Swagatam

(Welcome - in Sanskrit)

Free Graphics on India & Hinduism

Page 2

_____________________________________________________________________

Dear Visitor,

I welcome you to this non-profit free-graphics page. The list of links below will take you to the graphical pages on Hindu History on which the graphics given at the bottom of this page appear. The information on these pages would give you the context and relevant information about these images.

You may feel free to use the graphics at these pages for non-commercial purposes. But please DO NOT use the art on this page in any clip art collection.

If you decide to use any of these graphics, I'd appreciate if you send me a mail informing me about the graphic you are using and the url of the page in which you are planning to use it. A link back to this page from your site would be appreciated. This would enable more students and enthusiasts to locate this free-graphics educational page.

To do this you may simply copy and paste the following code at your page:

<a href="http://www.hindunet.org/sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/freegraphics.html"><B>Click here for Free Graphics on India and Hinduism</B></a>

Happy Viewing

_____________________________________________________________

Sudheer Birodkar

___________________________________________________________

Table of Contents

____________________________________________________________________________

HINDU HISTORY - A Search for Our Present in History

____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter One :
- INDIA through the Ages

How we Lived during Vedic Times

The Maurya Empire Politically Unifies us as One State

The Coming of Feudalism Changes Our Way of Life

Rajnamavali - Our Kings Who Presided Over Our Destiny

Rajput Resistance to the Muslim Aggression

The Times When We Lost Our Sovereignty to the Muslims

Marathas under Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Fight for Swaraj (Independence)

The British Come to Rule India and the Return of Indian Sovereignty

____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Two :
- Hindu Influences on Different Communities

Hinduism - The Essence of India

Buddhism - Our Message of Peace and Goodwill

Jainism - Gave us Non-Violence as an Ethical Outlook

Vedanta, Sankhya and Lokayata

Sikhism - Defended Our Self-Esteem and Re-asserted Our Original Humanist and Rationalist Outlook

Islam - Came first Seemingly as a Message of Universal Brotherhood and Later as an Aggressor to Blanket India in a Dark Age for 700 years

Christianity - Came first as a Message of Peace with the Apostle St. Thomas and then as a Colonial Power of the Portuguese and the British

Judaism - The Lost Tribes Found a Safe Haven in India

Zoroastrianism - Sought Refuge in India from Annihilation at the hands of Islam

____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Three : - The Hindu Ethos

Hindu Symbols and Symbolisms - Omkar, Swastika, the Saffron colour, and Purna-kumbha

Hindu Etiquette - Namaskar and Tilaka

Hindu Folklore - Satyuga and Kaliyuga, Pralaya, Swarga and Narka, and Surya Grahana

Hindu Religious Beliefs - Moksha, Upavasa, and Muhurta

Hindu Social Customs - Dowry, Sati and Child Marriage

Hindu Religious Practices - Yagna, and Dana and Gotra

Hindu Religious Practices - Dwanda Vivaha and Worship of the Mother Goddess

____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Four : - The Hindu Caste System

The Origins of Our Caste System in Vedic Times - Brahmins

The Origins of the Warrior Caste - Kshatriyas

Kshatriyas - As Protectors of Cows

Four Castes and Two Classes

Casteist Practices (Untouchability and Endogamy) and Casteism Today

____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Five : - Hindu Festivals

Popular Festivals - Diwali, Dusshera and Holi

Religious Festivals - Janmastami, Mahashivratri, Sri-Ramanavami and Nagpanchami

Social Life in Ancient India - An Outline

____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Six : - Ahimsa - Non-Violence

Ahimsa (Non-Violence) - A Noble Humanist Concept

The Roots of the Value of Non-Violence

____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Seven : - Secularism and Rational Humanism

The Roots of Religious Tolerance in Hinduism

Attitudes of Different Religious Communities Towards Secularism

Rationalism - The Intellectual Bedrock of Secularism

CONCLUSION - Rational Humanism - The Ultimate Human Outlook

_________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Contribution of the Ancient Hindus to Science and Technology:

Title:

Ancient India's Contribution to Science and Technology

Introduction

Production Technology and Mechanical Engineering

Shipbuilding and Navigation

Architecture and Civil Engineering

Mathematics

Astronomy

Physics and Chemistry

Medical Science

The Fine Arts

Sports and Games

Philosophy

Summing Up

Glossary of Sanskrit Terms

_____________________________________________________________

To make it easy for you to refer and use the graphics, I have divided the freegraphics site into five pages. Every Graphic has a name and a brief description of what it is.

The pages are:

Page - 1

You are currently viewing Page - 2

Page - 3

Page - 4

Page - 5

By Sudheer Birodkar

________________________________
bell

For details about this caption refer to the page Introduction.

bindya

For details about this caption refer to the page Namaskar.

brahmins

For details about this caption refer to the page castevedic.

dandiya

For details about this caption refer to the page Festivals1.

diwali

For details about this caption refer to the page Festivals1.

durga

For details about this caption refer to the page Festivals1.

ganesh

For details about this caption refer to the page Festivals2.

ganesh1

For details about this caption refer to the page Festivals2.

ramlila

For details on this picture refer to festivals2

shiva

For details on this picture refer to festivals2

tilaka1

For details on this picture refer to namaskar.

Omkar

1857

For details on this picture refer to landbritish

26th-jan

For details on this picture refer to caste2classes

adisank

For details on this picture refer to rationalism

afzalgif

For details on this picture refer to landmaratha

afzaljpg

For details on this picture refer to landmaratha

agairy

For details on this picture refer to zoroastrainism

ajanta

For details on this picture refer to introduction

ajanta2

For details on this picture refer to introduction

ajanta3

For details on this picture refer to introduction

ajanta

For details on this picture refer to introduction

alexand

For details on this picture refer to landmaurya

ambar

For details on this picture refer to secularroots

amritsar

For details on this picture refer to sikhism

apsara

For details on this picture refer to landmaurya

army

For details on this picture refer to sikhism

artisan1

For details on this picture refer to landvedic

artisan2

For details on this picture refer to landvedic

artisan5

For details on this picture refer to landvedic

ashram

For details on this picture refer to landvedic

astrolob

For details on this picture refer to vedanta

bahubal1

For details on this picture refer to jainism

bahubali

For details on this picture refer to jainism

balitemp

For details on this picture refer to beliefs

bandabah

For details on this picture refer to sikhism

battle

For details on this picture refer to Islam.

battu

For details on this picture refer to Brahmin

beads

For details on this picture refer to jainism

bhimashankar

For details on this picture refer to landalienrule



Sign My Guestbook

 _

_

_

 View My Guestbook


Guestbook in operation since 21st June 1997.

_______________________________________

Enter your e-mail address here to receive an e-mail when these pages are updated.
_________________________________
With your visit this page has been visited times since 3rd September 1998
SuperStats -- Free Web Page Statistics

Go on to the next free graphics page.

Go on to the previous free graphics page.