Focusing on Hindu Astrology, this paper explores its contemporary relevance in India, contrasting it with Western practices. It details the determination and interpretation of the Hindu Chart and highlights the role of the Vedanga Jyotish, which integrates astrology with Vedic traditions. The text emphasizes the cultural significance of astrology in daily life, where astrological guidance influences major and minor decisions, reinforcing traditional values. Astrologers serve as vital advisors for personal, familial, and business matters, offering insights into individual karma.
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- 2008
- 2008
Making sense of corruption in India
- 141 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Corruption, a major problem in the present, global world, is a very complex phenomenon. It has economic, political and ethical aspects and is simultaneously a global and a local issue. This anthropological study shows how actors in Indian society are entangled in hierarchical relations of social, economic and political inequality that breed corruption, yet also how resistance against corruption takes place in local context. By exposing the complexity of corruption and also by questioning apparently simple remedies, this rich study certainly contributes to „making sense“ of corruption in India.