scholarly journals ‘Ekam sad viprā basathudhā vadanti’ - inclusivism - the idea of a reformed Hinduism in the iconographic program of the Birla temples

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-129
Author(s):  
Marta Kudelska ◽  
Agnieszka Staszczyk ◽  
Agata Świerzowska
Keyword(s):  
Common Theme ◽  
Practical Realization ◽  
The People ◽  
Hindu Temples

The fundraising activity initiated by the Birla family in India resulted in the construction of more than 20 Hindu temples, commonly referred to as the Birla Mandirs. Although they vary in terms of architectural forms and iconographic programs it seems, that one basic and common theme remains - to show reformed Hinduism as a religion that is the pillar of the identity of the people of New India. It is understood at the same time as separate but also higher than other great religions, yet assuring a place within its confines for all of them. It is – as the authors argue in this paper - the practical realization of the thought expressed in the Ṛgveda(I 164.46) and repeatedly referred to in the Birla temples as ‘ekam sad viprā bahudhā vadanti’, which seems to be the motto of all foundations of the Birla family.

Temple-and-Image Worship in Hinduism

1928 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
J. N. Farquhar
Keyword(s):  
Religious Life ◽  
The People ◽  
Hindu Temples

1. The use of images in Hindu temples and in Hindu homes is, perhaps, not absolutely universal to-day, as we shall see; but the non-conforming minority, if it still exists, is exceedingly minute. In every part of India temples and images may be seen; and the religious life of all classes of the people depends very largely on their use.

Using Smartphone Technology in Environmental Sustainability Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Dogbey ◽  
Cassie Quigley ◽  
Megan Che ◽  
Jeffrey Hallo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Values ◽  
Livestock Grazing ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
The People ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Smartphone Technology

This study engaged key stakeholders in an economically and environmentally fragile region in Kenya in a unique, interdisciplinary, and integrative approach to explore the extent to which the use of smartphone technology helps access the environmental values and sustainability perspectives of the people of the Maasai land. The results of the study indicate that the participants' environmental values and sustainability perspectives, exposed through photovoices, pertain mainly to issues regarding livestock grazing, deforestation, soil erosion, wildlife and human co-habitation, waste management, afforestation, and the conservation of the natural vegetation. A common theme permeating the participants' photovoices was their awareness of the intertwining effects of these major environmental issues on the environment. The results also suggest a strong understanding of ecological compositions and connections in the environment by the participants.

Temporal Limits on the Legislative Mandate: Entrenchment and Retroactivity

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 381-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian N. Eule
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Relationship ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
Delegation Of Authority ◽  
The People ◽  
Shed Light

According to the general wisdom, legislatures lack both the power to “entrench” their enactments against alteration by their successors and the power to “retroactively” undo the efforts of their predecessors. The author argues that, rather than being in conflict, these principles share a common theme. Legislatures operate as agents of the people under constitutionally defined mandates that are limited in time as well as scope. Actions that transcend—either forward or backward in time—the temporal delegation of authority conferred by periodic elections do not bind the electorate. In the first half of the article the author suggests that an understanding of the rationale behind the entrenchment prohibition can help shed light on a diverse group of issues including congressional power to prescribe internal rules of operation, constitutional amendment procedures, and legislative impairment of contracts. In the second half of the article the author takes issue with the traditional objection to retroactivity grounded on vested rights and unfulfilled expectations. In its place he proposes a theory of retroactivity embodied in republican principles concerning the temporal relationship between the people and their legislative agents.

scholarly journals Produksi Serial Animasi 3D Jambul

Humaniora ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 357
Author(s):  
Ardiyansah Ardiyansah
Keyword(s):  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Visual Quality ◽  
Series Production ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
Time Cost ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Animation Industry ◽  
The People

Jambul is a 3D animated series initiated by Animaraya, an animation studio located in South Jakarta. Taking the theme of daily lives of a bunch of kids in Maju Makmur village with all love, sorrow, and their dreams, the series has a typical look with common theme raised by other local animation producers. Nevertheless, the presence of serial Jambul must still be in the positive appreciation by both the animation industry, and in general by the people of Indonesia. In addition, because of this series appeared in all the limitations, Jambul showed up with a new standard for animated series production in Indonesia, especially in terms of production efficiency, time, cost, stories, and visual quality. 

Liberalism in Devon and Cornwall, 1910–1931: ‘the old-time religion’

1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Social Reform ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
Liberal Party ◽  
Class Division ◽  
The People ◽  
Emotional Appeals ◽  
High Level

ABSTRACTLiberalism in Devon and Cornwall before 1914 pursued a traditional ‘democratic’ rhetoric based on a class division which associated the Liberal party with ‘the people’ and Unionism with a privileged aristocracy. The ‘new Liberalism’ and social reform were unimportant. In the 1920s, the Gladstonian trinity of peace, retrenchment and free trade comprised easily the most common theme in Liberal candidates’ speeches. The Gladstonian tradition remained central to Liberalism because it accurately reflected the preoccupations of the party's core supporters in the region. There was apparently no belief amongst Liberals that the party's policies after 1918 were out-dated and irrelevant; their view is supported by an analysis of the 1923, 1924 and 1929 contests and their results.Throughout the period, Liberal candidates were as ready and able as their opponents to use the coarser arts of electioneering. Liberalism was not wedded to a restricted Edwardian electorate with a relatively high level of political intelligence. The argument that it was is contradicted by contemporary accounts that the electorate of the 1920s was more thoughtful and less susceptible to emotional appeals than were pre-war voters.

scholarly journals The Physicality and Spirituality of the Hindu Temples of Kerala

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-193
Author(s):  
Binumol Tom
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Religious Philosophy ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Spatial Concepts ◽  
Architectural Styles ◽  
Built Form ◽  
The People ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Hindu Temples

Every culture can stir a type of architecture that can range from landmarks to everyday homes. History has proved that the various architectural styles have developed in response to climate, lifestyle, geology and geography of a place, religious philosophy of the people and availability of building materials. Religion and lifestyle seem to be the most common influences overall. Culture, in fact, underlines the important role that economics, politics, religion, heritage and the natural environment play in shaping the built environment. Kerala (the southern-most state of India), the land of temples appears unique in this context as the temples here were the pivot of religious, social, economic and cultural life of every Keralite. The typical Hindu temples of Kerala stand out from among the Indian temple typology in its form, structural clarity, stylistic tradition, symbolism and above all, in its construction and craftsmanship in wood. They show a distinctive style which is a local adaptation of the Dravida or the South Indian tradition of temple construction, considerably influenced by the various geographical, religious, cultural and political factors. Most of the temples of Kerala are traditionally neighborhood institutions of worship, rich in both tangible and intangible cultural values. The spatiality of Kerala temples follows the general Indian philosophical concepts of the centre, axis and the human relatedness to cosmic reality, while its implementation in the built form follows the Vedic religious practices. This paper attempts to explore the evolution of the generic built form of temples of Kerala and the philosophical and spatial concepts of their architecture.

News Media Hype?

2020 ◽  
pp. 146-163
Author(s):  
Mark Davis ◽  
Davina Lohm
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
News Media ◽  
Television News ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
Apparent Paradox ◽  
News Reporting ◽  
The People ◽  
Media Hype

A common theme in the stories of the people we interviewed was the action and reputation of news media, including printed, digital, and television news. These media were often the first source of knowledge about the emerging pandemic and for some the basis for adoption of a new at risk identity. This chapter examines a key finding that individuals regarded the news media to have hyped the pandemic alongside textual analyses from other scholars that shows news media in 2009 to have been mainly fact driven and not inflammatory. The chapter takes up this apparent paradox in light of audience expectations shaped by previous experiences of pandemic narratives and the large volume of news reporting during the period. The chapter explains how individuals were skeptical of media and therefore cautiously took on their new pandemic risk identities through what we have framed as “persuasion” narrative.

scholarly journals New hero in war prose of present time (based on books about war in Donbas)

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-67
Author(s):  
Nina Herasymenko
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
Double Standards ◽  
The People ◽  
The Common ◽  
Contemporary Situation ◽  
Novice Writers

The events on Maidan, the Russian-Ukrainian war in the East of Ukraine became a particular challenge not only for the novice writers but also for the famous masters of the word. Some of them took part in the defense of the country; others were strictly focused on the contemporary situation and talked with the soldiers who returned from the front.  New works with scary stories and unexpected solutions aroused. In addition to the common theme, these books, published in 2014–2018, showed another common longed-for phenomenon – the emergence of a new hero. He is a patriot who, with weapons in hands, defends the homeland in Donbas, his own choice and future. He is a well-educated young man with a strong pro-Ukrainian position who is proud of his nationality. He has the power to design and successfully conduct a military special operation. Now he is ready for changes within society, he is savvy in questions of politics and course of Ukraine in the international arena. He is characterized by determination and perseverance, he is ready to fight. The new hero does not trust the central government since during all the years of independence it demonstrated to its own people only political weakness and double standards. An ordinary Ukrainian might be used to adjust himself to all the authorities without exception. However, the events of Maidan, and then the war woke up the society and swept its apathy. The desire to defend oneself, one’s family and friends, and the whole country gave strength to the people. Thus a new, self-confident and strong Ukrainian became typical. He is a leader able to motivate his comrades for being active in the battlefield and politics.The new hero may have even some messianic features corresponding to the people’s expectations.

Big Copyright Versus the People

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Skladany
Keyword(s):  
The People
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