Essays Tagged: "modern india"

The Indian Caste System.

n this essay I look at how the caste system existed in ancient India and how it currently exists in modern India. I will also try and explain how the caste system has evolved from its ancient ways and ... nd explain how the caste system has evolved from its ancient ways and how it currently functions in modern India: for example, what sort of role it plays in India's politics and in government policies ...

(12 pages) 326 0 4.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

A biography on Gandhi.

in many respects, that description fits Gandhi well (Shepard 1). Considered the founding father of modern India, Gandhi not only helped bring about India's independence, but also inspired countless p ...

(10 pages) 89 2 3.4 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Yoga

�1� Running Head: YOGAYoga[The Writer's Name][The Name of the Institution]YogaYoga in Modern India: The Body between Science and Philosophy. by Sarah StraussSeveral observers have thickl ... historians and anthropologists involved in the ways in which autonomist and postcolonial forces in modern India have fashioned the production of Yoga. Alter. J has a extraordinary knowledge of equall ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Buddhist art--two periods of b

Two Periods of Buddhist Art in IndiaLess than 1% of the population of modern India is Buddhist. Therefore, it is reasonable to say that India’s importance for Buddhism ... st of ancient India, known for its Greco-Buddhist school of sculpture. Gandhara corresponded to the modern Peshawar valley, but its more popular meaning today encompasses large portions of northern Pa ... story of how after remaining in contemplation for some weeks, the Buddha traveled to Sarnath, near modern Varanasi, where he preached the first sermon to his five companions in the Deer Park. In Bud ...

(12 pages) 44 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Hinduism

gricultural development. The caste system of the Hindu religion still guides the lives of people in modern India. The working of society included a clear division of labor among four major occupationa ... , Vaishyas were the economic specialists (farmers and merchants), and lastly the shudra (laborers). Modern example of the caste system is the Swadhyaya Movement, which occurred in the 1950's. The cast ...

(3 pages) 16 0 0.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism

Hinduism In The World

to the study of this religion."Hinduism originated around the Indus Valley near the River Indus in modern day Pakistan" (BBC Religion & Ethics, 2006). The religion had its beginnings in South Asi ... ricultural development. The caste system of the Hindu religion still directs the lives of people in modern India. The working of society included a clear division of labor among the major occupational ...

(3 pages) 22 0 4.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism