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  • the Baptist Missionary Society. His interest in mission was stimulated by reading ... Among those who assisted in the task of Bible translation was Ram ...
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  • traversing the globe for Life Magazine. In addition to being the first ... top of a gargoyle on the Chrysler Building in New York City or waiting at ...
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  • and government, but he also wrote much in the field of economics. His ... While the twentieth century in many ways proved him correct, stronger ...
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  • vibrant expression of contemporary Hinduism, in the Vaisnavite tradition. Swaminarayan was born Ghanshyam Pande in Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh ...
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  • an important Hindu religious scholar born in Gujarat, India. He is best ... He was an original scholar, who believed in the infallible authority of ...
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  • In an arranged marriage, the marital partners are chosen by parents ... been utilized to cement political alliances. In more recent times, Reverend ...
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  • represent sections of the Constitution of India that prescribe the fundamental ... 1947 and 1949 by the Constituent Assembly of India. Credit for the ...
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  • the Kali Yuga, the fourth and final stage in the history of the universe ... and the apocalyptic return of Jesus depicted in the Book of Revelation. It ...
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  • of hand. The practice occurs most commonly in India, though other Asian nations ... evil, even the devil or Satan. The snake, in the great monotheistic traditions ...
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  • original intent sas to help with expenses in the creation of the new family ... Today, the practice has decreased in developed countries and urban ...
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  • [[Image:Pyramid of Capitalist System.png|thumb|right|250px|An Industrial ... distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. Anthropologists ...
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  • of National Importance. The Government of India created the IITs to train ... the world's best technology programs. India has faced an enormous challege ...
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  • root kri, "to do") is a term used in several eastern religions referring ... The caste system in India was traditionally interpreted as a manifestation ...
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  • ruled large parts of southern and central India between the sixth and twelfth ... The rise of the Chalukyas marks an important milestone in the history ...
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  • c. 1500 – c. 500 B.C.E.) is the period in the history of India during ... organization, its profound interest in human origins, in the question ...
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  • In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ... In sociology and biology, infanticide is the practice of intentionally ...
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  • a master archer who played a pivotal role in the conflict between the Pandavas ... His seminal role in the Mahabharata has marked Arjuna as a central ...
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  • and powerful political and military empire in ancient India. Originating ... Emperor Bindusara expanded the Empire into India's central and southern ...
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  • and first Prime Minister of the Republic of India. Popularly referred to as ... Nehru raised the flag of independent India in Lahore on December 31 ...
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  • of Dravidian speakers live mainly in southern India, most notably ... Still others argue that Dravidian held sway in a much larger region, replacing ...
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