Posts

Showing posts from June, 2020

Nalanda University - world oldest Campus

Nalanda University one of the oldest University of India Nalanda university ,first  was takshilaUniversity which was now present in Pakistan. Nalanda the name of an ancient centre of higher learning in Bihar, India . The site of nalanda is located in India state of Bihar about 95 kilometres, south - east of Patna and was a Buddhist centre of learning from 427 to 1197 CE. Nalanda University flourished under the patronage of the Gupta empire in the fifth and sixth century and later under Harsha the empire of kannauj. At its peak the school attracted scholar and students from near and far with some travelling from Tibet, China, Korea and Central Asia. (History) History studies indicate that the University of nalanda was established during the reign of Gupta empire KumarGupta. However after the decline of guptas the most notable patron of the underline the was Harsha the seventh century empire ofkannauj . Xuanzang (a...

Adi shankaracharya - Detail Study

Image
(Adi shankaracharya) Adi Shankaracharya As we talk about his birth date ,there are Several different dates had been proposed for shankara . 509-477 BCE   ,   44-12BCE   ,   680 CE But 788-820CE .This was proposed by early 20 th scholar and was accepted by great scholars such as Max muller , Mac donnel, Pathok , Deussen and others. (Early life) Shankara,   as he was known before becoming a great teacher, was born into a poor Brahmin family at kadai , present day Kerala,India His parents sivaguru and Aryamba , offered their prayer to Lord Shiva requesting to bless them with the child their prayers was soon answered in the form of baby boy hence many considered shankara as, he was Avatar of Shiva. Shankar was educated by his mother ,as he lost his father when he was just “seven” , Aryamba played a  key role in teaching Vedas and upanishads  too young Shankar. Shankaras upanayanam , the...

Bhakti Movement detail study

Image
             (Bhakti  Movement)         Bhakti movement is very important movement which runs from 8th to 16th century in which different- different great personalities had come and spread their teachings. Firstly the movement start from South and move towards north when it reach to North, as you all know Muslim invasion had done ,when Muslim invasion had done the movement take trun and   spread all over the north and also gone to Asia. (Movement) An   important landmark in the cultural history of medieval India was the silent revolution in society brought by a galaxy of social religious reforms revolution known as the bhakti movement. The movement which responsible for many rites and rituals associated with worship of God by Hindus, Muslims ,Sikhs of India subcontinent for example kirtan at Hindu temple ,guruwali at dargah by Muslim and singing of gurbani at gurudwara are ...

George Floyd - Burning America

Image
GEORGE Floyd (George floyd protest) George floyd protest and riots are an ongoing series of civil disturbance that initially started in the Minneapolis - sain Paul Metropolitan area of Minnesota , United States, before spreading nationwide . This protest called from the name of "twin City protest" and "George floyd protest ". (Reason for protest) Today people of U.S want justice from the government for George Floyd. George floyd,a  46 year old African American died in Minneapolis on Monday while being Restrained by the police. (Video footage showed an officer put his knee on Floyd's neck as he gasped for breath) (George floyd death) George floyd Minnesota resident was arrested after he was accused of using the counterfiet $20 Note a local deli. Mean while police do talk with him and then suddenly keep George floyd on the ground and tie his neck with his knee , George floyd only and only saying "I can...

Operation Blue Star & khalistan Movenment

Image
          khalistan  Movement and operation Blue star khalistan movement is a sikh nationalist   movement ,which seeks to create a separate country called the Khalistan—“The land of pure in the Punjabi religion”. (Now back to history of Sikh)   ·          Guru Nanak Dev ji had established the stone of Sikhism   ·          Guru Ramdas , fourth of the ten guru’s founded the city of Amritsar in the 16th century ·          Fifth guru Arjan Dev constructed Harmandir sahib (Golden Temple) in 1605 and installed the Adi granth there ·          Jahangir killed the guru arjan Dev ji due to which fighting takes place between Mughals and Sikhs ·          17th and 18th century constant clashes with between Mughal empi...