Kanpur is busiest and mostly populated city; it is settled on the banks of mighty Ganga. This place in the State of Uttar Pradesh is very well known for its leather Industries and many other Industries. It’s commercial and Industrial success has made it an abode for Industries and gives livelihood for many people living in Kanpur. It has established as North India‘smajor contributor in Economy and Industrial sector. The history of Kanpur isdated back to centuries old, Kanpur’s name was derived from Kanhiyapur the place of lord Krishna .and slowly it emerged to Cawnpore by British during their rule. This place was believed to be founded by the Kings of Chandela’s. Even though it is famous for Commercial sector, it has got historical importance because of two places Bithoor and Jajmau. They dated back to 600BC to 1600AD. But it is astonishing that till 13th century the history of Kanpur was engulfed and not known at all. Bithoor being ancient and sacred place is situated on the left bank of river Ganga.It is said that Sage Valmiki has written the great epic Ramayana and gave ashram...
Indian society was patriarchal, centered on villages and extended families dominated by males (Connections, Pg. 4). The villages, in which most people lived, were admini...
We live in a world brimming with natural spaces. Why are some sacralized, made the home of rituals, and cherished by religious adherents? This chapter focuses on the creation and maintenance of sacred spaces within the natural world. In this case, we have directed our attention to natural spaces that are associated with specific religions, mostly in the form of Hinduism and Native American religions. These spaces elicit strong sacrificial qualities that serve important purposes for their visitors and thus impact the geographic landscape around them. This chapter includes three separate pieces. The first piece, written by Hannah Huggins, analyzes the process by which natural sacred spaces are created and does so with an emphasis on Devils Tower, the Ganges River, and Crater Lake. The second piece, written by Lena Beckhorn, broadly looks at Hinduism and why Hindu sacred spaces are commonly found within nature. The third piece, written by Madison McClish, looks specifically at the Ganges
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them. He talks about what it was like living with them and how the different bands interacted
The Nayar live is a caste that is located in the India state of Kerala. They are considered to be horticulturalist which is non-mechanized and non-intensive form of plant cultivation. Although, they depend on plants they do hunt and collect wild food such as fruits and nuts. The Nayar can also be considered industrialists because they either own or have some type of involvement with the many industries. In this paper you will read about their Kinship, gender relations, beliefs and values.
The various sacred traditions and beliefs of the Hindus capture the attention of people from diverse cultures around the world. From believing the Brahman is perceived as an impersonal form of God to performing Bhakti yoga to surrendering the soul to God, Hinduism promotes innovative ideas to calm and relax the bod, mind, and spirit. In addition to these particular practices, Hindu’s respect their geographical surroundings of the Indus River Valley. It is said that from this “valley,” ritual purity was important and often achieved by bathing or using water. In accordance with the previous statement, a certain tradition sparks further research amongst historians. This tradition involves the cleansing and bathing of the body, the sacrificing of animals, and the burning of deceased bodies in the Ganges River. Today, these purifying rituals have arguably yielded rise to not only the most detrimental health problems and diseases spread amongst the bank-side dwellers of the sacred Ganges River, but also have caused unwanted environmental disruptions.
This religious place contains much ancient importance. A number of Jain antiquities have been found in Kulpak. It is said that that Kolanupaka flourished as Jain center during the Rashtrakutas period. Near about 20 Jain inscriptions have been also found there. Through these inscriptions, we came to know about that Kulpak was the major center of Kranu...
This paper explores life at Mehrgarh and its importance as one of the major cities of the Indus valley civilization. Mehrgarh represents long chronological sequence from the 7th millennium to the 3rd millennium B.C. which has been divided into seven main periods from the Pre-Ceramic Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The third period belongs to the farming society (agriculture and animal husbandry).
Imagine a land with lush jungles blooming fruit, flowers, and weeds providing a cool shade from the scolding sun and calming breeze flowing from the turbulent Ganges River. The Ganges River you say? Your mind start churning like a rusted bicycle belonging to adult who long ago stop greasing the gears as he transitioned out of a child, trying to remember your countless spoonfuls of geography from K-12 you realize I am talking about northern India and henceforth this is where our epic The Mahabharata unfolds. Dating 400 B.C. to A.D. 400 this epic like many epics evolved over many hundreds of years starting from a oral tradition told over an starry night around a warm communal fire transcribed into being written down in Sanskrit, the native and most popular language in India at that time. It is one of the longest epic ever written narrated from our book stating:
Environmental degradation is nothing but an outcome of the dynamic interplay of socio-economic, institutional and technological activities. Environmental changes can be governed by many factors including economic growth, population growth, urbanization, agricultural intensification, mounting energy use and transportation. In the era of industrial revolution and sustainable development, poverty still resides as a problem at the root of several environmental problems. The basic intertwined liaison between environmental degradation, poverty, and violent conflict has been a prominent theme contained within the literature on sustainable development and conflict resolution since the mid-twentieth century. Although, some analysts have argued that violence has not been limited to the poor and deprived, but many have concluded from various studies that the devastation of the environment, poverty, and conflict are inextricably knotted. As a Journalist in Times of India, Adiga travelled a lot in different places in India and got unveiling realities with his novel. Therefore, he portrays these realities in the novel through the story of Balram’s, who belongs to a poor and low caste shudra, sufferings in this Materialist era and his journey for lightness from his native place Laxmangarh, situated in the darkness of Jharkhand (India), to the materialistic world of Delhi and Bangalore. He admits in the novel, “like all good stories; mine begins far away from Banglore. You see, I am in the light now, but I was born and raised in Darkness.” (p.14) Adiga portrays the real picture of India of light with the colour of bitterness, conflict, cunningness, corruption, murder and massive toxic traffic jams.
Pandey, T. N., 2014. Lecture 1/9/14: Culture of India: Aryan and Indigenous Population. Cultures of India. U.C. Santa Cruz.
Most of its residents have their roots belonging to an Indo-Aryan ethnic origin. There is lots of vividity among the different castes settled in Chandigarh. Say, even when a Jat and Khatri are next-door neighbours, some of their cultural traits vary a lot. These diversities add beauty and color to the cultural heritage of the city. Due to the diversity in the castes and culture of the people of Chandigarh, discovering parts and quarters of the place can be a leisurely experience for the travellers.
Friederich, Rudolph Th. A The Civilization and Culture of Bali Calcutta: Susil Gupta, India, 1959
Marginalization of the people of this region could be seen in vogue in the historical writings as well as the theoretical framework of the intellectuals. Popular intellectuals of the academic circle such as Eric Wolf’s ‘people without history’, E.P Thompson’s ‘ unsung voices of history’, Genovese’s ‘ objects and subjects of history’, Ranajit Guha’s ‘Subaltern’, Lacan’s ‘ others’, Sharia’s ‘ hybrid histories’ and many other intellectuals continuously questions the validity of the existing orthodox historical discourses of the marginalized down through the ages. The mainstream society carries on a continuous, harsh and systematic attack on the social system of the Northeast, their culture, their tribal identity and their way of life. The debts of mainstream India to the efforts and struggles of the tribes of this region during the colonial regime and even in the pre- colonial days should be acknowledged by re- writing the history of our country. The history of their struggles is not only documented in their scripts but also in their folktales, dances and songs that passed on from one generation to the other. In sh...
The Indus Valley is located in northern India and is an important site concerning the early beginnings of agriculture in the old world. The geography, environment, and timeframe of the Indus Valley are distinct to the area and different from other sites of agricultural origin. Many plants and animals were domesticated in the Indus Valley, and due to the areas susceptibility to flooding, technological innovations had to take place. The Indus Valley is important to understanding the beginnings of agriculture and early civilization.