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  2. Mein Kampf - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, Mein Kampf was a bestseller in Germany during the 1930s. [29] During Hitler's years in power, the book was in high demand in libraries and often reviewed and quoted in other publications. It was given free to every newlywed couple and every soldier fighting at the front. [26]

  3. Central Board of Secondary Education - Wikipedia

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    www .cbse .gov .in. The Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere ...

  4. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Modern Standard Hindi ( Hindi: आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, romanized : Ādhunik Mānak Hindī ), [14] commonly referred to as Hindi (Hindi: हिन्दी, [a] Hindī ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in North India, and serves as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern ...

  5. Varna (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    e. Varṇa ( Sanskrit: वर्ण ), in the context of Hinduism, [1] refers to a social class within a hierarchical traditional Hindu society. [2] [3] The ideology is epitomized in texts like Manusmriti, [1] [4] [5] which describes and ranks four varnas, and prescribes their occupations, requirements and duties, or Dharma. [1] [6]

  6. Caste system in India - Wikipedia

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    The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic instance of social classification based on castes. It has its origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially in the aftermath of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of the British Raj.

  7. Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    The history and genealogy of the Bharata and Bhrigu races are recalled, as is the birth and early life of the Kuru princes (adi means first). Adi parva describes Pandava's birth, childhood, education, marriage, struggles due to conspiracy as well as glorious achievements. 2 Sabha Parva (The Book of the Assembly Hall) 20–28

  8. Bhagavad Gita - Wikipedia

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    Translators title the chapter as Sankhya Yoga, The Book of Doctrines, Self-Realization, or The Yoga of Knowledge (and Philosophy). The second chapter begins the philosophical discussions and teachings found in the Gita. The warrior Arjuna whose past had focused on learning the skills of his profession now faces a war he has doubts about. Filled with introspection and questions about the ...

  9. Sanskrit - Wikipedia

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    Etymology and nomenclature Historic Sanskrit manuscripts: a religious text (top), and a medical text In Sanskrit, the verbal adjective sáṃskṛta- is a compound word consisting of sáṃ ('together, good, well, perfected') and kṛta - ('made, formed, work'). It connotes a work that has been "well prepared, pure and perfect, polished, sacred". According to Biderman, the perfection ...