Yamuna Essays

In the book “Homeless Bird”, Sass and Koly have different points of view on what things can be done in Sass’s home. First of all, On page 51, the book states that Sass says, “ Koly, we need water! Koly sweep the courtyard! The geese have soiled it! Koly the clothes you washed are still dirty! I did the best I could, thankful for an bed to sleep on and food to put in my mouth.” From this quote, we could tell that Sass wants Koly to do more chores over again and Koly doesn’t mind but is not disobeying

The Taj Mahal and the Pyramids of Giza are two of the great seven manmade wonders of the world. They are astounding achievements that mark the legacy of the vast empires that built them. Both these architectural achievements were built near rivers, surrounded by exceptional features, and constructed to honor the deaths of historical figures in the empires. However, they differ in stylistic backgrounds, artists, subjects, artistic periods and symbolic reasons of creation. The Taj Mahal and the Pyramids

The Mughals who ruled India from 1526-1858, emerged as great patrons of architecture. Mughal architectural is a great historical source as it reflects on imperial ideology of the time. The Mughals drew upon various architectural traditions- indigenous Indian traditions, Indo Islamic architecture form the Sultanate period, Persian traditions, European traditions and introduced their own Timurid traditions of Central Asia. Right from Babur to Aurangzeb, architecture was used to assert power and seek

The Taj Mahal and the Egyptian Pyramids have a lot in common. For example, they both are famous landmarks in the world. The tremendous effort and time into the architecture have paid off as they are classified as one of the 7 wonders of the world. Another similarity between the two structures was that they both were tombs. Did you know that a powerful ruler named Shah Jahan had built the amazing structure,the Taj Mahal, in memory of his beloved wife? Unbelievable, right? The Egyptian pharaohs were

The Mughal Empire was Muslim in religion and Turkic in culture, founded in 1526 by Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan. The Mughal Empire ruled India from 1556 to 1707 through a central administration, sectioned provinces led by governors appointed by the emperor, and villages established in the provinces. In later years increased turmoil developed due to an increasingly weak and corrupt government, which persecuted the Hindus. This power breakdown led to British East India Company movement toward

“Government agencies estimate that as much of 80% of India’s surface water is contaminated and most of it comes from sewage” (Narayanan 2). Running through the center of Delhi is the most polluted waterway in India, the Yamuna River. Bodies are cremated on the banks of the river that is lined with a white and blue chemical foam, plastic brought as offerings and trash float past signs telling people not to throw anything in the water (Ross 2). It may be harsh and even cruel, however, some would argue

6. The Colosseum and Forum: Rome The Colosseum is situated just east of the Forum in the center of Rome. The Colosseum is a massive amphitheater made up of stone. It was commissioned around 70-72 A.D. by Emperor Vespasian. The Colosseum was opened in 80 A.D. by Vespasian’s son Titus. With the opening there were 100 days of games that consisted of gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, reenactments of famous battles and dramas. After four centuries of use, the arena fell into a decline of use. It was

The health and well being of the human race is closely tied up with the quality of water used (Sharma et al, 2005 and Venkateswaran, 2011). Water quality has direct impact on public health (Kumar,2003 and Arunabh Misra et al,2010). People on globe are under tremendous threat due to undesired changes in the water quality parameters such as physical, chemical and biological characteristics of air, water and soil. These undesirable changes due to pollution caused by the addition of organic and inorganic

Babas, Maulanas and Priests are united. Baba Ramdev famously quoted “Homosexuality is a disease and can be cured by yoga”. It’s quite ironic taking into consideration how Hindu mythology time and again depicted Gods changing their sex. Shiva bathes in Yamuna to become a Gopi to take part in Raas-Leela. Krishna transformed into Mohini to marry Aravan (Son of Arjun) in Mahabharata to fulfil his last wish. Arjun became a Eunuch for a year due to a curse. Om Prakash Singhal Vice President of Vishwa Hindu

The issue of "homosexuality" seems to have divided the nation. While the matter is still under sub-judice, the debate over the draconian Section 377 continues in the public sphere. It is now no longer is a legal battle as the debate almost settled legally, but the moral argument continues. Ofcourse it is a vague topic as many advocate for it and a lot of people oppose. The fundamental question is whether anyone cares about the moral argument? Homosexuality is regarded as one of the possible expressions

It is worshipped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha (In Indian religions and Indian philosophy, moksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti and mukti,[1] means emancipation, liberation or release.[2] In the soteriological and eschatological sense, it connotes freedom from saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth.[3] In the epistemological and psychological sense, moksha connotes freedom, self-realization and self-knowledge

are for their own lives. Finally, Taoist and Confucianist cultures believe that water reflects the fluidity of life. Asian religious traditions also adhere to the purifying properties of water. In Hinduism, ritual washing in the Ganga, Narmada, and Yamuna rivers cleanses the body and purifies the spirit of sin (18). Buddhism stresses water’s ability to purge spiritual impurities at birth ceremonies and funerals, using water to cleanse evil from a body. In Confucianism, ch’i (the energy of the universe)

The unprecedented changes observed in natural environment during 20th century is the outcome of rapid industrialization and population growth occurred worldwide (Beniston, 2003).The over exploitation of natural resources (e.g. forest, water and land etc.) in recent past, attributed to environmental degradation, which in long-term disturbed global climate system and resulted into climate change. Climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a

Religion can be defined as beliefs and sentimental values of a particular community in a society. These beliefs trace their origins from the ancient texts present in that community. These texts generally contains about the deities and gods in the historic era. These texts portray the mythological deities and gods with supernatural powers and how the earth was created by the almighty using these powers. Almost each and every religious texts talk about their god and how their god created this world

We, architects have our own aesthetical sensibilities, but, there is beauty beyond our set standards of aesthetics. The slums and shanties that we perceive as dirty patches to our cities, have a beauty too, the beauty of struggle, survival and spirit. "For three years that used to be my bedroom and this was the kitchen, we had five toilets and our shop was on the street," says Meena who lived on the streets of Delhi after being evicted in 2008. The bedroom she pointed at, was a parking lot where

Waterfronts are the edges of water along any urban settlement. People often get attracted towards water and hence the necessity of waterfronts. It is the property of water to reflect, move, change and attract people which captures people’s imagination and provides various opportunities from reaction to business, from being passive to active. Rivers were reason for creation of early human settlements and now they act as an important part of any human settlement. The essay talks about how waterfronts

An individual in the wider spectrum of the society defines himself by his specific identity as it plays a major role in the thoughts, actions and orientation of a particular individual existing in both the public and the private life. It can be defined as the ‘condition of sameness’ with other individuals and something that would continue over time and space. This essay explores the construction of identity, in particular religious identity. I would take the case of Sikhism and its construction

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background and Motivation Solid waste management is the one of the important and major problem faced by today’s world. With the increase in commercial, residential and infrastructure development due to the population growth, it has lead to negative impact on the environment.. In developing countries like India, Solid waste management is considered as one of the most tedious environmental problems faced by municipal authorities . Rapid urbanization along with increasing

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