InFacts about India-13 February 2022

🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA🇮🇳
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Dowry system in India?.
In India, it has its roots in medieval times when a gift in cash or kind was given to a bride by her family to maintain her independence after marriage. During the colonial period, it became the only legal way to get married, with the British making the practice of dowry mandatory.

India reports the highest total number of dowry deaths with 8,391 such deaths reported in 2010, meaning there are 1.4 deaths per 100,000 women. The Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 prohibits the request, payment or acceptance of a dowry, “as consideration for the marriage”, where “dowry” is defined as a gift demanded or given as a precondition for a marriage. Gifts given without a precondition are not considered dowry, and are legal. Asking or giving of dowry can be punished by an imprisonment of up to six months, or a fine of up to ₹5,000 (US$66, £49 or A$90).

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VEDIK GYAN:

The Symbolic meaning of the Chariot and charioteers in the Bhagavad Gita.

The chariot represents the physical body
The 5 horses each representing one of our senses: Sight, Hearing, Taste, Touch, Smell
The reins symbolize the mind. Our mind is connected to the senses and can drive our senses
The charioteer represents the intellect
The passenger represent the soul
Krishna represents the super soul or the inner witness
With this symbolism, our purpose in life as human beings is to use our mind and intellect to take the chariot (body) to the destination. The destination is understanding life and attaining enlightenment.

LEARN Sanskrit

क्रोधः प्रीतिं प्रणाशयति मानो विनयनाशनः ।
माया मित्त्राणि नाशयति लोभः सर्वविनाशनः ॥

krōdhaḥ prītiṃ praṇāśayati mānō vinayanāśanaḥ ।
māyā mittrāṇi nāśayati lōbhaḥ sarvavināśanaḥ ॥

*Meaning* : Anger destroys love, pride destroys modesty, hypocrisy destroys friendship, while avarice destroys everything.

*भावार्थ* : क्रोध प्रेम को नष्ट कर देता है, अभिमान विनय को नष्ट कर देता है, पाखंड मित्रता को नष्ट कर देता है, जबकि लोभ(लालच) सब कुछ नष्ट कर देता है।
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*अश्व* : Horse,