Deepak Kumar

  As India is one of the world’s oldest cultures it has been subjected to a plethora of language influences. The primary ones are; Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%. English is used primarily in business, and for economic and political purposes. Language is regional and dialects play a role in the variety of languages spoken throughout India, with some sources suggesting that there are possibly 1,652 different languages or dialects. These come from four main linguistic families and are centred on different regions. Local guides and translators may be beneficial if you are conducting meetings in a variety of locations throughout the country as the difference in language is ubiquitous. INDIAN CULTURE & SOCIETY Religion & Beliefs Hindu   79.8%,  Muslim   14.2%,  Christian  2.3%, Sikh 1.7%, other and unspec...

  The Essence of Yoga Written by  Medindia Content Team Reviewed by Medindia Complementary Medicine Team on Aug 12, 2019 The true essence of yoga revolves around elevating the life force or 'Kundalini' at the base of the spine. It aims to achieve this through a series of physical and mental exercises. At the physical level, the methods comprise various yoga postures or 'asanas' that aim to keep the body healthy. The mental techniques include breathing exercises or 'pranayama' and meditation or 'dhyana' to discipline the mind. "Yoga accepts. Yoga gives."  - April Vallei The ultimate goal of yoga is, however, to help the individual to transcend the self and attain enlightenment. As the  Bhagavad-Gita says ,  "A person is said to have achieved yoga, the union with the Self, when the perfectly disciplined mind gets freedom from all desires, and becomes absorbed in the Self alone." Importance of Yoga Yoga is not a religion; it is a way of ...

Spiritualism  is a  religious movement  based on the belief that the spirits of the dead exist and have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living. [1]  The  afterlife , or the " spirit world ", is seen by spiritualists, not as a static place, but as one in which spirits continue to evolve. These two beliefs—that contact with spirits is possible, and that spirits are more advanced than humans—lead spiritualists to a third belief: that spirits are capable of providing useful knowledge about  moral  and  ethical issues , as well as about the nature of  God . Some spiritualists will speak of a concept which they refer to as " spirit guides "—specific spirits, often contacted, who are relied upon for spiritual guidance. [2] [3] Spiritism , a branch of spiritualism developed by  Allan Kardec  and today practiced mostly in  Continental Europe  and  Latin America , especially in  Brazil , emphas...