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...when an older sister burns herself to death to escape an abusive marriage, Sanghera begins to realize the toll that custom and oppression are taking on Asian women. While raising children alone and pursuing a college degree on virtually no money, she launches Karma Nirvana (from Sanskrit words connoting action and enlightenment) in a spare room at a Derby women's shelter...
...exclusively on modern South Asia, Historial Study A-16, “The Making of Modern South Asia,” is a Core course. Languages do not fare much better: though the number of courses in South Asian languages stands at 69, the distribution favors ancient languages like Sanskrit, while contemporary spoken languages are often relegated to a few small language tutorials. The current courses offerings in the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies are concentrated heavily in the study of ancient language, and for those courses that begin to address regional study, focus lies in ancient India, with...
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...most of the Indian capital's 15 million residents, monkeys are as much a part of the cityscape as Mughal tombs and speeding auto rickshaws. Monkeys and humans have long coexisted in India, where Hindus consider the primates sacred. In the ancient Sanskrit epic The Ramayana, the monkey god Hanuman symbolizes wisdom, devotion, righteousness and strength. On most days, devout Hindus feed Delhi's monkeys a feast of bananas and peanuts...
...Monkeys and humans have long coexisted in India, where Hindus consider the primates sacred. In the ancient Sanskrit epic the Ramayana, the monkey god Hanuman symbolizes wisdom, devotion, righteousness and strength. Most days, but especially every Tuesday, devout Hindus feed Delhi's monkeys a feast of bananas and peanuts...