He became first prime minister of independent India‚ a position he retained until his death. He initiated India’s nonalignment policy in foreign affairs. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on Nov. 14‚ 1889‚ in Allahabad into a proud‚ learned Kashmiri Brahmin family. His father‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a wealthy barrister and influential politician. Jawaharlal was an only child until the age of 11‚ after which two sisters were born. The atmosphere in the Nehru home was more English than Indian; English was
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India o India consisted of many tribes and had diversity in cultures. o People were divided into three classes: - Brahmins (priests) - Kshatriyas (knights) - Vaishyas (skilled workers) o People born into a tribe remained in the tribe for their whole life. o Hinduism was around at the time and their religion was based solely on sacrifices made by Brahmins. Puja was performed at home or in the temple‚ and believed that good deeds leads to a greater rebirth (Karma) o
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from affecting his stature in society. An example of Roy commenting on how society looks down upon him and his own insecurities relating to his identity is when he says to Martin in the presence of Joe‚ “The disbarment committee: genteel gentlemen Brahmin lawyers‚ country-club men. I offend
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MA in Sociology Paper II Perspectives of Indian Society-I DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE & CONTINUING EDUCATION UTKAL UNIVERSITY‚ Vani Vihar Bhubaneswar‚ India 1 UNIT-I INDOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 1.1. Indology: Meaning and Definition Indology is known as the science of Indian Society. The Indological perspective claims to understand Indian Society through the concepts‚ theories and frameworks that are closely associated with Indian Civilization. It made a claim that Indian Society is unique in structure
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hierarchies. In the Indus River Valley‚ beginning with the Aryans‚ a caste social system was used to keep citizens in their places. This caste system held many similarities to the social structure of Mesopotamia. At the top of the caste system were the Brahmins‚ or the priest-kings‚ who ruled religiously and politically. In Mesopotamia‚ the kings and priests were at the general top as well. Next in the caste system were the Kshatriyas‚ the warriors and aristocrats; these citizens played roles parallel to
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Siddhartha‚ he is able to reach Nirvana because he didn’t limit himself with what teachings he had. He was able to go out on his own and experience it himself on his own terms. Siddhartha was brought up to be like his father who was a respected Brahmin. His father tried to teach him the ways to find enlightenment‚ but it wasn’t good enough for Siddhartha. He couldn’t seem to find pleasure in any of it. Siddhartha felt there was more that could be learned elsewhere. He would always ask
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Throughout history Alexander the Great has been given the status of great but many people question whether this historical figure truly deserves title. The Macedonian king does deserve this status because he was merciful‚ tolerant‚ tactical‚ and wise in his ruling. First‚ he was merciful in his campaigns and conquering to people who deserved the respect. When Alexander and his men razed the town of Thebes leaving it and its people in ruins for their rebellion‚ he is said to have spared many civilians
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The laws of Manu were mythically written by "Manu" (the father of man) 30 million years ago. It is currently believed that around 200 BC‚ the Brahmin compiled them into a single text‚ in response to the onset of Buddhism. They hold in their teachings‚ an explanation of the creation of existence‚ complete nature and structure of all things in it as well as how they interact‚ and the "laws" (responsibilities) and punishments of all of those things. The particular text I chose is Chapter 1 Verses 1-57
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The Laws of Manu and Hammurabi’s code are both a set of laws and codes that seem to guide people from different classes on what their role in society is. Both set of laws/codes are very straightforward they tell each group of people what they are expected to do and what punishment they will receive if they disobey the law. Both set of laws seem to focus on the same thing women’s rights‚ marriage‚ and laws in general. The Laws of Manu were harsh but they were specified for certain people whereas the
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Pandava and draupadi 1. After hearing about Krishna’s death‚ The Pandavas lost interest in the world. Yudhisthira and the Pandavas decided to go to heaven. They along with Draupadi‚ once again they donned deer skin and tree bark. Parikshita was appointed the king. Kripa was his guru and Yuyutsu the regent.After taking leave of them and all the people of Hastinapura‚ the Pandavas and Draupadi started their journey. 2. First they went to Dwarka and saw it immersed in the sea. Their Agni came and
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