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- List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
10: ...dair, John A. M.]], (1864-1938), U.S. Congressman from Indiana
37: ...ms, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut
40: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Sr.|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1807-1886), grandson of John Adams, son o...
41: *[[Charles Francis Adams, Jr.|Adams, Charles Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War ...
42: *[[Charles Francis Adams (1866)|Adams, Charles Francis]] (1866-1954), son of above, Navy secretary - Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
4: ...he causes she thought were right, starting with [[freedom of thought]], [[women's rights]], [[birth co...
7: ... to the Theosophical Society, but also to India's freedom and progress.
11: ...cal leaders. This was a clear reversal of policy from Blavatsky and Olcott's very public conversion t...
13: ...his brother Nitya were brought up by Theosophists from that moment on, with a subsequent lawsuit filed...
15: ...ife, but never really succeeded. The two remained friends, though, until the end of her life. - Flute (11293 bytes)
1: ...ther wind instruments, a flute produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge, instead of usi...
6: from : www.flute.com.cn[http://www.flute.com.cn]
7: ...o its simplicity and pleasing sound. A flute made from a [[mammoth]] bone, found in the [[Swabian Alb|...
9: ...asier to play, but takes a degree of control away from the musician. Usually fipple flutes are not ref...
25: ...several inches wide, while a concert flute's is a fraction of an inch. - Agathocles of Bactria (7452 bytes)
5: ...ian]] territory. Little is known about him, apart from his extensive coinage.
15: ...ht have been an usurper as well, possibly a Greek from the newly conquered Indian territories.
27: ...ly known by the Chinese at the time (some weapons from the [[Warring States Period]] were in copper-ni...
31: ...s of the first Indo-Greek kings to secure support from Indian populations and avoid being perceived as...
43: ...thocles".<br>'''Rev:''' Indian god [[Vasudeva]]-[[Krishna]], with ornate headdress, earrings, sword in shea... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word ''c...
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27: The [[Brahmin]]s (the word comes from [[Sanskrit]] for 'knowledge', root word Vid 'to...
29: ...e views possible) to achieve [[moksha]] - release from [[samsara]], the cycle of [[reincarnation]], an... - India (27950 bytes)
5: ...indus'' in [[Persian language|Persian]], was used from [[Mughal]] times onwards, though its contempora...
13: ...an]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
21: ...ndia. On [[1947-08-15]] India gained independence from British rule, later becoming a [[republic]] on ...
23: ...as a [[secular]] democracy barring a brief period from [[1975]] to [[1977]] during which the then [[Pr...
32: ...rime Minister, but this option has been exercised from time to time. - List of religions (13836 bytes)
3: ...major religions" have historically been separated from the list of all religions can be found in the a...
59: ***[[Jacob Frank|Frankists]]
82: ****[[ISKCON]] (Hare Krishna)
129: ***[[Society of Friends]] (Quakers)
145: *African religions - Religion (72319 bytes)
10: The word religion is thought to derive from one of two combinations of Latin roots. The fi...
25: ...sion, see [[approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion]].
38: *An ethical framework, including a definition of activities whic...
53: ... Commandments]] of the [[Old Testament]], flowing from the beliefs rather than being defined by the be...
54: ...xt|texts they hold as sacred]] uniquely different from other writings, and which records or is the bas... - Diwali (5677 bytes)
6: ...org/stylebook.html#D] (Diwali definition; Excerpt from saja.org: Diwali should not be referred as the ...
14: In [[2003]], Dipavali fell on Friday, [[October 24]] for many [[India]]n states an...
26: ...illing of [[Narakasura]], an evil demon by Lord [[Krishna]]. So Dipavali is a festival symbolising the des... - Holi (3290 bytes)
4: ..., everyone watched in amazement as the shawl flew from Holika, who, then was burnt to death, while [[P...
5: ... divine love of [[Radha]] for [[Krishna]]. [[Lord Krishna]] is believed to have popularised the festival by... - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
13: ...ought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] to worl...
15: ... He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional [[Hinduism|Hindu]] beliefs: [[truth...
18: ...he [[Jain]] influences of Gujarat, Gandhi learned from an early age the tenets of non-injury to living...
23: ...India to observe the Hindu precepts of abstinence from [[meat]] and [[alcohol]]. Although Gandhi expe...
25: ...ost in [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|Natal]], [[South Africa]]. - Hinduism (49198 bytes)
8: ... of unity in diversity is best captured in a line from the ancient [[Rig Veda]]:
17: ...d it. In general, Hindu views are broad and range from [[monism]], [[dualism]], [[vishistadvaita|quali...
19: ...e most prominent Hindu monists is the saint [[Ramakrishna]], whose preferred form of God is [[Devi]] and wh...
21: ...s the quest for enlightenment and to free oneself from the cycle of rebirth. Another major concept is ...
25: ...a]]), Rama ([[Ramayana]]), the Prince of Ayodhya, Krishna ([[Mahabharata]]), Buddha, and Kalki. - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - Ancient Indian science and technology (21581 bytes)
28: ...ear conception of the abstract number as distinct from the numerical quantity of objects or spatial ex...
32: ...ician in Arabic is called ''Hindsa'' which means "from India."
38: ...ology]], like casting of a [[horoscope]]. Apart from this linkage of astronomy with [[astrology]] in...
47: ...e concept of [[atom]] in ancient India is derived from the classification of material world in five ba...
49: From ancient times, Indian philosophers believed tha... - Yoga (18820 bytes)
7: The word Yoga originates from the [[Sanskrit]] word "Yuj" ("to yoke") and is ...
38: ...as the Supreme Lord, to [[Arjuna]], a warrior and friend who is loathe to go to battle that would invo...
65: ...na tantra) and teachers (e.g. Abhinava Gupta, Ramakrishna, a saint who practiced [[Kali]] [[bhakti]], [[Adv...
68: ...des the shisya (student) through yogic discipline from the beginning. When doing yoga, the student is ...
74: ...890s by the great yogi and disciple of Shri [[Ramakrishna]], [[Swami Vivekananda]], the Hindu representativ...
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