Sample essay on Social Evils Still Persist in our society Social evils are prevalent in almost all the backward countries. Surprising enough that India‚ a country proud of her ancient culture is no exception to it. Conservatism and fundamentalism apart there are certain customs that smear the face of this ancient land that is trying to build a modern image in the world. Go to any part of the country you will find something going on you’ll be ashamed of. Even some good customs have taken a woeful
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Literature Kusum Lata*Surekha Dangwal** In Indian society there exists a hierarchical ordering of people called Varna System which refers to “a notional all India fourfold division of society into estates based on function” and each individual has a position in society according to this hierarchy laid out by the Law books of the classical period. The upper rung of this system is the ‘Brahmins’ followed by ‘Kshatriyas’ (Warriors) and ‘Vaishyas’ (Merchants). These groups are also known as the twice-born
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that captures many social values of Indian society. This novel that is set in Kerala (India) after the colonial era describes clearly the culture of Indian society and how it influences many aspects of the society life‚ including the family life‚ the neighborhood relationship‚ political condition and so on. At least‚ there are three cultural values can be reached after reading this novel‚ they are about the caste‚ gender‚ and cultural transformation in post-colonial era. The analysis in this paper
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SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF DALITS IN RELIEF AND REHABILITATION- A CASE STUDY OF KENDRAPARA DISTRICT‚ ORISSA BY ASMITA G. NIKAM 2011DM008 Jamsetji Tata Center for Disaster Management TATA ISTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Deonar‚ Mumbai-400088 2013 1 Social Exclusion of Dalits in Relief and Rehabilitation-A case study of Kendrapara District in Orissa A Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In the Degree of Master of Arts in Disaster Management By Asmita Nikam
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It problematizes major issues of cast‚ class and gender in the Indian context. Dalit in India are voiceless and marginalized. Even in this scientific new era most of the Dalits are still surviving under uncongenial and hostile atmosphere like subjugation‚ caste based oppression and discriminations. It is said that Marathi Literature is the forerunner of all modern Dalit Literature in India because of the legacy of Mahatma Jyotiba Govind Phule and Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Under the influence of
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Caste System - Religion In ancient India Brahmins had developed a social system in which people were divided into separate close communities known as caste. The origin of the caste system affected the whole Indian society. Caste determines man’s marriage‚ social circle‚ profession and Wealth This Cast and religion is to control large amount of people‚ they belive there should be some regulating and monitoring system which people does follow automatically without being knowing. Sati Practice
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major forms of stratification are the Caste System‚ the Slavery System‚ the Feudal System‚ and the Apartheid System while major contemporary forms of social division include the Class System‚ Ethnic Inequality‚ and Gender Inequality. The caste system The Caste system was once very predominant in India. The Aryan priests divided society into a caste system with four parts. This system determined Indian occupations. The priests and teachers were the highest caste- the Brahmins. The second in rank were
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Women‚ Caste and reform Q1. What social ideas did the following people support? a)Rammohun Roy Spread of Western education Reforming Hinduism Greater freedom and equality for women Upliftment of widows Campaigned against the practise of sati Critical of caste inequalities b)Dayanand Saraswati ReformingHinduism Supported widow remarriage Education for girls c) Veerasalingam Pantulu Supported widow remarriage d)Jyotirao Phule Education for girls Critical of the caste system Critical
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Ambedkar born on 14 April 1891 and popularly known as Babasaheb was an Indian jurist‚ politician‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚ historian and economist. Born into a poor Mahar family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the Indian caste system. He converted to Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian award‚ in 1990. Ambedkar contributed a lot to our Indian constitution.Upon India’s Transfer of Power by British Government
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The details of Guru Ravidas ’s life are controversial. According to some he was born in 1376/7 or else 1399. According to history he was born in a village named Seer Govardhanpur‚ near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh‚ India. His father Baba Santokh Das was a Chamar leather merchant and Mata Kalsa Devi was his mother. His father got him married to Mata Lona Devi at early age and they had a son named Vijaydas. Saint Ravidas was the disciple of the famous Swami Ramanand of Varanasi. He was a close friend
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