Kantha weavers: Sewing Empowerment Dreams As a girl of nine‚ Shamlu Dudeja remembers embroidering paisleys on tea pot covers under the tutelage of a Bengali crafts teacher in Delhi. Little did she realise then that this running-stitch needlework‚ or kantha as it is popularly known in West Bengal‚ would become her weapon for empowering women. Women in Bengal have been running stitches along layers of old clothes to churn out ’leps’ or quilts and duvets for use during winters for almost six decades
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REVIEW OF WOMEN’S STUDIES The Troubled Relationship of Feminism and History Janaki Nair Why has history remained somewhat impervious to the questions raised by feminist interventions‚ while other disciplines have felt the imperative of a turn to history in general and feminist historiography in particular? This paper reviews both older and more recent contributions to the field of history to trace the dominant frames within which the methods and critiques of feminism have been accommodated
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Lecture 1- Stories: a core demand? Saturday‚ February 8‚ 2014 2:42 PM Stories: a core demand? Children constantly ask to be read stories The need for narrative may not be as core as. Three parts Minority Literature Minority literature The concept of minority has been central to the very founding of American life and government Metaphors of minorities Invisibility : lock of recognition Notion of otherness: radical difference WEB Dubois‚ the souls of Black Folk (1903) Historian and
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Subhas Chandra Bose (Bengali: সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু‚ Shubhash Chôndro Boshu) was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Popularly known as Netaji (literally "Respected Leader")‚ Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in India today. Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack‚ Orissa to Janakinath Bose and Prabhabati Debi‚ and is presumed
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President of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia President of India Presidential Standard Incumbent Pranab Mukherjee since 25 July 2012 Style Hon’ble President (Within India) His Excellency (Outside India) Residence Rashtrapati Bhavan Appointer Electoral College Term length Five years (renewable) Inaugural holder Rajendra Prasad 26 January 1950 Formation Indian Constitution 26 January 1950 Salary 1.5 lakh (US$2‚400) (monthly)[1] Website President of India The President
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Book Review - Ignited Minds ’Dream‚ Dream‚ Dream‚ Dream transforms into thoughts. Thoughts result in actions’ - Vision of the Indian Former President APJ Abdul Kalam which he shares with his countrymen in ’Ignited Minds’. It seems that the Indian today lacks patriotism. They are not bothered about who wins the elections and what happens to the political stage in India. But why is that so? History tells us that the freedom fighters of the country knew how to transform their dreams into reality
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AGE OF MODERATES (1885-1905) Congress since its inception was dominated by educated middle class‚ the landed aristocracy and the capitalist classes called the moderates. The moderate ideology was The British colonialism and Indian Nationalism were not contradictory‚ rather complimentary. For the moderates‚ development of England was the development of India. The British were invincible. As such‚ by a policy of co-operation India could better secure her interests. England‚ mother of parliamentary
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Konkani Maithili Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Oriya Punjabi Sanskrit Santali Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu[5] National language None Demonym Indian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional republic[1] - President Pranab Mukherjee - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (INC) - Speaker of the House Meira Kumar (INC) - Chief Justice P. Sathasivam[6] Legislature Parliament of India - Upper house Rajya Sabha - Lower house Lok
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Lauren Wardell Professor Wallo Eng. 111.17009 8 October 2014 Fashionista Daddy The 2013 Super Bowl was one of the most watched events in the world! A Super Bowl guru raves‚ “With 111.5 million viewers‚ last night’s game tops out as the most-watched TV show in U.S. history” (Pattern). Football is only part of the Super Bowl‚ though. This game day is a chance for name brand companies to put their products out there and gain popularity. During the 2013 Super Bowl‚ Doritos‚ one of the most popular chip
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References: Bhattacharya‚ B.‚ & Mukherjee‚ J. (2001). Causal Relationship Between Stock Market And Exchange Rate‚ Foreign Exchange Reserves and Value Of Trade Balance: A Case Study For India. Bloomsbury Information Ltd. (2009). Dictionary. Retrieved February 18‚ 2010‚ from Q Finance: http://www
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