The idea of a caste system originated in India and has become popular in regions around the world over the course of history. Two of these areas include the Mesoamerican/Andes cultures in present day South America and Europe during the middle ages. The actual classes‚ or estates‚ differed for these two regions‚ but religion played a role in both social structures‚ and the system affected Mesoamerican as well as European women. Most cultures of the Mesoamerican region held four different classes
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Dinah Craik’s The Half-Caste appears to focus mainly on the role women play in Victorian society; however‚ beneath the surface‚ the novella is really about colonialism and the indifferent attitude this society had of it at the time. Through Zillah’s physical transformation‚ the importance of female beauty can be observed. When we are first introduced to Zillah‚ she is described as having a “dull‚ heavy face [with] the stupidity of an ultra-stupid child” (13)‚ and is called an “ugly little devil”
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the state’s debt and the interest this debt accumulates. * Providing services like education systems‚ health care systems‚ pensions for the elderly‚ unemployment benefits etc. * Providing public utilities such energy‚ water and waste management. * Day to day functioning of the government. * Defense preparedness. * Providing foreign aid. | TAXATION IN INDIA | | India has a well developed tax structure. The power to levy taxes and duties is distributed among the
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Considerations on Caste Madhusudan Subedi Abstract Caste as a system of social stratification was an encompassing system in the past. There was reciprocal system of exchange goods and services. With time‚ occupation and mode of generation of livelihood of various caste groups changed‚ and the traditional form of jajmani system fizzled out. This paper provides an account of changing perspectives of caste relations in social science writing and political discourse. The discourse of caste has been
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to Boya Caste. She won the Indian general election‚ 2014 being a Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party candidate. She won by a huge margin. Her husband Butta Neelakantam is a leader of Telugu Desam Party. She is one of the richest Parliamentarians with total assests of more than
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CASTE AND CENSUS: IMPLICATIONS TO SOCIETY Dr. Afonso Botelho Associate Professor‚ Department of Sociology Rosary College of Commerce and Arts‚ Navelim – Goa ____________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The proposal to reintroduce caste as a category in the 2011 census sparked off considerable discussion among sociologists‚ anthropologists and others. This paper attempts to analyze the pros and cons of the idea to reintroduce the variable of caste‚ a distinctive
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7th October 2012 Analysis of Half-Caste by John Agard- How does the poet present his ideas and views to the reader? Half-Caste is a poem written by John Agard. It presents another culture through dialect and uses complicated terminology. The poem is quite emotional and John Agard uses many techniques to present his ideas and views on Half-Caste. The poem is all about the different definitions of Half-Caste‚ it is undefined. Agard compares the word half-caste to Tchaikovsky’s piano‚ Picasso’s
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The British East India company held India in its grasp until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 happened. Because of the rebellion England decided to take more control over the colony by having the actual government take root and complete control in 1857. With Britain having taken over India they turned it into a very efficient colony and maximizing its potential‚ while also putting controlling and racist laws to Indians and restricting them in most ways‚ by forcing them to farm non food crops‚ destroying
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DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ↑ “A hungry world is a dangerous world. Without food‚ people have only three options – they riot‚ emigrate or die. None of these are acceptable” - UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Introduction 1. ↑According to the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report of 2012‚ India ranks 66 out of 88 countries in the hunger index. India is the world’s hunger capital due to the following statistics:- a) ↑ Hunger remains No 1 cause of death in India b)
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JAJMANI System Introduction The real India breathes in its villages.India is a land of villages with around 70 % of its population still residing in it .The basic characteristics of the Indian villages are: a)Still practising their old age custom and traditions. b)Illiteracy has still bound them into shackles which needs to be addressed in the indian village c)Cate is still a social evil which is prevalent in the villages. d)Caste based
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