The revolt of 1857 is regarded by many as the First War of Indian Independence. It was after this that the Nationalistic Movement in the country gathered momentum. Emergence of press‚ development of rapid means of transport and communication‚ and the impact of the contemporary European movement accelerated the growth of this national sentimence. The practice of racial discrimination by the British in all spheres of life also contributed to the unity among different sections of the society to rise
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Modern education before Independence Modern education system Modern education system was implanted by British rulers. Before the advent of British in India‚ education system was private one. In 1835‚ Lord Macauley introduced modern education in India. It was the introduction of Wood’s dispatch of 1854‚ known as Magna Carta of Indian education that laid the foundation of present system of education and changed the scenario. The main purpose of it was to prepare Indian Clerks for running local administration
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Harsimran Singh 11/18/2012 22383572 South Asian 1A South Asian 1A The complexities of religion verses culture have been debated throughout the ages. Having such a diverse 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
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------------------------------------------------- Kadambini Ganguly Kadambini Ganguly (1861 – 3 October 1923) was one of the first female graduates of the British Empire along with Chandramukhi Basu. She was one of the first female physicians of South Asia to be trained in European medicine. ------------------------------------------------- Early life The daughter of Brahmo reformer Braja Kishore Basu‚ she was born at Bhagalpur‚ Bihar in British India. Her father was headmaster of Bhagalpur
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mechanically is a wrong way of offering prayer to God. They pointed out that bathing in sacred rivers does not absolve us of sins committed by us. They preached that to seek God‚ we should turn inwards. Swami Dayanand Saraswati‚ the founder of the Arya Samaj‚ was another votary of religious and social reforms in India. He condemned idol worship and other evils which had crept into the Hindu religion. He opposed child marriage‚ casteism and untouchability. He favoured widow re-marriage. He commended the
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Dalit Empowerment in India: Dalits movement for empowerment started way back during second half of the nineteenth century with reformatory efforts to uplift the backward groups of Indian society‚ especially ‘Dalits’. Later on‚ it turned into seeking state intervention and generating the idea of paying special attention to Dalits/untouchables. Dalits/Untouchables have been described as “The oppressed of the oppressed and lowest of the low”‚ who have not been benefited from the opening up of modern
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joining the integrated missile programmes. He is also instrumental in developing the cryogenic engine in our country. He is rightly said as the father of the Indian Missile Programme. For his excellence and brilliance‚ he was awarded the prestigious Bharat Ratna in 1998; Padma Vibhushan in 1990; and Padma Bhushan in 1981. Many universities have given him the honorary degree of Doctorate. Besides‚ he has also been given a number of awards by the State governments. Just before taking over as the Eleventh
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ASSIGNMENT 2 – MBA C423 – Second Semester 2011-12 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is India’s largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise‚ operating in the energy sector‚ employing more than 42000 people. Established 1956‚ it has established its presence in the heavy electrical equipments industry nationally as well as globally. BHEL is one of the ‘navaratnas’ among the public sector enterprises in India. Its vision is to be “ a world class enterprise committed to enhancing stakeholder
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into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds of thousands of Dalits or untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian award‚ in 1990.[3] Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles‚ Ambedkar became one of the first Dalits (untouchables) to obtain a college education in India. Eventually earning a law degree and doctorates
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The Indian caste system describes the system of social stratification and social restrictions in India in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups‚ often termed jātis or castes. Within a jāti‚ there exist exogamous groups known as gotras‚ the lineage or clan of an individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi‚ endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname). The
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