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The Class VIII (ages 12–13) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Islamic Studies reads: "Honesty for non-Muslims is merely a business strategy, while for Muslims it is a matter of faith." The Class V (ages 9–10) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Social Studies says: "Religion plays a very important role in promoting national harmony.
Each incarnation represents a stage of the absolute as it unfolds into creation. Granoff [4] provides a summary of the philosophical meaning of each incarnation within the framework of the Mudgala Purana; along with the philosophy, typical Puranic themes of battles with demons provide much of the story line. The incarnations appear in the ...
Vakratunda Mahakaaya is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film about an attempted terrorist attack in Mumbai during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. It is a comedy thriller, directed by Punarvasu Naik and produced by Bohra Bros, Anurag Kashyap , Guneet Monga and Anshuman Jain .
However, through the promulgation of the Punjab University Act (Amendment) Ordinance 1954, the Board of Secondary Education, Punjab was established in the province which took from the said university control of examinations of secondary, intermediate and Pakistani and classical languages.
Punjabi advertisement for books authored by Nanak Singh, 'Phulwari' magazine, January 1933 issue. During the British period in Punjab, the most popular literary language based on the number book produced in it was Urdu, however Punjabi-language books were a close second. [13]: 78–85
Ratan Singh Bhangu (ca.1785 – 10 February 1846 [1]: 17 ) was a Sikh historian and Nihang who wrote about the Sikhs' struggles and rise to power in North India, in his book Prachin Panth Prakash. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This work describes how the Sikh people came to dominate Punjab in the 1700s and remains one of the few historical accounts of the era.
The region was originally called Sapta Sindhu Rivers, [3] the Vedic land of the seven rivers originally: Saraswati, Indus, Sutlej, Jehlum, Chenab, Ravi, and Beas. [4] The Sanskrit name for the region, as mentioned in the Ramayana and Mahabharata for example, was Pañcanada which means literally "Five Waters", and was translated from Sanskrit to Farsi as Panj-Âb after the Islamic conquests.
Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge). Samhita: 1500-800 BCE [1] Shakhas