religious population‚ India has seen many arguments‚ debates‚ and parliaments questioning originality of the religions‚ the origins‚ traditions‚ similarities and most of all the differences of South Asian people. In his essay‚ “Three Hundred Ramayanas”‚ AK Ramanujan explores the vast range of Ramayana tradition in South Asia. He argues that there is not one Ramayana‚ but a myriad throughout South Asia. Despite counterarguments by other scholars‚ Ramanujan’s essay reveals how diverse India is in its traditions
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frontispiece to the first map produced by James Rennel‚ 1782 Rennel was asked by Robert Clive to produce maps of Hindustan. An enthusiastic supporter of British conquest of India‚ Rennel saw preparation of maps as essential to the process of domination. The picture here tries to suggest that Indians willingly gave over their ancient texts to Britannia – the symbol of British power – as if asking her to become the protector of Indian culture. _ Activity Look carefully at Fig.1 and write a paragraph explaining
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Funeral There are many correlations in the death and funerary customs of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt. Although the funeral beliefs of Ancient Chinese and Ancient Egyptian greatly resemble each other‚ the actual practices diverge significantly. These are mummification of the body‚ process of burial and the materials they used. Both civilizations believed in the afterlife and buried goods with the dead for the afterlife and protection. They also mummified the body to preserve them from rotting
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Independence of India ¤ Sailing of San Gabriel To India When the San Gabriel sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to finally dock at Calicut‚ a prosperous port and an independent principality on the Malabar Coast in May‚ 1498‚ half a century of the Portuguese tentative to find a sea route to India was finally crowned with success. The man behind the quest was Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) – a devout Roman Catholic whose nightlong vigil in a Lisbon chapel before commending himself to the unsure
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of Research Methodology on the society through research and by using different cases and events to determine the total effect of the common civil code in India. It explains the extent of common civil code in India with cases and circumstances wherever necessary. Aims and Objectives * To determine the extent of common civil code in India * To discuss the impact of common civil code * The effects on The Indian Society * The various Pro’s and Con’s of common civil code. Sources
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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE - PILANI K.K. BIRLA GOA CAMPUS A Report On IMPACT OF BRAIN DRAIN ON INDIA BY 2010A3PS120G 2010A4PS257G 2010A8PS326G 2010A8PS419G Arihant Lunawat Rohan Kulkarni Nidhi Kothari YVK Shanmukh Kumar November 16‚ 2011 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE – PILANI K.K. BIRLA GOA CAMPUS A Report On IMPACT OF BRAIN DRAIN ON INDIA PREPARED FOR Dr. Basavadatta Mitra PREPARED BY 2010A3PS120G 2010A4PS257G 2010A8PS326G 2010A8PS419G Arihant Lunawat Rohan
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India is poised to be the worlds next superpower with sound and transparent financial system‚ flourishing IT industry and a well-regulated stock market .It has been active politically and economically in the past decade as well. Indians. Its core institutions from independent judiciary and free press to military are secured by its more than half century old roots. India is on the verge of becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Its scientists are planning to launch
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1. What are some of the contextual issues for McDonald’s in India (Describe the Indian context using Hofstede/Trompenaars/GLOBE). What are some of the more prominent social instritutions at work that will impact on this case (Religion‚ Government‚ Social institutions‚ Education‚ Politics‚ etc.) Trompenaars: Particularism: After many years of studying the Indian food market‚ build relationships and get to know people to better understand Indian’s needs. McDonald’s was ready to get into India’s market
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Is India exploiting its comparative advantage? – Essay The theory of comparative advantage states that if two countries each specialise in the product with the lowest opportunity cost‚ and then trade‚ real incomes will increase for both countries. India is one of the world’s largest countries by both land mass and population. It is located in South Asia‚ bordering the Arabian Sea. India is considered one of the major forces in the global economic market although it is still a developing economy
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fast growing nations. The countries I have selected are India in Asia and Brazil in South America. Both of these countries are part of the BRIC (Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China) group of countries which represent 4 of the fastest growing economies in the world‚ as such there is a lot of interest with large organizations to enter and benefit from this growth. The first which focuses on India offers a list of ethical tips for operating in India‚ it talks briefly about the ethical climate in the country
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