While the Indian Caste system and Contemporary society differ in many aspects‚ they however have similarities such as their class system and their written laws. India divides their people into a caste system called the Varna whereas contemporary society has a socioeconomic system. Each system has categories that their natives fall into and live according to their economic standing. Along with the class system‚ each society has similar written laws that guarantee equal rights amongst all people.
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considered Australia to be nothing more than a British colony whose national identity was virtually the same as the British. During this period of Australia’s history‚ our modes of entertainment‚ food‚ fashion‚ sporting culture and our social values and attitudes were largely dictated by British culture. One of the most significant changes to have taken place in Australian society since the end of WWII‚ has been its drift towards American‚ rather than British culture. As the American way of life was projected
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form cohesive groups based on Language‚ Castes‚ Culture‚ Gotras etc. In Hindu society‚ the term Gotra means clan and it broadly signifies the descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines Gotra for grammatical purposes as ‘Apatyam Pautraprabhrti Gotram’‚ which means “the word Gotra denotes the progeny (of a sage) beginning with the son’s son.” The existence of Gotra system in the Indian society seems to be a matter
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EDUCATION SYSTEM OF INDIA • 38% of doctors in America are Indians • 12% of scientists in America are Indians • 36% of NASA employees are Indians • 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians • The India group is the only one from South Asia to figure in the top 10 economically active working-age population. The group’s average annual income is higher than that of the local British (21‚250 pounds). • Third largest tertiary education system after china and US. We have institutions
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Gorée off Cape Verde‚ a longtime entrepot in the slave trade to the Antilles; Saint-Louis‚ the colony’s administrative and commercial center;a handful of precariously-held trading posts on the lower Senegal River; and the Casamance region between British Gambia and Portuguese Guinea (Dakar‚ the future metropolis of French West Africa‚ was little more
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FEMALE FOETICIDE AND THE DOWRY SYSTEM IN INDIA Devaki Monani Ghansham Women ’s Studies Research Unit‚ School of Social Work‚ University of Melbourne Townsville International Women’s Conference - AUSTRALIA 3 - 7 July 2002 ~ James Cook University “Poverty‚ Violence and Women’s Rights: ...Setting a Global Agenda” This international conference is for all who care passionately about improving women’s position in the world‚ who demand justice and full human rights for women everywhere and who believe
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other facilities to children. There is no discrimination among the people on the basis of religion‚ caste or creed/faith etc. However‚ the minorities are given right to run their own educational institutions with financial aid from Government and they are free to introduce their religion‚ language in their institution. Education is compulsory and free upto primary standard. Indian education system has a wide structure and the educational institutions can introduce the education or learning pattern
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Abtract The colonization of India and the immense transfer of wealth that moved from the latter to Britain were vital to the success of the British Empire. In fact‚ the Viceroy of British India in 1894 called India “the pivot of our Empire …” I examine the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the subcontinent. Besides highlighting the fact that without cheap labor and raw materials from India‚ the modernization of Britain during this era would have been highly unlikely‚ I will show how colonial
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Imagine living in India when the British took full control‚ and then being forced to change your day to day life. The british had an economic interest in India which started during the 1600’s. During the Industrial Revolution‚ India was considered a prized possession by the British because they supplied raw materials to the factories for production. Eventually‚ the British took full control of India‚ and made some major changes that significantly impacted India. Although the British had a negative
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Caste and Karma Understanding the people of India is a complex and rewarding endeavor. The country is rich with culture and home to people of varied ethnic groups and religions. India has a population of 1‚201‚193‚422 as of the 2011 census and accounts for the second largest population in the world with 17.5% of the world’s population; China is first with 19.4% and USA is third with 4.5% (Http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-Prov-Results/data_files/india/final_ppt_2011_ chapter3.pdf‚ 2011.). The enormous
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