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Parvati
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Parvati, bronze image, early Cola period, 10th century AD; in the Freer Gallery of Art, …
(credit: Courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.)
Wife of the Hindu god Shiva. Parvati is the benevolent aspect of Shakti, the Hindu supreme goddess (see Shaktism). According to the traditional account of her marriage, she won Shiva's notice only after severe ascetic discipline. The couple had two children, the elephant-headed Ganesha and the six-headed Skanda. In sculpture Parvati is always depicted as a mature and beautiful woman. The sacred Tantras are framed as a discussion between Parvati and Shiva.



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My colleague Aparna Mathur and I have presented evidence in these pages that many of the statistics commonly used to paint a picture of middle-class misery are misleading.
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I would like to thank Robert Brady, Aravind Aasam, Steve Wojcikiewicz and Aparna Ramchandran for their assistance with all aspects of the design and implementation of the study.
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The 2005 SAGE Awards in dance go to MATHEW JANCZEWSKI, DANNY BURACZESKI, URI SANDS, and TONI PIERCE, BRIAN SOSTEK, ERIK BOONE, APARNA RAMASWAMY, JEFF BARTLETT, JOE CHVALA, BONNIE MATHIS, and ANANYA DANCE THEATER.
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