Mar’02-May’02 Issue 31 RURAL LIVELIHOODS Kirankumar Vissa (AID Maryland) Why are they begging on the trains? When you are traveling in India‚ you are invariably forced to ask yourself‚ “What do I do when someone comes to me begging on the street or in the train?” Many say that by giving them money‚ you are only encouraging them not to work for their living - that you are encouraging them to remain poor. But‚ are the people who say this doing anything that helps remove the poverty? Should
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his theory into action throughout various campaigns in his fight of social injustice such as the Salt March campaign. Another one of which being the Quit India movement which became the most violent movements in the struggle of India’s freedom. The protest resulted in mass arrests and violence on an unprecedented scale4. However Gandhi wanted his disciples to follow the principles of Ahimsa and therefore the violence received was not reciprocated and resulted in the only non-violent liberation of a
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No-36 ABSTRACT Superstition is a belief that is not backed by scientific evidence. It is irrational faith in something without a proper explanation. Superstitions are rampant in India and have claimed many lives over the years. The Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman‚ Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill 2013 is the first of its kind in India and was passed on 18th December‚ 2013. The bill was first drafted by social activist and rationalist
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Importance of subaltern literature- a teleological approach Dear and Rev. Father Principal‚ respected staff‚ my beloved students‚ friends‚ ladies and gentlemen. I feel a bit circumscribed in to stand before you to deliver this keynote address. I feel so‚ because I am not a literature student‚ nor am I in any way connected to literary world except as a lay person who loves literature and its richness in bringing out human emotions‚ values‚ and worldviews. But at the same time‚ I am honored to be
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Backward Castes. The Scheduled Castes are sometimes referred to as Dalit in contemporary literature. In 2001‚ the proportion of Dalit population was 16.2 percent of India’s total population. Since 1950‚ India has enacted and implemented many laws and social initiatives to protect and improve the socio-economic conditions of its Dalit population. By 1995‚ of all jobs in the Central Government service‚ 17.2 percent of the jobs were held by Dalits. Of the highest paying‚ senior most jobs in government agencies
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COMMENTARY No Shortcuts on Rape Make the Legal System Work Flavia Agnes N The vigorous public discourse following the recent brutal gang rape and mutilation of the 23-year-old in Delhi is a positive sign but hopefully the demand for quick solutions will not ignore the complexities involved in dealing with all forms of violence against women. There are also other connected issues that require urgent attention including the description of a rape as a “state worse than death”
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slums for 5 years and tribal districts of North-East Gujarat for 2 years. She left her position on the faculty of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences as well as her unfinished PhD when she became immersed in the tribal and peasant communities in Maharashtra‚ Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. She also worked as a consultant on the Integrated Child Development Services (Anganwadis) for UNICEF and contributed to improvement in the structure and procedures of the Scheme. She is the founder member of Narmada
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1869 ……………… Modern India: the origins of an Asian Democracy‚ United States: Oxford University Press Inc. 1994 PHILIPS‚ CH (Ed.) William J. Duiker & Jackson J. Spielvogel‚ The Essential World History: Ancient India Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing‚ 2006 -------------------------------------------- [ 4 ]. Judith M. Brown‚ Modern India: the origins of an Asian Democracy‚ (United States‚ 1994)‚ p.139 [ 5 ] [ 8 ]. ed. CH Philips‚ The Evolution of India and Pakistan 1858 - 1947: select documents‚ (London
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discusses the situation of the so-called Dalits (untouchables)‚ which are typically considered to fall outside of the caste system. In addition to secondary evidence based on recent literature analyzing the relevance and impact of the caste system on poverty‚ the article is also based on an interview with a young male Indian‚ who experienced the impact of the caste system as well as the impact of the recently adopted reservation system for India’s Dalits. I. Introduction In India‚ as well
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discriminated lowest castes of India such as Untouchables and Shudras under Scheduled Castes‚ and certain economically backward castes as Other Backward Castes.[21][8] The Scheduled Castes are sometimes referred to as Dalit in contemporary literature. In 2001‚ the proportion of Dalit
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