MODULE - VIII Social Structure Socio-Cultural Issues in Contemporary India Notes 20 SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA I n the previous lesson you have learnt about the social structure in India. You read about tribal‚ rural and urban societies‚ about stratification in terms of caste and class‚ about family‚ marriage‚ and the position of women in Indian society. The Indian society has evolved through the ages and advancements have taken place in diverse fields. You have also read in
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INCREDIBLE INDIA Everyday I go to school and speak the pledge "India is my country and I love my country".One day a question instantly popped up in my head‚"Do I really mean it? The pledge that I have spoken since the first day of school.The answer came as soon as the question‚"Yes‚I love my country! Agreed that there is corruption‚poverty and dirt everywhere. Today‚even after 67 years of independence‚we find men‚women with their children begging on the streets‚people spitting and throwing
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Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women ’s
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It is an oft heard complaint that even seven decades after independence‚ india has been unable to shrug off it’s colonial burden. In most cases this colonial burden has been implied to be the form or system of governance – directly imported from the Westminster model; The constitution – which remains indian in spirit but draws from multiple western sources; and the usage of the English language. Limiting ourselves to these would be merely skimming the surface of the large body of water that is india’s
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India Geography of India Location India is located in southern Asia. India borders Pakistan‚ China‚ Nepal‚ and Bangladesh. Pakistan is on the northwest border. China and Nepal are on the northern border. Bangladesh is on the northeastern border. More than half of India is surrounded by the Indian Ocean. Climate‚ Weather‚ and Seasons India has one of the most diverse climates in the world. It has monsoons‚ to very hot weather‚ all the way to the snowy Himalayan Mountains. A monsoon is a wind
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INTRODUCTION India offers astounding variety in virtually every aspect of social life. Diversities of ethnic‚ linguistic‚ regional‚ economic‚ religious‚ class‚ and caste groups crosscut Indian society‚ which is also permeated with immense urban-rural differences and gender distinctions. Differences between north India and south India are particularly significant‚ especially in systems of kinship and marriage. Indian society is multifaceted to an extent perhaps unknown in any other of the world’s
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Revolution and Reform in the Making of Modern India (UC Press) Nine Hours to Ra?na Morky and India‚ 7906-1910 (UC Press) An Error of Judgment Roots of Confrontation in South Asia: Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ India and the Superpowers Jinnah of Pakistan: A Life Massacre atjalliamvala Bagh Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan: His Life and Times An Introduction to India Nehru: A Tryst with Destiny Gandhi’s Passion: The Life and Legacy ofMahatma Gandhi Encyclopedia of India (editor) Shameful Flight: The Last Years
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Ancient Greeks and Romans Contributed Ideas on Government The first societies to experiment with ideas on government that would later influence Americans were Ancient Greece and Rome. The Ancient Greeks and Romans developed the ideas of democracy and representative government more than 2‚000 years ago. A Democracy in Ancient Greece. The cities of Ancient Greece were organized into city-states‚ or small independent nations. Athens was one such city-state. For many years‚ Athens was ruled by a small
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he Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishes the structure‚ procedures‚ powers‚ and duties of government institutions‚ and sets out fundamental rights‚ directive principles‚ and the duties of citizens. It is the longest[1] written constitution of any sovereign country in the world‚ containing 444[Note 1] articles in 22 parts‚ 12 schedules and 118 amendments. Besides the Hindi version‚ there is an official English
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------------------------------------------------- Transport in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Mumbai-Pune Expressway‚ India ’s first expressway The Bandra Worli Sea link‚ with Worli skyline Transport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation ’s economy. Since the economic liberalisation of the 1990s‚ development of infrastructure within the country has progressed at a rapid pace‚ and today there is a wide variety of modes of transport by land‚ water and air. However‚ India ’s relatively low GDP
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