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Day 24 – Q 4.What is ‘Indian culture’? Don’t you think culture shouldn’t be judged or defined from a religious point of view? Isn’t that the source of bigoted cultural nationalism? Critically examine.

4. What is ‘Indian culture’? Don’t you think culture shouldn’t be judged or defined from a religious point of view? Isn’t that the source of bigoted cultural nationalism? Critically examine.  ‘भारतीय संस्कृति’ क्या है? क्या आपको नहीं लगता कि संस्कृति को धार्मिक दृष्टिकोण से तय या परिभाषित नहीं किया जाना . . . Read more

Day 24 – Q 3.Why hasn’t tourism grown to its true potential in India? What can be done to make tourism thrive in India? Suggest.

3. Why hasn’t tourism grown to its true potential in India? What can be done to make tourism thrive in India? Suggest.  भारत में पर्यटन की वास्तविक क्षमता क्यों नहीं बढ़ी है? भारत में पर्यटन को बढ़ाने के लिए क्या किया जा सकता है? सुझाव दें। Approach: Introduction Why hasn’t . . . Read more

Day 24 – Q 2.Festivals in India are a living embodiment of reverence towards environment. Illustrate.

2. Festivals in India are a living embodiment of reverence towards environment. Illustrate.  भारत में त्यौहार पर्यावरण की ओर सम्मान के जीवित अवतार हैं। उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट करें। Introduction: Indians always believed in the concept of ‘Nature as a nurturer’ and have acknowledged the sacredness of Earth and other life . . . Read more

Day 24 – Q 1.Censorship stifles creativity and creates an ecosystem of doubts and ambiguity in which art can hardly flourish. Do you agree? Examine in the wake of recent incidents of censorship in India both institutional and social.

1. Censorship stifles creativity and creates an ecosystem of doubts and ambiguity in which art can hardly flourish. Do you agree? Examine in the wake of recent incidents of censorship in India both institutional and social.   सेंसरशिप रचनात्मकता को बाधित करता है और संदेह तथा अस्पष्टता का एक पारिस्थितिकी . . . Read more

Day 23 – Q 5.Devotion to the almighty God through different forms and emotions is a common theme in classical Indian dance forms. Elucidate.

5. Devotion to the almighty God through different forms and emotions is a common theme in classical Indian dance forms. Elucidate.  विभिन्न रूपों और भावनाओं के माध्यम से सर्वशक्तिमान ईश्वर की भक्ति शास्त्रीय भारतीय नृत्य रूपों में एक आम विषय है। स्पष्ट करें। Introduction: Classical dance forms refers to those . . . Read more

Day 23 – Q 4.What is the ‘gharana tradition’ in Hindustani music? Discuss. Does such tradition also lie in Carnatic music? Is gharana tradition facing a crisis? Examine.

4. What is the ‘gharana tradition’ in Hindustani music? Discuss. Does such tradition also lie in Carnatic music? Is gharana tradition facing a crisis? Examine.  हिंदुस्तान संगीत में ‘घराना परंपरा’ क्या है? चर्चा करें। क्या ऐसी परंपरा कर्नाटक संगीत में भी है? क्या भारत में घराना परंपरा संकटग्रस्त है? जांच . . . Read more

Day 23 – Q 3.Valour and courage is a recurring theme in medieval Indian paintings. Illustrate.

3. Valour and courage is a recurring theme in medieval Indian paintings. Illustrate. वीरता और साहस मध्ययुगीन भारतीय चित्रों में एक आवर्ती विषय है। उदाहरण देकर स्पष्ट करें। Approach: Introduction How valor and courage was a recurring theme Conclusion Introduction: Indian paintings in medieval age evolved mainly during the age . . . Read more

Day 23 – Q 2.Examine the contribution of Vedic literature in the fields of science, geography and medicine.

2. Examine the contribution of Vedic literature in the fields of science, geography and medicine. विज्ञान, भूगोल और चिकित्सा के क्षेत्र में वैदिक साहित्य के योगदान की जांच करें। Introduction: Vedic literature includes sacred ancient writings of Hinduism in Sanskrit belonging to a period from 1500 BCE to 500 BCE. . . . Read more

Day 23 – Q 1.Rock cut architecture find an important place in ancient Indian history. Comment.

1. Rock cut architecture find an important place in ancient Indian history. Comment.  प्राचीन भारतीय इतिहास में रॉक कट आर्किटेक्चर का एक महत्वपूर्ण स्थान है। टिप्पणी करें। Introduction Rock-cut architecture is the practice of creating a structure, by carving out of the solid natural rock. It differs from ‘structural architecture’ in . . . Read more