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A section embedded in Skanda Purana is known as Agastya Samhita, and sometimes called the Sankara Samhita. [ 4] It was probably composed in late medieval era, but before the 12th-century. [ 5] It exists in many versions, and is structured as a dialogue between Skanda and Agastya. Scholars such as Moriz Winternitz state that the authenticity of ...
Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world. [1] [2] Modern science is typically divided into three major branches: [3] the natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), which study the physical world; the social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), which study ...
The Bastar Rebellion, also known as the bhumkal movement was an Adivasi rebellion in 1910 against the British Raj in the princely state of Bastar in central India. [ 1] It was primarily led by Gunda Dhur, [ 2] a tribal leader, as well as by a diwan and cousin of the king, Lal Karendra Singh. The tribals mobilized, which led to the entire state ...
The Gita in the title of the Bhagavad Gita literally means "song". Religious leaders and scholars interpret the word Bhagavad in a number of ways. Accordingly, the title has been interpreted as, "the song of God"; "the word of God" by the theistic schools, [3] "the words of the Lord", [4] "the Divine Song", [5] [page needed] [6] and "Celestial Song" by others.
Jaipur foot. The Jaipur foot, also known as the Jaipur leg, is a rubber-based prosthetic leg for people with below-knee amputations. Although inferior in many ways to the composite carbon fibre variants, its variable applicability and cost efficiency make it an acceptable choice for prosthesis.
Incense being sold in a market in Bangalore. India is the world's main incense producing country, [1] [2] and is also a major exporter to other countries. [3] In India, incense sticks are called Agarbatti (Agar: from Dravidian [4] [5] probably Tamil அகில் (agil), அகிர்(agir), [6] Sanskrit varti, meaning "stick". [7]
Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu Date 11 August 1937 – present (87 years) Location Present-day Tamil Nadu, India Caused by Various attempts by the Government of India (1947–present) and the Government of Madras (during 1937–65) to promote Hindi language in the State Goals To prevent the imposition of Hindi in the State Methods Non-violent - Conferences, fasts, legislations, media ...
Mahadevi Verma (26 March 1906 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi -language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars [ a] of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. [ 1] She has been also addressed as the Modern Meera. [ 2]