This document is an introduction by W.B. Yeats to a collection of translated poems and prose by Rabindranath Tagore. It summarizes Yeats' interaction with Indians who spoke of Tagore with great reverence as India's greatest poet and philosopher. They described how Tagore's works influenced the culture and how he came from a long line of illustrious thinkers. Yeats was moved by the translations of Tagore's works, which explored spiritual themes through everyday images and embraced natural beauty. He saw in Tagore's poetry a tradition where poetry and religion were united in a way that was lost in Europe.
This document provides an introduction by W.B. Yeats to Rabindranath Tagore's collection of poems "Gitanjali". Yeats describes how the poems moved him deeply and explores Tagore's life and significance in India. He praises Tagore's poetry for blending the religious and mundane in a simple yet profound manner. The introduction aims to provide context for non-Indian readers on Tagore and his cultural influence in early 20th century Bengal.
This document provides context and background about the spiritual poems "Gitanjali" by Rabindranath Tagore. It summarizes that Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali, which contains beautiful prayers Tagore wrote after experiencing deep personal losses. The document also recommends readers explore Tagore's other works to gain fuller context before reading Gitanjali, and describes how Tagore was revered in India for capturing the spirituality and wisdom of the East in his writings.
Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, painter, philosopher, and educator born in 1861 in Calcutta. He was renowned as one of the greatest poets of India and the world, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore founded Visva-Bharati University in 1902 and composed India's national anthem. He made significant contributions to modern Indian literature and education through his writings, paintings, and establishment of educational institutions that promoted Indian culture and national identity.
This document is an introduction by W.B. Yeats to Rabindranath Tagore's collection of poems "Gitanjali". Yeats describes how the poems moved him deeply and explores Tagore's life and significance in India as one of their great poets and saints. He praises the simplicity, spontaneity and reverence for nature, God, and humanity in Tagore's works. The introduction provides context on Tagore and Indian culture that influenced his poetic vision.
This document is a collection of poems titled "Gitanjali" by Rabindranath Tagore, translated from the original Bengali by the author. It contains an introduction by W.B. Yeats praising Tagore and his poetry. Yeats describes how the poems moved him deeply and explores Tagore's significance in India as a poet, philosopher and saint. He notes the poems display a culture where poetry and religion are one, emerging from both high culture and common people. The introduction provides historical and cultural context for appreciating Tagore's poems.
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, and painter. He was born in 1861 in Kolkata and died in 1941. He is best known for his works Gitanjali and Gora, for which he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore founded an experimental school at Shantiniketan which emphasized connecting to nature and global unity. He was a spiritual humanist who believed in individual freedom within spiritual and social bonds between all people.
This document proposes forming a federation called the "Union of Vishal Desh" between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It argues that since Germany was able to reunite after being divided, the three South Asian countries could also unite in a peaceful federation. The federation would consist of a constituent assembly with members from each country. Separate constitutions for each country would exist along with a common constitution for the federation. Travel between the countries would not require visas. Problems like the Kashmir dispute could be resolved by merging the regions and developing the Kashmiri language.
This document provides an overview of James Allen's book "The Way of Peace" which discusses different meditation techniques for achieving spiritual peace. It describes the power of meditation, acquiring spiritual power through meditation on concepts like love, forgiveness and purity. It recommends meditating in the morning when the mind is most receptive. The goal of meditation is to realize one's true divine self and experience spiritual revelations and bliss.
This document provides an introduction by W.B. Yeats to Rabindranath Tagore's collection of poems "Gitanjali". Yeats describes how the poems moved him deeply and explores Tagore's life and significance in India. He praises Tagore's poetry for blending the religious and mundane in a simple yet profound manner. The introduction aims to provide context for non-Indian readers on Tagore and his cultural influence in early 20th century Bengal.
This document provides context and background about the spiritual poems "Gitanjali" by Rabindranath Tagore. It summarizes that Tagore received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali, which contains beautiful prayers Tagore wrote after experiencing deep personal losses. The document also recommends readers explore Tagore's other works to gain fuller context before reading Gitanjali, and describes how Tagore was revered in India for capturing the spirituality and wisdom of the East in his writings.
Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, painter, philosopher, and educator born in 1861 in Calcutta. He was renowned as one of the greatest poets of India and the world, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore founded Visva-Bharati University in 1902 and composed India's national anthem. He made significant contributions to modern Indian literature and education through his writings, paintings, and establishment of educational institutions that promoted Indian culture and national identity.
This document is an introduction by W.B. Yeats to Rabindranath Tagore's collection of poems "Gitanjali". Yeats describes how the poems moved him deeply and explores Tagore's life and significance in India as one of their great poets and saints. He praises the simplicity, spontaneity and reverence for nature, God, and humanity in Tagore's works. The introduction provides context on Tagore and Indian culture that influenced his poetic vision.
This document is a collection of poems titled "Gitanjali" by Rabindranath Tagore, translated from the original Bengali by the author. It contains an introduction by W.B. Yeats praising Tagore and his poetry. Yeats describes how the poems moved him deeply and explores Tagore's significance in India as a poet, philosopher and saint. He notes the poems display a culture where poetry and religion are one, emerging from both high culture and common people. The introduction provides historical and cultural context for appreciating Tagore's poems.
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, musician, and painter. He was born in 1861 in Kolkata and died in 1941. He is best known for his works Gitanjali and Gora, for which he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore founded an experimental school at Shantiniketan which emphasized connecting to nature and global unity. He was a spiritual humanist who believed in individual freedom within spiritual and social bonds between all people.
This document proposes forming a federation called the "Union of Vishal Desh" between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It argues that since Germany was able to reunite after being divided, the three South Asian countries could also unite in a peaceful federation. The federation would consist of a constituent assembly with members from each country. Separate constitutions for each country would exist along with a common constitution for the federation. Travel between the countries would not require visas. Problems like the Kashmir dispute could be resolved by merging the regions and developing the Kashmiri language.
This document provides an overview of James Allen's book "The Way of Peace" which discusses different meditation techniques for achieving spiritual peace. It describes the power of meditation, acquiring spiritual power through meditation on concepts like love, forgiveness and purity. It recommends meditating in the morning when the mind is most receptive. The goal of meditation is to realize one's true divine self and experience spiritual revelations and bliss.
This document provides an overview of coal gasification. It discusses the purposes and benefits of converting coal to gas. Integrated coal gasification combined cycle is highlighted as an important application due to its high efficiency and potential to meet emission standards. The document outlines coal gasification reactions, thermodynamics, and kinetics. It also describes several categories of gasification processes and provides details on key moving bed, fluidized bed, and entrained bed gasification technologies.
This document discusses various types of renewable energy sources including sunlight, wind, rain, geothermal heat, hydroelectricity, biomass, and others. It provides statistics on current global usage of renewables such as 13% of energy coming from traditional biomass. The document also focuses in more detail on certain renewable technologies for energy generation including wind power, hydroelectric power, solar energy, biofuels, wave power, and geothermal power. It provides examples of each technology and their advantages for sustainable energy production.
Human society faces potential existential threats from climate change, overpopulation, disease, and natural disasters in the coming decades and centuries. The document outlines several predictions including the collapse of the US financial system by 2012 leading to societal chaos, as well as rising global temperatures causing severe weather events, extinction of species, changing disease vectors, and rising sea levels. Mitigating climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to renewable energy is discussed as key to ensuring human survival.
- Bihar is located in northeast India, bordering Nepal. It has a population of over 100 million and its capital and largest city is Patna.
- Historically, Bihar was an important center of learning with ancient universities like Nalanda. However, many centers of learning were destroyed during invasions in medieval times.
- Bihar has experienced slow development and high poverty rates. However, in recent years the state government has prioritized improving infrastructure, education, healthcare, and implementing e-governance programs to boost the economy and human development.
This document provides an overview of Bihar, a state in eastern India. Some key points:
- Bihar has a population of over 100 million and relies heavily on agriculture, with rice as a main crop.
- Literacy rates have improved but still lag behind the national average. Efforts are being made to strengthen education.
- The state has significant historical and religious sites but has struggled with poverty and lack of development.
- Under current leadership, Bihar has experienced economic growth over 10% annually by focusing on infrastructure, irrigation, and technology. However, challenges around education, healthcare, and rural development remain.
This document discusses several topics related to India's history, politics, and economy. It provides background on important Indian leaders and industrialists like JRD Tata, GD Birla, and Mahatma Gandhi. It also summarizes key events like India gaining independence, the linguistic reorganization of states, economic reforms in the 1990s, and prime ministers from 1984-2014. Overall, the document provides a broad overview of India's development as a nation from the 20th century to modern times.
ABCs of Desalting of water to recover water as well as salt.H Janardan Prabhu
This document provides an overview of desalination technologies. It discusses the multi-stage flash distillation process, which accounts for the majority of desalination capacity worldwide. In multi-stage flash distillation, seawater is heated and then flashed into lower pressure stages to induce multiple boiling, producing fresh water. The document also briefly describes other major desalination processes like multiple effect distillation and reverse osmosis. It notes that membrane and thermal processes each make up about half of global desalination capacity. Overall, the document aims to introduce readers to common desalination technologies and their applications in producing fresh water from saline sources.
India made progress in several areas from 2004-2014 such as agriculture, irrigation, science, space, and technology. However, economic growth slowed after the 2008 global financial crisis. In 2021, India faced a severe second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic with high case numbers and deaths straining the health system. Narendra Modi and the BJP won elections in 2014 on promises of development and reducing corruption. However, by 2021 rising inflation and unemployment meant many Indians were still facing economic difficulties despite high GDP growth rates.
India is a sovereign democratic republic governed by a constitution adopted in 1950. Key goals were preserving unity while recognizing diversity, and strengthening democracy. The country was divided at independence, with parts becoming Pakistan. States were reorganized along linguistic lines to accommodate diversity. Economic policies initially focused on self-reliance and public sector development under Nehru, but reforms since the 1990s have liberalized and globalized the economy. Infrastructure development remains an ongoing need.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the earliest works of literature. Dating back to around 2800 BCE, it tells the story of the semi-divine king of Uruk, Gilgamesh, in two parts. The first part describes Gilgamesh's heroic adventures with his friend Enkidu as they undertake quests. The second part is a spiritual journey as Gilgamesh searches for immortality after recognizing his own mortality. The poem explores themes of culture, friendship, and coming to terms with death that have influenced many later works.
This introduction provides guidance for studying English and American literature. It recommends focusing on major historical periods defined by towering literary figures. For England, these include Chaucer, Milton, Shakespeare, and Dickens. For America, suggestions include Edwards, Franklin, Emerson and Hawthorne. The introduction advises concentrating on one period, its authors, and genres. Alternatively, one could examine a period's influence on religion, commerce, politics or society. The goal is a harmonious understanding of literature's reflection of human thought and struggles over time.
This document discusses the pollution of the Ganges River in India and potential remedies. It notes that the Ganges is revered in Hinduism but has become heavily polluted due to waste from municipalities, industries, agriculture, and religious practices along its banks. Major factors contributing to pollution include sewage, industrial waste, use of pesticides, and solid waste. The Ganges Action Plan was launched in 1986 to help address this, including water quality monitoring. Technological solutions like water treatment plants and awareness campaigns are needed along with strict enforcement of laws and participation of local communities to successfully clean the river. Pollution has negatively impacted aquatic life and biodiversity in the river ecosystem.
Measures for prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution in river Ganga and to ensure continuous adequate flow of water so as to rejuvenate the river Ganga.
The document is a response from the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to questions asked in Lok Sabha regarding projects for Ganga rejuvenation. It provides details of 231 short to medium term projects recently launched under the Namami Gange program, covering infrastructure like ghats and crematoria across 7 states. It also notes that state governments are responsible for land acquisition and removing encroachments for projects. Completion timelines for the projects range from 18-48 months. Additionally, the National River Conservation Plan covers pollution abatement in 31 non-Ganga rivers across 14 states.
The Ganga River is deeply sacred in Indian culture but has become severely polluted over time. The Ganga Action Plan (GAP), launched in 1986, aimed to clean up the Ganga but failed to achieve its objectives despite spending over $300 million. Key reasons for the GAP's failure include mismanagement, corruption, lack of enforcement, and dilution of water quality standards. A critical examination found that GAP needs an overhaul with concrete action plans and committed leadership to restore the health of the Ganga River.
This document discusses the COVID-19 situation in India from June 2020 to May 2021. It provides statistics on the rising number of cases and deaths during this period. It notes that while case growth has dropped to 5%, deaths remain high at over 27,000 for the week. It also discusses the identification of a new, more contagious variant in India and plans to launch a program on May 30th to help orphans of the pandemic.
1. India saw its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on June 14, 2020, reporting over 11,000 new infections and pushing the total case count over 320,000.
2. Delhi also saw a spike in cases, reporting over 2,000 new infections on June 12 - its highest single-day increase at the time.
3. The top 5 worst-affected cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Thane - accounted for around 50% of India's total COVID-19 cases as of mid-June. Mumbai had the highest case count among Indian cities.
The Hope of Salvation - Jude 1:24-25 - MessageCole Hartman
Jude gives us hope at the end of a dark letter. In a dark world like today, we need the light of Christ to shine brighter and brighter. Jude shows us where to fix our focus so we can be filled with God's goodness and glory. Join us to explore this incredible passage.
This document provides an overview of coal gasification. It discusses the purposes and benefits of converting coal to gas. Integrated coal gasification combined cycle is highlighted as an important application due to its high efficiency and potential to meet emission standards. The document outlines coal gasification reactions, thermodynamics, and kinetics. It also describes several categories of gasification processes and provides details on key moving bed, fluidized bed, and entrained bed gasification technologies.
This document discusses various types of renewable energy sources including sunlight, wind, rain, geothermal heat, hydroelectricity, biomass, and others. It provides statistics on current global usage of renewables such as 13% of energy coming from traditional biomass. The document also focuses in more detail on certain renewable technologies for energy generation including wind power, hydroelectric power, solar energy, biofuels, wave power, and geothermal power. It provides examples of each technology and their advantages for sustainable energy production.
Human society faces potential existential threats from climate change, overpopulation, disease, and natural disasters in the coming decades and centuries. The document outlines several predictions including the collapse of the US financial system by 2012 leading to societal chaos, as well as rising global temperatures causing severe weather events, extinction of species, changing disease vectors, and rising sea levels. Mitigating climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to renewable energy is discussed as key to ensuring human survival.
- Bihar is located in northeast India, bordering Nepal. It has a population of over 100 million and its capital and largest city is Patna.
- Historically, Bihar was an important center of learning with ancient universities like Nalanda. However, many centers of learning were destroyed during invasions in medieval times.
- Bihar has experienced slow development and high poverty rates. However, in recent years the state government has prioritized improving infrastructure, education, healthcare, and implementing e-governance programs to boost the economy and human development.
This document provides an overview of Bihar, a state in eastern India. Some key points:
- Bihar has a population of over 100 million and relies heavily on agriculture, with rice as a main crop.
- Literacy rates have improved but still lag behind the national average. Efforts are being made to strengthen education.
- The state has significant historical and religious sites but has struggled with poverty and lack of development.
- Under current leadership, Bihar has experienced economic growth over 10% annually by focusing on infrastructure, irrigation, and technology. However, challenges around education, healthcare, and rural development remain.
This document discusses several topics related to India's history, politics, and economy. It provides background on important Indian leaders and industrialists like JRD Tata, GD Birla, and Mahatma Gandhi. It also summarizes key events like India gaining independence, the linguistic reorganization of states, economic reforms in the 1990s, and prime ministers from 1984-2014. Overall, the document provides a broad overview of India's development as a nation from the 20th century to modern times.
ABCs of Desalting of water to recover water as well as salt.H Janardan Prabhu
This document provides an overview of desalination technologies. It discusses the multi-stage flash distillation process, which accounts for the majority of desalination capacity worldwide. In multi-stage flash distillation, seawater is heated and then flashed into lower pressure stages to induce multiple boiling, producing fresh water. The document also briefly describes other major desalination processes like multiple effect distillation and reverse osmosis. It notes that membrane and thermal processes each make up about half of global desalination capacity. Overall, the document aims to introduce readers to common desalination technologies and their applications in producing fresh water from saline sources.
India made progress in several areas from 2004-2014 such as agriculture, irrigation, science, space, and technology. However, economic growth slowed after the 2008 global financial crisis. In 2021, India faced a severe second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic with high case numbers and deaths straining the health system. Narendra Modi and the BJP won elections in 2014 on promises of development and reducing corruption. However, by 2021 rising inflation and unemployment meant many Indians were still facing economic difficulties despite high GDP growth rates.
India is a sovereign democratic republic governed by a constitution adopted in 1950. Key goals were preserving unity while recognizing diversity, and strengthening democracy. The country was divided at independence, with parts becoming Pakistan. States were reorganized along linguistic lines to accommodate diversity. Economic policies initially focused on self-reliance and public sector development under Nehru, but reforms since the 1990s have liberalized and globalized the economy. Infrastructure development remains an ongoing need.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the earliest works of literature. Dating back to around 2800 BCE, it tells the story of the semi-divine king of Uruk, Gilgamesh, in two parts. The first part describes Gilgamesh's heroic adventures with his friend Enkidu as they undertake quests. The second part is a spiritual journey as Gilgamesh searches for immortality after recognizing his own mortality. The poem explores themes of culture, friendship, and coming to terms with death that have influenced many later works.
This introduction provides guidance for studying English and American literature. It recommends focusing on major historical periods defined by towering literary figures. For England, these include Chaucer, Milton, Shakespeare, and Dickens. For America, suggestions include Edwards, Franklin, Emerson and Hawthorne. The introduction advises concentrating on one period, its authors, and genres. Alternatively, one could examine a period's influence on religion, commerce, politics or society. The goal is a harmonious understanding of literature's reflection of human thought and struggles over time.
This document discusses the pollution of the Ganges River in India and potential remedies. It notes that the Ganges is revered in Hinduism but has become heavily polluted due to waste from municipalities, industries, agriculture, and religious practices along its banks. Major factors contributing to pollution include sewage, industrial waste, use of pesticides, and solid waste. The Ganges Action Plan was launched in 1986 to help address this, including water quality monitoring. Technological solutions like water treatment plants and awareness campaigns are needed along with strict enforcement of laws and participation of local communities to successfully clean the river. Pollution has negatively impacted aquatic life and biodiversity in the river ecosystem.
Measures for prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution in river Ganga and to ensure continuous adequate flow of water so as to rejuvenate the river Ganga.
The document is a response from the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to questions asked in Lok Sabha regarding projects for Ganga rejuvenation. It provides details of 231 short to medium term projects recently launched under the Namami Gange program, covering infrastructure like ghats and crematoria across 7 states. It also notes that state governments are responsible for land acquisition and removing encroachments for projects. Completion timelines for the projects range from 18-48 months. Additionally, the National River Conservation Plan covers pollution abatement in 31 non-Ganga rivers across 14 states.
The Ganga River is deeply sacred in Indian culture but has become severely polluted over time. The Ganga Action Plan (GAP), launched in 1986, aimed to clean up the Ganga but failed to achieve its objectives despite spending over $300 million. Key reasons for the GAP's failure include mismanagement, corruption, lack of enforcement, and dilution of water quality standards. A critical examination found that GAP needs an overhaul with concrete action plans and committed leadership to restore the health of the Ganga River.
This document discusses the COVID-19 situation in India from June 2020 to May 2021. It provides statistics on the rising number of cases and deaths during this period. It notes that while case growth has dropped to 5%, deaths remain high at over 27,000 for the week. It also discusses the identification of a new, more contagious variant in India and plans to launch a program on May 30th to help orphans of the pandemic.
1. India saw its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on June 14, 2020, reporting over 11,000 new infections and pushing the total case count over 320,000.
2. Delhi also saw a spike in cases, reporting over 2,000 new infections on June 12 - its highest single-day increase at the time.
3. The top 5 worst-affected cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, and Thane - accounted for around 50% of India's total COVID-19 cases as of mid-June. Mumbai had the highest case count among Indian cities.
The Hope of Salvation - Jude 1:24-25 - MessageCole Hartman
Jude gives us hope at the end of a dark letter. In a dark world like today, we need the light of Christ to shine brighter and brighter. Jude shows us where to fix our focus so we can be filled with God's goodness and glory. Join us to explore this incredible passage.
The Enchantment and Shadows_ Unveiling the Mysteries of Magic and Black Magic...Phoenix O
This manual will guide you through basic skills and tasks to help you get started with various aspects of Magic. Each section is designed to be easy to follow, with step-by-step instructions.
Why is this So? ~ Do Seek to KNOW (English & Chinese).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma teaching of Kamma-Vipaka (Intentional Actions-Ripening Effects).
A Presentation for developing morality, concentration and wisdom and to spur us to practice the Dhamma diligently.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
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It seems that current missionary work requires spending a lot of money, preparing a lot of materials, and traveling to far away places, so that it feels like missionary work. But what was the result they brought back? It's just a lot of photos of activities, fun eating, drinking and some playing games. And then we have to do the same thing next year, never ending. The church once mentioned that a certain missionary would go to the field where she used to work before the end of his life. It seemed that if she had not gone, no one would be willing to go. The reason why these missionary work is so difficult is that no one obeys God’s words, and the Bible is not the main content during missionary work, because in the eyes of those who do not obey God’s words, the Bible is just words and cannot be connected with life, so Reading out God's words is boring because it doesn't have any life experience, so it cannot be connected with human life. I will give a few examples in the hope that this situation can be changed. A375
A Free eBook ~ Valuable LIFE Lessons to Learn ( 5 Sets of Presentations)...OH TEIK BIN
A free eBook comprising 5 sets of PowerPoint presentations of meaningful stories /Inspirational pieces that teach important Dhamma/Life lessons. For reflection and practice to develop the mind to grow in love, compassion and wisdom. The texts are in English and Chinese.
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