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6 Apr

The Last known case of Sati in India.
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34 years ago Roop Kanwar’s Sati forced Rajasthan to rewrite laws. She sat on her husband’s funeral pyre & was burnt to death at Deorala village in Sikar district.

18-year-old Roop Kanwar remains India’s last known case of Sati.

Sati was an ancient practice among Hindu communities in India, in which a recently widowed woman, either voluntarily or by force, immolated herself on her deceased husband's pyre.

In December 1829, the Bengal Sati Regulation banning the Sati Pratha (practice) in all jurisdictions of British India was passed by the then Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.

But, this did not stop the practice.

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3 Oct 20

The ill-effects of the MONOPOLY of Bollywood.
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Compare Bollywood with rich variety that traditionally existed in India -

Dance / नृत्य -(classical & folk dance forms including but not restricted to - Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Manipuri etc.

Music / गायन, वादन - (classical and folk including Hindustani, Carnatic, लावणी, भांड, पांडववाणी, भावगीत, रसिया, टप्पा, जनपद गीती ... )

Theater / नाटक - (classical and folk like - संस्कृत नाटक, सट्टक, प्रकरण, संगीत नाटक ... जत्रा, नौटंकी, भावाई, तमाशा, यक्षगान, दशावतार ...)

Street Performances / डोंबारी, पोतराज, बहुरूपी, गारुडी, सपेरा, माकडवाला, चित्रकथी ...

Puppet Show / कठपुतली
Shadow Support Show / रावणछाया ...
Story Telling / कथा, पुराण, कीर्तन, प्रवचन ...
Ramlila / रामलीला, रम्मन ...
Processions / many a रथयात्रा ...

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28 Sep 20

What does a Hindu Temple means to all hindus ??
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It is a Abode of God / Goddess
A Shrine
A Teertha-Kshetra
A Spiritual Center
A Philosophical School
A Community Center
A Food Donation Center
A Free Shelter for Yatris
A Community School Teaching Ethics.

Cont.

An Art, Music, Dance, Drama School
A Platform for Artists
A Marketplace
An Architectural Marvel
A Masterpiece of Craftsmanship
An Art Gallery
A Museum
A Historic Monument
A Place of Pride
An Employment Guarantee Scheme

Cont.

A temple provided employment for hundreds of people. When one temple was destroyed hundreds of families lost their livelihood. Imagine what the destruction of temples must have done to the artists, shopkeepers, florists ... and their families.

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18 Sep 20

How Europeans treated Native Americans.
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When extermination of Native Americans failed, "civilizing" became the new US policy. This meant that the Indians would become "civilized" - read & deculturalized.

U.S. and Canadian authorities took Native children from their homes and tried to school, and sometimes beat, the Indian out them. Now Native Americans are fighting the theft of language, of culture, and of childhood itself.

The purpose of these Native American boarding schools was to remove Native Americans from their home and cultures in order to change their identities and lifestyles to be like the "white man". Native American children were forced to think and act like the dominant white culture.

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17 Sep 20

Is Abraham Brahma? Or Is Brahma Abraham?
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Have you ever noticed that Abraham and his wife Sarah of the monotheistic Judeo-Christian and Moslem religions are nearly identical in name to Brahma and his wife Saraswati of the Hindu religion?

The similarities between the names of Abraham and Brahma have not gone unnoticed. Abraham is said to be the father of the Jews, and Brahma, as the first created being, is often seen as the father of mankind.

We might also note that the name of Sarasvati seems to resonate with that of Abraham’s wife, Sarah (each one’s identity as a wife and/or sister). Also, in India, the Sarasvati River includes a tributary known as the Ghaggar.

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6 Jul 20

A Beautiful Short Story. Pls do read. ❤️👌

- पुरूष -

"तुम्हारा नियुक्ति पत्र आया है कुसुम! तुम्हारा प्राइमरी स्कूल में चयन हो गया है"
मैं स्तब्ध थी मगर इन्हें विश्वास था। अपने चश्मे के पीछे अपनी खुशियों और संघर्ष को छुपाते हुए इन्होंने नियुक्ति पत्र मेरे हाथों में रख दिया।

मेरी आंखों में भी दो बूंद खुशी के आ गए।
मैं कोई पढ़ी लिखी महिला नहीं थी। बल्कि गाँव की आठवीं फेल अनपढ़ लड़की थी, जिसकी शादी मेरे ताऊ जी ने एक शिक्षित परिवार में धोखे से कर दी थी। ये भी पढ़े लिखे और नौकरी में थे। मेरे ताऊ जी का ये धोखा मुझे रोज ही इस घर में ज़लील करता।

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मेरी बोली, मेरी अशिक्षा का रोज ही मज़ाक उड़ाया जाता। पढ़ीलिखी छोटी बहू के आने के बाद और भी ज्यादा।
"विमल! तुम इस अनपढ़ को इसके ताऊ जी के यहाँ छोड़ आओ या दो दिनों के लिए गाँव लेकर चले जाओ। कल छोटी बहू के मायके से कुछ लोग आ रहे हैं, तुम्हारे भले के लिए ही कह रही हूँ।

Cont.

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