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Assignment: Tata Institute of Social Sciences‚ School of Rural Development‚ Tuljapur‚ District Osmanabad‚ Maharashtra Submitted To: Prof. Mr. Shridhar Modugu Submitted By: Mr. Nehal Ranjan Roll no. 26 BASS I year Subject: -History Annihilation of caste - Dr B R Ambedkar
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IRAWATI KARVE Early Life: Irawati was born in 1905 and named after the river Irawaddy in Burma where her father‚ Ganesh Hari Karmarkar worked. At seven‚ she was sent to the Huzur Paga boarding school for girls in Pune. One of her classmates at the school was Shakuntala Paranjapye‚ daughter of Wrangler Paranjapye‚ Principal of Fergusson College‚ Pune. Shakuntala’s mother took an instant liking to Irawati and adopted her as her second child. In her new home‚ Irawati experienced a stimulating
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new states‚ the Indian Union now has 28 states. Madhya Pradesh was reorganized with the creation of Chhattisgarh‚ constituting the seven eastern districts of the old state. The division here is rooted in caste distinctiveness‚ with upper peasant Brahmins and Kurmis leading the movement for a separate state. Rich in mineral wealth and an important rice-producer‚ Chhattisgarh has resented its disproportionate contribution in revenues to any return it has received from the state. The new state has a
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There are different opinions on how the Sepoy Rebellion was caused. Some say that it all began with how the grease for the cartridges of the rifles had been made from fat of cows and pigs. Others say that it had something to do with religion‚ the English Government‚ ignorance‚ the bad management‚ and disaffection of the army‚ or ignorance. Could all these have been factors of how the Sepoy Rebellion was caused? Evidence from these documents show that the Rebellion began because of the English Government
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reach‚ Siddhartha and Govinda differ in what they’re willing to do in search for this truth. In Siddhartha’s case‚ when he becomes suspicious that one path may lead to a dead end‚ he quickly alters his course. He is willing to abandon the path of the Brahmins for the path of the Samanas‚ to leave the Samanas for Gotama‚ and then to make a radical departure from spiritual teachers and search in the material world with Kamala and Kamaswami. He does not relent in his search and instead continues to follow
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watchman‚ Orenstein) 3. Not all relations between jajman‚ kamin contractual. Some are paid (example rope makers) 4. Not all castes participate 5. Lower castes do not serve as kamins to harijans‚ Brahmins do not take lower castes as their jajmans. Different when lower castes prosper (Thakurs taking Brahmins as cooks in UP) Functions: 1. Leach: Maintains and regulates division of labour and economic inter dependence 2. Gould: Distributes agricultural produce in exchange of menial crafts and services
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Social Inequality "...all animals are equal here‚ but some are more equal than others." [G‚Orwell‚ Animal Farm] What does Social Inequality Mean? Differential Access to Wealth Power Prestige In What Areas does Social Inequalities Exist Gender Race Age Ethnicity Religion Kinship How does differential access to wealth‚ power and prestige arise from differences between people? Differences are accorded varying degrees of value Those who are most similar to “me” have the highest value Those
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Discuss the ways in which Ramabai ‚ brings up travails and sufferings of high upper- caste women. Ramabai was born on 23rd April 1858 in a High Caste Hindu Brahmin family. She never went to school but learnt to read and write from her parents‚ Anantha Shastri Dongre(a renowned Sanskrit Scholar) and Laxmibai. She was made to experience the need for and value of knowledge‚ self respect‚ dignity and hard work‚ which she maintained throughout her life. But Ramabai’s parents did not like their children
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himself apart into four parts to create human society. His head was used to create Brahmins. The Kshatriya were made from his hands‚ Vaishya from his thighs‚ and the Sudras from his feet. Others believe that they were created from the body parts of Brahma‚ who created the world. It actually started when the Aryans came to Ancient India in 1500 B.C. from Southern Europe. The Aryans split into three groups Brahmins‚ Kshatriya‚ and Vaishya. The locals became artisans and laborers‚ later known as the
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