My Grandfather is a retired civil engineer. His passion for his work had a great deal to do with my interest in the discipline of civil engineering. As an only child, I spent much of my time as a young boy finding ways to entertain myself. My creativity expanded rapidly because of this, often spending hours producing structures with Lego and building earthen dams in our backyard. Educated at an international school, I was exposed to diverse topics that dispelled many of the myths and mysteries
When analyzing Jainism and Sikhism, it can be stated that both religions strive toward greater religious simplicity. From the readings, I believe out of their ethics and values; nonviolence, nonlying, and nonattachment are some of the most important traits a follower of these religions must possess. In Jainism, nonviolence or Ahisma is the practice to not engage in violent acts and have somewhat of a protection for life. Although Sikhism does believe in peace and tries to not engage in violent acts
India has a rich tradition of intellectual inquiry and a textual heritage that goes back to several hundreds of years. India was magnificently advanced in knowledge traditions and practices during the ancient and medieval times. The intellectual achievements of Indian thought are found across several fields of study in ancient Indian texts ranging from the Vedas and the Upanishads to a whole range of scriptural, philosophical, scientific, technical and artistic sources. Historically, the protection
Women constitute half of the world’s population. Despite of equality in number with the men, women do not enjoy the equal status with respect of men in each and every sphere of society. women are considered as a weaker sex. Research shows that female foetus is always healthier than the male foetus. But process of socialization makes her weaker. Thus female who takes birth with a strength at par with male ends up with a tag ‘weaker sex’. In Ancient times especially during
I believe in a religion known as Sikhism, both my parents are Sikh so I am too. Religion in India and Canada are fairly similar other than it being more traditional in India also in Canada many people don’t know how to read in Punjabi so this creates a big barrier. Globalization allowed Sikhism to be spread around the world and many people have converted. Also Globalization allowed my parents to move to Canada without losing their culture. Religion has been a big influence on my personal life because
Dismissing the contention that the Jarman had been motivated not by religious considerations but by a personal grievance, the High Court held that "Motive in such circumstances is wholly immaterial". It observed: If the influence exercised by the religious and spiritual head has the effect of creating in the minds of the voters a feeling of divine displeasure or spiritual censure then, whatever the motive, the influence would amount to undue influence. The contents of the poster ... unequivocally
Introduction Secularism in India means break even with treatment of all religions by the state. Not at all like the Western idea of secularism which imagines a detachment of religion and state, the idea of secularism in India imagines acknowledgment of religious laws as tying on the state, and equivalent support of state in diverse religions. With the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India sanctioned in 1976, the Preamble to the Constitution declared that India is a mainstream country. On
called “Captain America in a Turban”. Vishavjit Singh is “the first turbaned and bearded editorial cartoonist in the United States.” (Singh 6) He also is a software analyst and he creates cartoons about Sikh. A Sikh is any follower of the religion Sikhism. Sikhism is a religion founded years ago and it preaches devotion and remembrance of God, truthful living, equality of mankind and it denounces superstitions and blind rituals. He is an inquisitive man who is willing to put aside his insecurities to analyze
The process of acculturation with the advent of Islam in India inspired thinkers, saints and poets. Even though, the saints-poets belonged to different regions, their ideas were remarkably similar. One such example of two poets who not only belonged to different regions but lived a century apart is Lal Ded and Kabir Das. Nonetheless, they shared the same ideas and beliefs. This is due to the harmony that prevailed in the society and the political and religious conditions of the times. A person irrespective
12 Sikh Pilgrimage Sites in India India houses several pilgrimage sites of many religions. Sikhism is a major religion in India and most of the Sikh gurus have stayed in India and have created a remarkable history in the country. Here we list out the 12 popular pilgrimage sites of Sikhs in India. 1. Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar It is famous in India by Golden Temple which is also the central religious place for the sikhs community. It is a symbol of equality and human brotherhood. Any person belonging