Students Federation of India (SFI) is one of the major student organisations in India. Founded in 1970‚ it is the students’ wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). As of 2012‚ it claims a membership strength of nearly 40 lakhs school and university students.[1] SFI is currently led at the All India level by Ritabrata Banrjee‚ General Secretary and V.Sivadassan‚ President. Being the students wing of the ‚ the Students’ Federation of India‚ abbreviated SFI‚ carries forward the heritage of
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DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE ASSIGNMENT Q. What do you mean by the new social movements? Briefly discuss the various new social movements in India? Ans. INTRODUCTION All societies undergo changes. In some cases these may be gradual‚ i.e.‚ spread over a long period of time. In others they may be rapid. Social change‚ as we know by now‚ does not take place merely by chance or due to some factors predetermined by fate. There are several forces
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attack the structures of oppression. He created the discourse of intersectionality and the multifaceted nature of power and discrimination in Indian society. It brought into sync the injustices from the view point of discriminated groups of women‚ adivasis and depressed sections of Muslims and Christians. This view encouraged togetherness which in turn will make social transformations work. This will be be because of radical political will around an alternative agenda which favours preferential opportunities
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Telangana is a region in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has borders with states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west‚ Karnataka on the west‚ Chattisgarh on the north-east‚ Orissa and Coastal Andhra region on the east and Rayalseema region of Andhra Pradesh on the south. This region has an area of 1‚14‚840 square kilometres and a population of 3‚52‚86‚757 which is 41.6% of Andhra Pradesh state population. The Telangana region has 10 districts: Adilabad‚ Hyderabad‚ Khamam‚ Karimnagar
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A Hermeneutical Critique on the Conquest and Occupation of the land belonging to others: From the perspective of the indigenous peoples. Prepared by: Kyrshanborlang Mawlong‚ Lamjingshai and Friends Introduction: This study is an attempt to dwell upon the historical event in the ancient world of the Hebrew Bible. A familiar narration about the Israelite‚ taken into exile in Egypt‚ later‚ the episode from Moses up to the entry into Canaan under the terrific leadership of Joshua. This is
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Empowering Rural Women in Heath‚ Literacy and Environment Abstract This paper addresses the conceptual and methodological issues related to women’s empowerment‚ the trends in women’s empowerment over the years in key areas such as education‚ health‚ economic participation‚ and finally the best practices of state and non-state actors in empowering women. The economic empowerment approach has relied on improving women ’s control over economic resources and strengthening women ’s economic
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Caste in Politics and the Politicisation of Caste Lesson: Caste in Politics and the Politicisation of Caste Lesson Developer: Dr. Jagannath Ambagudia College/ Department: Department of Political Science‚ Rajdhani College Institute of Lifelong Learning‚ University of Delhi Caste in Politics and the Politicisation of Caste Table of Contents Title: Caste in Politics and the Politicisation of Caste Introduction Caste and Politics in Colonial Period Caste and Politics in the Post-Colonial Period
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The Colonization Upon the Traditional Everyday Life by the forces of Abstract Space(s); In Lefebvrian terms; Abstract space is produced through two major processes‚ each of them “doubled”. First‚ modernity is shaped by an intensified commodification of space‚ which imposes a geometric grid of property relations and property markets on the earth and an intensified commodification through space‚ which involves the installation of economic grids of capital circulation by means of which abstract space
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MA in Sociology Paper II Perspectives of Indian Society-I DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE & CONTINUING EDUCATION UTKAL UNIVERSITY‚ Vani Vihar Bhubaneswar‚ India 1 UNIT-I INDOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 1.1. Indology: Meaning and Definition Indology is known as the science of Indian Society. The Indological perspective claims to understand Indian Society through the concepts‚ theories and frameworks that are closely associated with Indian Civilization. It made a claim that Indian Society is unique in structure
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Narmada Bachao Andolan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Narmada Bachao Andolan logo Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) is a social movement consisting of adivasis‚ farmers‚ environmentalists‚ and human rights activists against a number of large dams being built across the Narmada river. The river flows through the states of Gujarat‚ Maharashtra‚ and Madhya Pradesh in India. Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat is one of the biggest dams on the river and was one of the
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