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The Indian Mughal King Akbar

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How was The Great Mughal Akbar No doubt Akbar(Indian Mughal King -1556) descendant of Mughals read more  brought the whole geographical area of   India  into one centralize rule. Before then him it was only one Hindu king who became successful in achieving this target and Akbar followed his policies to achieve the target of creating united India.    Akbar was an intelligent and a progressive ruler although he was illiterate because during childhood he was suffering from diseases dyslexic. But instead of following the orthodox and autocratic Muslim policies of his ancestors, he restored the Hindu science and administration. To run such a large nation he followed the secular policies of ancient Hindu Kings like The great Ashoka, Chandragupta II and Samudragupta.  Akbar was unlike his fanatic Muslim ancestors. He denied accepting that only Islam knows the truth of God. Akbar repressed the powers of orthodox Mullahs, Maulawees and Hafiz. He gave patronage

Sadhus of India

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Sadhus of India When you will start your tour of India. Very often you will see old age person wearing saffron or orange color dress, roaming and wandering on the roads of India and begging. These people in saffron color dress are called Sadhus(a holy man), who have spent years in the caves of Himalaya or forests in the penance and austerity under the guidance of their Guru(Master). Note - Most of the Sadhus are Yogis who practice Yoga and meditation, but all Yogis are not Sadhus. Once they have got the knowledge of divine and practiced non attachment through Yoga and meditation. They leave caves of Himalayas and come under the society to share their knowledge with general public. They share their knowledge with people and get alms in return. The holy book of Hinduism only allows a Sadhu (yogi) to beg not anybody else. This is how ancient Indians tried to stop the sense of profit making in education. They believed that education must be provide selflessly without any sel

Why cow is holy in India ?

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cow A cow is holy in India due to its medicinal properties. Cow has fertility and nurturing qualities. In north India and south India  it was the source of food in ancient time.  Cow takes nothing more then water and grass and gives a lot. So it is symbol of earth too. Same way a human being should be useful to society and he should not harm the society and nature. The cow also gives us teaching of non violence and selfless service to society In ancient time and in present people who live in villages are based on cow food products and cow dung is used as a fuel and fertilizer  for agriculture. Cow consumes only water, grass from earth and produces healthy products. Hindus have stopped eating beef for practical reasons. Gifting a cow to someone means you are giving him an opportunity to make living. He can get food for himself and also make living by selling milk products. Comparison of cow with other animals  - 1 - Cow's milk develops the growth of child&