Vrindavan

Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Koly’s life flashed before her own eyes- arranged marriage, death, being widowed, abandonment, and constant struggle. Koly, the protagonist is a 13 year-old in Modern-Day India. Her life changes when she gets into an arranged marriage. Her husband is young and sick and soon after she becomes a widow because he dies. She is abandoned by her spiteful mother-in-law and gets taken in by a widow’s home. She struggles to fight culture and tradition and soon enough, she

Having seen Meher Baba’s observations and reasons for his silence through his own words, now one can see some interesting observations made by individuals who were close to Meher Baba in the “Interpretations of Meher Baba Silence” Eruch recalls that very often people used to ask about Meher Baba’s long silence. Most frequented question was when He intended to break it. As if answering to this question, one day in 1954 in answer, He just stopped using His alphabet board and started to communicate

Contribution of Sankardeva: An illustration from Educational point of view Parag Rajkhowa Asstt. Professor, Department of Education Sibsagar College, Joysagar. “What Sankardeva alone was able to do now a day’s whole army of the English knowing cannot do?”

Afterwards the gopis, or lovers of Krishna, come forward and touch the feet of Krishna and Radha before singing songs praising both of them including Vrindavan, Yamuna, and Braj. (Mason). The first portion concludes with the ras dance that can last anywhere between a few minutes to an hour depending on the troupe that is performing and where the performance is held. In addition to dance, there are twenty

William Hyunhak Goo English December 1, 2016 Professor Waitman Dangerous Practice: Veganism In a country where more than two-thirds of adults are obese, people desperately try to find new ways to improve their health. Vegan diet has risen in popularity in recent years due to its weight loss potential, but some scientific communities are questioning if vegan diet truly possess health benefits over omnivore diets. From evolutionary standpoint, humans were never vegans. The term “vegan” was coined

Lord Krishna’s devotees, and how important this holiday is to them and their religion. Much like Vesak, Krishna Janmashtami is practiced and celebrated differently all over the world. In particular, the main festivals of the holiday take place in Vrindavan, due to the fact that it is the birth place of Krishna (Handoo). It’s celebrated in such a unique way because it’s home to the much famous Bankey Bihari temple, where Mangla Aarti is performed on this one particular day (Bihariji). Mangla aarti,

Description Lord Krishna is one of the most popular Gods in Hinduism. Krishna is considered the supreme deity, worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. Krishna is recognized as the eighth incarnation (avatar) of Lord Vishnu, and one and the same as Lord Vishnu, one of the trimurti and as the supreme god in his own right. Krishna is the principal protagonist with Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita also known as the Song of God, which depicts the conversation between

Having the privilege to live in a developed country like America has blessed us with an abundance of prospers opportunities, but have we let these opportunities outweigh the Earths health? This question may not be one that can be answered till future time. Accordingly, what we can discuss is how our purchases have a ripple effect on the natural environment and undeveloped cultures in which many times they derived from or are at. With concepts like fair trade and using reusable and sustainable products

Conflicts in novels are literary elements that drive the narrative and act as a source of tension and interest for the main characters to face. There are an array of conflits presented in the novel Homeless Bird written by Gloria Whelan that mainly center on humans’ conflicts within themselves and society. The story is delivered from the point of view of the protagonist Koly, which helps the reader observe the inner conflicts she experiences with the thoughts and feelings of the character but also

INTRODUCTION: Dependence of women on men has been a main feature of Indian society since time immemorial. Women have always been considered inferior to men. The social notion has been that women should always be subordinate to men and therefore this ‘inferior sex’ has always been subjected to oppression and suppression by men. “Subordination of women has been caused by physical, economic, psychological and internal pressure reasons. The situation becomes much more miserable when taking into consideration