparting moral education, his attack on vices of human behavior, hypocrisy and materialistic attitude. All these aspects are dominantly reflected in his literary works and are still relevant in today’s social scenarios which are well communicated in the form of his well remembered ‘Dohas’ and poetry. Hence, it is concluded that Kabir’s literature, in spite of being so old and classical is timeless and well applicable and connected with today’s era. His ‘Dohas’ makes...
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...A Review On Guru (2007) Submitted by: YOUR NAME YOUR NAME YOUR NAME BPUT Regd No: BPUT Regd No: BPUT Regd No: Guided by: NAME OF TEACHER Department of MBA IMIT, Cuttack Contents Title Page No. Production 3 Cast and Crew 4 Plot Summary 5-6 Characterization 7-9 Direction 10 Director’s Movie Collection 11 Music 12-13 Movie Review 14-16 A Biographical Sketch 17 Drawbacks of the Movie 18 Conclusion 19 2 Production Guru was written and directed by Mani Ratnam, while Vijay Krishna Acharya wrote the Hindi dialogues. Shooting for the film took place in Mumbai, Turkey, Badami and Melkote (both in Karnataka), as well as in Chennai, Pollachi, Madurai, Chettinad region Tamil Nadu, and Athirapilly in Kerala. Much of the film was shot on the Express Estates, the former home of The New Indian Express and Dinamani. During one musical number, Aishwarya Rai fell from a bicycle and received bruises on her hands and feet. Filming had to be suspended for a few hours while she received first aid and the number was cut from the film and eventually replaced with “Barso Re”. Several scenes were deleted from the final theatrical version, including a scene in which Sujata first gives birth to a stillborn child and a scene in which Guru becomes angry with Sujata for visiting Manik Dasgupta. Guru has been described by Ratnam and others involved in the production as a film that is reflective of...
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...a deity to Earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being (e.g., Vishnu for Vaishnavites), and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation". The phenomenon of an avatar is observed in Hinduism, Ayyavazhi, and Sikhism. Avatar is regarded as one of the core principles of Hinduism. The term is most often associated with Vishnu, though it has also come to be associated with other deities Varying lists of avatars of Vishnu appear in Hindu scriptures, including the ten Dashavatara of the Garuda Purana and the twenty-two avatars in the Bhagavata Purana, though the latter adds that the incarnations of Vishnu are innumerable. The avatars of Vishnu are a primary component of Vaishnavism. An early reference to avatar, and to avatar doctrine, is in the Bhagavad Gita. Shiva and Ganesha are also described as descending in the form of avatars. The various manifestations of Devi, the Divine Mother principal in Hinduism, are also described as avatars or incarnations by some scholars and followers ofShaktism. The avatars of Vishnu carry a greater theological prominence than those of other deities, which some scholars perceive to be imitative of the Vishnu avatar lists. In Sikhism, an avatar is a deliberate descent of a soul to earth in any form. Guru Granth Sahib believes in the existence of the Dashavatara. In Dasam Granth, Guru Gobind Singh wrote three composition on historical avatars which include Vishnu Avatar, Brahma Avatar, and Rudra...
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...movie industries in the world. The first Indian movie was Raja Harishchandra and it was released in 1913, directed by Dadasaheb Phalke. In that era it was considered derogatory for females to work in movies. In 1930’s a new era was started with the introduction of “studio system”. It’s most successful early film “Devdas” (1935) was the product of the studio system with P.C. Barua as the main lead. Prabhat Film Company, founded by V. G. Damle, S. Fatehlal, Shantaram, and two other men in 1929, also tasted success during this period. Damle and Fatehlal's “Sant Tukaram”(1936) made in Marathi led to international recognition for the Indian cinema.” The next phase of Indian cinema was influenced highly by legends like Raj Kalpoor, Bimal Roy and Guru Dutt. Shri 420, Awara, Do Bhiga Zamin, Devdas and Sahib Biwi aur Gulam were...
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...presentation in conference. Sub-themes are only indicative, papers on other related areas of management can also be submitted. The first page of the paper should have Title of the Paper, the name of the author (s) and complete mailing address. Length of paper should not be more than 3000 words, using MS-Word with Times New Roman Font Size 12 points and 1.5 Line spacing with 5-6 keywords. The participants are requested to forward the abstract and full papers via soft copy at the email id: conferencemgc2016@gmail.com LCD projector/Laptops will be provided for the presentation. Authors will be given time for paper presentation by keeping in view the whole management of event. Submission of Abstract Submission of full Length Paper th : 28 January, 2016 SRI FATEHGARH SAHIB "To Strive, To Seek, To Find & Not to Yield" ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CONFERENCE PATRON Jathedar Avtar Singh President SGPC & College Governing Body CONFERENCE DIRECTOR Dr. Jatinder Singh Sidhu Director-Principal, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib st I International Conference on On 3rd February, 2016 CONFERENCE CHIEF GUEST Mr. C.R. Bector Professor Emeritus Faculty of Management, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada Attendance Certificate and Registration Rules: Participants are requested to make transportation and accommodation arrangement on their own. However, outstation participants will be provided accommodation on payment only. : 20 January, 2016 Academicians : Rs.1000 Industrialists : Rs.1500...
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...Baisakhi Festival Baisakhi is one of the major festivals of Sikhs and is celebrated with lot of enthusiasm and gaiety in the state of Punjab and all throughout the world where there is a significant Sikh population. For the large farming community of Punjab, Baisakhi Festival marks the time for harvest of rabi crops and they celebrate the day by performing joyful bhangra and gidda dance. For the Sikh community, Baisakhi Festival has tremendous religious significance as it was on a Baisakhi Day in 1699, that Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru laid the foundation of Panth Khalsa-the Order of the Pure Ones. [pic] Date of Baisakhi Baisakhi Festival falls on the first day of Vaisakh month (April-May) according to Nanakshahi or Sikh Calendar. For this reason, Baisakhi is also popularly known as Vaisakhi. According to English calendar, the date of Baisakhi corresponds to April 13 every year and April 14 once in every 36 years. This difference in Baisakhi dates is due to the fact that day of Baisakhi is reckoned according to solar calendar and not the lunar calendar. The auspicious date of Baisakhi is celebrated all over India under different names and different set of rituals and celebrations. Baisakhi date coincides with 'Rongali Bihu' in Assam, 'Naba Barsha' in Bengal, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu and 'Pooram Vishu' in Kerala. Baisakhi Celebrations People of Punjab celebrate the festival of Baisakhi with exuberance and devotion. As the festival has tremendous importance in...
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...THIS IS IN MY VIEWS ARE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY COME IN THE PRESENT PUNJAB AND THE NEW GENERATION IS ACTUALLY LOSING OUT ON THE RICH CULTURE THAT WE POSSESS!!!!!! PUNJAB CULTURE AND PRESENT SCENARIO CULTURE AND CHANGE The cultural change in any society is one that can’t be avoided. Time and again there has to be instances that are path breaking and lead to the situations that ultimately are the building blocks of a new norm or cultural practice. One can’t remain unperturbed with thedevelopments in the society, whether at superficial or ground level. If one remains static tothese developments, that person is bound to be left behind and labelled as a person sufferingfrom ‘generation gap’ syndrome. PUNJABI CULTURE – THE RICHEST There is nothing more appropriate than to quote first Nobel laureate of India, Rabindra NathTagore, “Similar to Germany in Europe, Tigris – Euphrates valley in Western Asia, Chinese plains in Eastern Asia, our Punjab is one of those tracts on the surface of the earth, where thestreams of history flowed with full vigour. Punjab is that beautiful piece of land on the skiesof which the first day of morn sprouted, in the forests of which sacred hymns echoed for thefirst time, on the surface of which was born the first civilized man of India and on the bosomof which the Indian culture originated.”In fact, the Indus valley civilisation is believed to be older than even the culture of Vedic period. While the Vedic Aryans were rural, the people of this...
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...PROMOTING DEVELOPER ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA, SAYS MICROSOFT Case Study Global software major Microsoft is promoting a developer ecosystem by empowering its about 1,000 independent software vendors (ISVs) in India with tools, technologies and training to compete in a global marketplace. "We have played a big role in developing high-end skills of ISVs, IT professionals and students. As a result, our partners have greater opportunity to create modern apps (applications) connected to cloud services that make information more accessible to users on any device at any time," Microsoft India general manager Joseph Landes said at a technology event in Bangalore. The software behemoth is making significant investments in working with 1.2-million developers worldwide to create the second-largest developer ecosystem for developing apps on its latest platforms — Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Office 2013, Office 365 and Windows Azure. "Our aim is to provide the developer community with a supportive environment to drive path-breaking innovation globally on our range of platforms, which open up countless opportunities to shape the app ecosystem across multiple devices, giving developers the chance to maximise their revenues," Landes at the Indian subsidiary's 'TechEd 2013' premier tech event. Other initiatives like 'Tech Days,' the 'I Unlock Joy,' 'Mobile Acceleration Week' and the first-ever women app developers event in India highlighted the company's commitment towards the developer community to...
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...Guru Hagrobind. * Guru Hagrobind is the 6th Master in Sikh Dharma. * Guru Hargobind was born at Wadali village in June 1595 and was the only child of Guru Arjan Dev. * His wives were Mata Damodri Ji, Mata Nanaki Ji, and Mata Mahan Devi Ji. He had five sons and a daughter. * He was invested with the Guruship on May 25th, 1606 just days before his fathers martyrdom. * From a young age he was educated in the sciences, sports and religion as his farther had insisted. * Baba Buddah was responsible for overseeing the Guru’s religious teachings. * During the Guruship ceremony Guru Hargobind respectfully declined to wear the seli (woollen cord worn on the head) which had been passed down on each successive Guru since Guru Nanak. Instead the Guru asked for a sword. * Baba Buddha, never having handled a sword before, placed it on the wrong side of the Guru. * Guru Hargobind noticing this asked for another sword saying “I’ll wear two swords, a sword of Shakti (power) and a sword of bhakti (meditation).” This is why the guru would always carry two swords to symbolize his dual role of holding secular power (Miri) and spiritual authority. (Piri) * Guru Hargobind laid the foundation of a new temple at Amritsar; the Akal Takht. * The Akal Takht was built facing Harmandir Sahib (the Golden Temple.) * Guru Hargobind had a throne built and would administer Sikh affairs from here. * For 100 years Shikis had developed a deep meditative tradition...
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...The course would be a valuable resource to prepare couples for marriage and orient them toward a shared, Sikh-centered life. Because Sikh values, Sikh rituals, and commitment is central to Sikh marriage, therefore a marriage preparation course is required for all intending to marry into the Sikh faith. The course will not demolish Sikh marriage, but rather, keep it active. Firstly, learning the values of Sikhism is important before marrying a true Sikh. The Guru’s (ten spiritual teachers) have created values that a Sikh man or women must follow. The important values are for everyday use. All humans are equal before god-couples should know no discrimination is allowed on the basis of caste, race, sex, creed, etc. As for gender equality, Guru Amar Das ji (3rd teacher) gave woman equal status and equal rights in the society. The man in the relationship needs to know that his wife to-be is and has equal amounts of right. As of then the Sikh women is allowed to lead religious congregations, to take part in continuous recitation of the Holy Scriptures, to perform hymns, to work as priest and to participate freely in all religious activities. Sikhism instructs couples to consider one another to be equal. No one is inferior or superior. Therefore the two individuals ought to respect and share ones interest or concern. Also a value that Sikh must fulfill day and night is to mediate. “Those who meditate on God attain salvation. For them, the cycle of birth and death is...
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...Summary of the Case: Pandori, a Khalsa Sikh and teacher with the Peel Board of Education is now not permitted to wear his religiously significant kirpan due to a new no-weapons policy in his school district. The Peel Board made this policy in a response to the uncomfortably increasing number of knife incidents and violence in its schools. Pandori took this case to the Ontario Human Rights Commission which set up an inquiry under the Human Rights Code to investigate. The Board in Inquiry ruled that the school boards policy discriminated against Khalsa Sikhs and allowed Pandori to continue to wear his kirpan if the kirpan could not be easily removed from it sheath. They also found that there were little no incidents of a kirpan being used as a weapon let alone in any Peel school and that other Toronto-area schools allowed students and faculty to wear them. With this the Board of Inquiry ruled that this policy amounted to religious discrimination. The Peel school board argued that the kirpan could be seen as a dangerous weapon by other non-Sikhs and are prohibited in some courtrooms and airplanes. The Peel school board then claims that it is reasonable to impose kirpans to ensure the safety of the school in an entirety and they would not accommodate to the requirements of the Khalsa Sikhs. The Crowns position: The Board in Inquiry ruled that the school boards policy discriminated against Khalsa Sikhs and allowed Pandori to continue to wear his kirpan if the kirpan could not be...
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...Top Most World Heritage Sites Given below are the top most world heritage sites out of all the world's heritage sites according to the Global Heritage's "Saving Our Vanishing Heritage" report: 1. The Great Wall of China •Length: 5500.3 mile •Total site visitors of 24,200,000 •Total revenues of $2,888,000,000 •Major portion of the Great Wall of China was built by the Ming Dynasty •Begins at Shanhaiguan in the East and stretches till Lop Nur in the West and consists of many walls •Construction of these numerous walls started from the 5th century BC and many were re-built between the 5th and 16th century AD 2. Forbidden City in Beijing •World's largest surviving palace complex. •It is the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor •Total site visitors of 18,000,000 •Total revenues of $1,920,000,000 •During the period 1420 to 1912, the sprawling palace complex changed hands from the Ming dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644 to the Qing dynasty that ruled from 1644 to 1911 3. Great Pyramids of Giza •On the outskirts of Cairo. •Historic Cairo has total site visitors of 4,000,000 •Total revenues of $576,000,000 •Of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis, the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and also the largest. It held the record as the tallest building in the world for 3800 years. 4. Celsus Library •Built in AD 135 in the ruins of ancient Ephesus near Selcuk, 70 km (43 miles) from the western Turkish coastal city of Izmir...
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...Question Bank (8th) 1. India's first international biosphere reserve is called what? Nilgiri biosphere reserve 2. Which general won the Battle of Imphal in 1944? General Slim 3. The party was formed by former state water resources minister T.M Jacob. Name the party. Kerala Congress (Jacob) 4. Mansar Lake is at a distance of 60 km from which Indian city? Jammu 5. The idol of which Goddess has replaced the king in the famous Mysore Dasara procession (402nd edition took place in 2012)? Chamundeshwari 6. Two clues: 1: Sets Sail for India on December 16, 1896 on the Prince Regent Lutipold; 2: Had a close association with Ajit Singh-Raja of Khetri? Ans: Swami Vivekananda 7. Where in Andaman and Nicobar is India's only live volcano? Barren Island 8. Chalukyas had their capital at Vatapi now called Badami. Which district will it be in Karnataka? Ans: Bijapur 9. Who wrote the Panchatantra? Ans: Vishnusharma 10. The three wings of village panchayat are: Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat and what? Ans: Nyaya Panchayat 11. In which city Gautama Buddha died at the age of 80? Ans: Kushinagar 12. The first municipal corporation was set up in 1688, in which Indian city? Ans: Madras 13. What is the literal meaning of 'Nataraj' in Sanskrit? Ans: Lord of Dance 14. Which is the oldest mountain range in India ? Ans: Aravallis. 15. INS Arihant is India's first what? Ans: Nuclear Submarine 16. Which monument...
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...Amandeep Singh is a 30 year old male of Indian decent from Springfield, Virginia. His religion is Sikh, but he also believes in the Christian religion and has attended church on a few occasions. Additionally, he was born in Canada and moved to America with his parents when he was 4 years old. He currently has a girlfriend and has no children. He is the middle child of three and owns a gas station in Springfield, Virginia. Amandeep was recommend to be interviewed for this project by a friend. In our interview Amandeep listed multiple adversities in his life. His father was an alcoholic that physically abused his mother in front of him regularly. He would be teased repeatedly in school because he wore a turban. Furthermore, after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the teasing increased and he was started to get called a terrorist, even in public places by adults. His mother also developed cancer and the family did not have health insurance to pay for the treatments. Recently, his older brother suddenly passed away due to a drug overdose. I want to see what strengths Amandeep has and used during his past and current adversities. I want to identify his protective and environmental factors that help him through his past advertises. Once these protective and environmental factors are identified, I will recommend solutions to help Amandeep build his resiliency for current or future adversities. The first assessment that I will use is the resiliency wheel. I will discuss the six parts...
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...Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank provided before each number. A. Nanak B. Guru C. Gurdwaras D. Nanak Das E. Kirat-karo F. Temple of Amritsar G. Meditation H. Civil court I. Ardas J. Cadi -kala ________1. It is the holy scripture of Sikhism. ________2. It recalls past sufferings and glories of the community and invoke divine grace for all human race. ________3. An optimistic view of life and stressed value of giving. ________4. He succeeded leadership of the religion after the death of Guru Nanak. ________5. It is a place to go when a husband or wife will dissolve their marriage. ________6. He founded the Sikh religion. ________7. It emphasizes the balance of work, worship, and charitable activities. ________8.It is the holiest site of the Sikhs. ________9. They are the priest or teacher of the Sikh religion. ________10. The place of worship of Sikhism. III. Essay: Explain the common qualities of Sikhism to that of Buddhism and Hinduism. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ENRICH Make a bibliography of the life of Guru Nanak. Lesson 6 Confucianism PREVIEW Discuss the life of Confucius Explain the teachings...
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