“The God of Small Things” Masterpiece Portfolio By: Taylor Strong Bibliography on Arundhati Roy: Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her first novel The God of Small Things‚ which won numerous awards such as the Booker Prize. It is important to understand what was going on in Roy’s life as she wrote this book to make the connections. Once one has understood what her life was like it is clear to see the connection between the fictional characters and plot intertwining with the
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Hinduism involves the caste system. A system of castes (ranks) in society. The caste system involves five groups‚ Brahmins‚ the priests‚ Kshatriyas‚ the warriors‚ Vaishyas‚ the merchants‚ Shudras‚ the servants‚ and the Dalits‚ a group of people who do the worst jobs in the society. Hinduism follows a soul called Atman‚ and that this soul is born into the world over and over‚ with the ultimate goal to achieve Moksha‚ or enlightenment. One person must fulfill their duties of their caste in order to receive
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social disparity‚ economic inequalities and immorality‚ regionalism etc. 1. Casteism: Caste is an imported part of our social fabric. This was developed in the past on the basis of division of labour in the society. But now casteism has segregated the society. Unity and integrity has become a dream in a caste ridden society. The feeling of socially neglected scheduled castes under the suppression of upper caste ruined the sense of we feeling and unity. It becomes a problem for national integration
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was the language of educated people.. India and China were similar as agricultural societies. Both civilizations relied on a large peasant class‚ organized in tight villages with much mutual cooperation. Both societies had a caste system where the citizens were ranked. This caste system organized into special groups that determined everything from your job‚ to your political rights‚ to your religious beliefs‚ and who you would marry. Lastly‚ social classifications and expectations played a big role
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I Answer any two of the following questipns in about 500 words each. 1. Discuss the forms of racial and linguistic diversities in India. 20 20 2. Describe the nature cif rural social structure in India. 3. Has there been changes in the caste system in India ? Discuss. 20 4. Examine the factors that contribute to national integration in India. 20 SECTION - II words each. Answer any four of the following questions in about 250 12 5. Distinguish the salient features
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Historians argue that these practices have negatively affected the South-Asian region due to the use of the caste system‚ in which every being corresponds to a particular community (jat). Many Indian villagers who belong to lower castes are still victims of discrimination even after the caste system was prohibited by the Indian supreme court. Harijan’s‚ or Pariah’s are a class in the caste system in which one is not allowed to climb the social ladder‚ they are considered ‘outcastes’. Pariah’s are
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1. Gandhi used to sleep with girls of aged between 18 to 25. Very few people know about this but its true (for detail you can read books by Dr L .R. BALI named“RANGEELA GANDHI” & “KYA GANDHI MAHATMA THE”) the girls who slept with Gandhi accepted this. Gandhi used to say that he is doing all this for his BRAHMCHARI Experiments. What from his experiments he was wanted to prove nobody knows? Gandhi himself accepted this that at the time of going to London for higher studies he decided to keep himself
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Pinky Madam If I never step foot on this dark soil; smell this greasy food or speak to these belligerent fools who have titled me Pinky Madam‚ I will have no regrets. I must now severe all ties to Ashok and India. I can no longer fulfil my vows as wife. But it is not all my fault. His parents never accepted me; the weather here wearied me‚ and the customs are from a long and forgotten world. If only Ashok could have seen the India that I had to be a part of. But even if this was the case‚ he would
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THE ANNIHILATION OF CASTE Prologue [How this speech came to be composed—and not delivered] [1:] On December 12‚ 1935‚ I received the following letter from Mr. Sant Ram‚ the Secretary of the Jat - Pat - Todak Mandal: My dear Doctor Saheb‚ Many thanks for your kind letter of the 5th December. I have released it for press without your permission for which I beg your pardon‚ as I saw no harm in giving it publicity. You are a great thinker‚ and it is my well-considered opinion that none else
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In the article‚ The New Jim Crow‚ author and professor Michelle Alexander eloquently examines and delves into how mass incarceration in the United States is a new type of class structure‚ a new racial caste system (Alexander 7). Her motive is to increase understanding on the issue‚ be a force for change‚ and foster dialogue. She provides the reader context on her life by giving personal examples as well as using facts and background to cement her thesis. Alexander constructs both a compelling and
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