major causes. The terms of the Subsidiary treaties signed by Wellesley with different rulers were never honoured unless it suited the British interests. The Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Dalhousie led to the outright annexation of eight states. Nana Saheb lost his pension. Rani of Jhansi was not permitted to adopt a son. They turned against the British. They were the most able leaders of the revolt. The annexation of Oudh and deposition of its ruler Wazid Ali Shah‚ made Oudh the most prominent centre
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Ambedkar’s efforts for Women empowerment and Social justice by Anil kumar chaudhary Research Scholar Law Department Lucknow University Ambedkar’s efforts for Women empowerment and Social justice Abstracts Women of today have become very powerful they have equal opportunities as men have in all the fields like education‚ marriage‚ job‚ property etc. Women are now free to do everything according to their will. It is during the time of Ambedkar that the status of women
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takes a dig on the education system. For instance‚ exam papers say ‘write an essay in more than 200 words on…’ and the pages given are four. “Iske bade mein 400 lafz‚ aur woh bhi‚ 4 sasure full scape paper mein?” laughs bhai Sahab. BADE BHAI SAHEB (ELDER BROTHER) BY PREMCHAND This tale of two brothers‚ narrated in the first person by the younger (the carefree‚ irresponsible but unknowingly brilliant one) about his older sibling‚ (the dour‚ studious but irredeemably mediocre one) is a study
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whose untiring efforts have led Bollywood to become the biggest film industry in terms of volume. For brevity sake‚ I’ll discuss the article in a two part series. This is the first one dealing with initial half of our cinematic journey. From Dada Saheb Phalke’s humble beginnings to the golden era where storytellers like Satyajit Ray & superstars like Raj Kapoor ensured an Intellectually vibrant as well as a financially sound film industry. Next 50 years of this journey will be covered in my column
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characteristics in the relationships we witness are many; they include the sad love-hate tensions between Baba and Amir‚ the relationship between Ali and Hassan‚ which seem to be more friendly than familial (explained late in the book)‚ and the wistful‚ cautious affection that Baba has for Hassan. The most important father-son relationship in The Kite Runner is that between the protagonist Amir and his father Baba‚ a highly successful Kabul businessman. From Amir’s descriptions of his father at the beginning
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Runner‚” Amir and Baba both betray the servants most loyal to them. Hassan and Ali both do everything in their power to please their masters and remain loyal to them. Hassan and Ali differ from their masters in numerous ways but both pairs have similar differences. The master servant relationship between Baba‚ Ali and Amir‚ Hassan both differ in the characters’ attitudes‚ relationships‚ loyalty and courage. Although Baba and Ali grew up together‚ they grow to be very distinct people. Baba is a respected
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Essay Father-Son Relationship (Amir and Baba) Amir‚ who is the main character The Kite Runner‚ is a boy who always wanted the admiration and acceptance of his father‚ Baba. Baba and Amir cannot have the relationship Amir wants to have because of the characteristics that they have and do not share between each other. Amir wants to have Baba all to himself‚ and not share him with others‚ such as Hassan. Amir is weak in Baba’s eyes and Amir is not how Baba sees his son to be. But in the end‚ Amir
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Hosseini‚ Baba deceives many people to protect them‚ but he ends up hurting them and leaving them with regrets. Baba thought that by not telling Amir and Hassan that they were truly half brothers that he was protecting them from the torment and gossip that would follow from the community. The deceitfulness Baba displays in the book shows the similarities between Amir and himself too. In the end Babas deceit helped give Amir a chance for redemption from a mistake he made many years earlier Baba knew that
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trying to please‚ and receive affection from his father‚ Baba. Amir and Baba had two Hazara servants; Hassan‚ and Ali‚ Hassan’s father. Hassan and Amir have been friends since birth despite their different social classes. Hassan has always gained the affection of Baba with less effort than Amir has‚ and for that reason‚ Amir begins to resent Hassan. After a series of unfortunate events‚ Ali and Hassan made the decision to leave the company of Baba and Amir to start a new life in Hazarajat. Later on in
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raping Hassan. Baba found America to be a place where he spent his time mourning his homeland. The irony is that the homeland that he once knew ceased to exist. He was mourning the life he once had‚ but the life was long gone. Ever since Baba moved to America‚ he has not been the same from when he was in Kabul "For me‚ America was a place to bury my memories. For Baba‚ a place to mourn his." (pg. 129) For Amir‚ America meant being free from a past that haunted his life. For Baba‚ there is no trust
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