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My life in India..

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INTRODUCTION

Hello, my name is Nicole. I am glad your curiosity is peaked and

you are wondering what India is like. I am honored to show you someinsight into my life in India and my life as a Hindu. Before I give you

a small taste of my life and life in India, it is important that you brace

yourself for a country and religion that is rich in history and abundant

in diversity.

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MARRIAGE.

Before we begin this small tour

through India and my life as a Hindu,

you should know a bit about me. I ammarried since a very young age and

my husband was chosen by my

parents, as arranged marriages are

very common in India (139).

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CHILDREN.

My husband and I have one child. It

is common for women in India to

give birth to many children though.Per my husbands request, we will

most likely have more children.

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CASTE.

My husband and I are a part of the

Sudra caste. The Sudra caste is made

up of laborers and servants whosupply manual labor or labor needed

by upper caste groups (136). My

husband works very hard as I

maintain the household and care for

our child.

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IDEAL COUPLE.

My husband and I are very close to

one another despite the fact that we

were both in love with other people

when we were arranged to marry one

another. We resemble the ideal

couple Rama and his wife Sita inthe

Ramayana (139). My husband is

concerned, sensitive and tender

whereas I am solely devoted to him.

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ACTIVISM/CAUSE

As a woman, I understand the

obstacles facing many young women

in India today. I work to promote and

encourage young women who want to

obtain a higher education or wish to

seek financial independence. Women

are often expected to be under the

control of her father, husband or

son (138).

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GRIHASHTA.

My husband and I are in the

Grihashta stage. Where [a]

Hindu is supposed to lead an active

married life and apply with particular

rigor the three ideals of living

associated with this stage in life: the

observance of accepted religious

duties, the accumulation of wealth,

and the enjoyment of pleasure (138).

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ATTIRE.

The clothes I wear are modest in

nature. I am mostly covered but my

attire is usually bright in color as ismy jewelry or bangles that adorn my

arm.

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SHOPPING.

The marketplace is where I do most

of my shopping. I often go to the

marketplace to buy groceries andother various items for my family and

I.

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MONEY.

From time to time, I make puppets by

hand and sell them at the

marketplace, in order to bring money home to make ends meet.

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CUISINE.

This specific dish is Khaman a

Gujarati snack that I enjoy. Gujarati

cuisine is my favorite food. It isprimarily vegetarian. My whole family

and I are vegetarian. We especially do

not eat beef, since the cow is sacred

to Hindus (164).

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AKSHARDHAM.

This is the Hindu Temple where I

worship. It is called the Akshardham

Temple. It is located in New Delhiand was recently built in 2005.

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YOGA.

Yoga is a big part of my life, as you

can imagine. Yoga aims to free one

from the evolving material world andre-obtain ones spiritual purity (142).

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SHRUTI & SMRITI

I often spend days studying the

sacred texts , Shruti and Smriti.

Shruti are writings representing sacred knowledge (140).

Smriti identifies writings that

represent tradition (141).

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PRINCE OF WALESMUSEUM

This museum is located in Mumbai. I

occasionally like to take my child

here. It was built in 1914. The Princeof Wales museum is an art gallery

mainly consisting of archaeology and

natural history.

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VARANASSI.

The Varanassi is very important to my

family and I. It has a powerful appeal

because of location and the strange

sense of elevation. The devotion of

pilgrims at the Ghats in the early hours

of the morning is beautiful. Many

Hindus pilgrimage here at least once. A

pilgrimage is often enhanced by the self

inflicted hardships one must endure

(166).

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DIWAII FESTIVAL

The Diwaii Festival is also known as

the cluster of lights. It is a New

Years Festival, that takes place inOctober or November (167).

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HOLI FESTIVAL

The Holi Festival is also known as the

festival of colors. It takes place ten

days before the full moon in eitherFebruary or March. The Holi Festival

commemorates frolics of the

youthful deity Krishna, the demoness

Holika, or the destruction of Kama

by Shiva (168).

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WORKS CITED

Nigosian, S.A.World Religions : A Historical Approach.Boston,

MA : Bedford/ St.Martins. 2008. Print/ Textbook.