relation to India. In the Indian context‚ work life balance has many social and cultural connotations. There are many factors that need to be taken into account to understand work balance with respect to India better: India is a deeply religious country‚ housing abundant religions within itself and the most dominant of them is Hinduism. The caste system is also prevalent in India. In combination with the forces of industrialization‚ modernization and urbanization‚ there is some evidence that caste groups
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economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚historian‚ orator‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the system of Chaturvarna – the categorisation of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds
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reformers of Maharashtra in the nineteenth century. While other reformers concentrated more on reforming the social institutions of amily and marriage with special emphasis on the status and right of women‚ Jotirao Phule revolted against the unjust caste system under which millions of people had suffered for centuries. In particular‚ he courageously upheld the cause of the untouchables and look up the cudgels for the poorer peasants. He was a militant advocate of their right. The story of his stormy
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Scattered throughout India are approximately 500‚000 villages. The Census of India regards most settlements of fewer than 5‚000 as a village. These settlements range from tiny hamlets of thatched huts to larger settlements of tile-roofed stone and brick houses. Most Indian villages are small; nearly 80 percent have fewer than 1‚000 inhabitants‚ according to the 1991 census. Most are nucleated settlements‚ while others are more dispersed. It is in villages that India’s most basic business--agriculture--takes
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works became unprecedentedly popular‚ which also popularized the writing system adopted by him‚ and that is the current Malayalam alphabet. He was born in Trikkantiyur (തൃക്കണ്ടിയൂര്‚ Tr̥kkaṇṭiyūr)‚ in the town of Tirur‚ in Kerala. At that time‚it was a part of Vettattnad.[2] His personal name is Ramanujan. Thunchaththu is his “family name”‚ and Ezhuthachan (schoolmaster) is an honorific title or the last name indicating his caste. His name is transliterated in several different ways‚ including Thunchath
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Reflection on “The Danger of a Single Story” By Chimamanda Adichie Why this all fuss about a “single story”? So what is a single story? Does this mean manipulation of ‘a single story’ by countless re-telling and thus creating an ‘entrenched’ view in our minds which we fail to challenge and investigate with a forward-looking vision? No wonder‚ this leads to a lot of assumptions‚ half-truths and stereotypes when this story is passed on from one to another. For example a lot of people think
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challenges which pose a danger to erode the rights and the entitlements scripted in all policies‚ provisions and programmes‚ but additionally: dalit under-nutrition cannot be de-coupled from the story of caste-based discrimination and marginalisation
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experiences of dalit who rises to prominence from his marginalized presence. Omprakash Valmiki’s voice is today recognized as an empowered voice of a writer who works on behalf of Dalits. Himself born in a desperately poor family in North India‚ the lowest caste in Indian society‚ a community of the illiteratre Untouchables ‚ he describes from his personal experiences the torments of the Dalits who even have no right to fight for education or food. He describes how these people are subject to an institutionalized
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Fizzy drink consumption is a fast growing health concern. If you are a regular consumer of soft drinks think about this‚ one 750ml drink of coke contains around 65 grams of sugar‚ according to the academy of nutrition. Theses excess calories and sugar that fizzy drinks contain is linked to numerous health problems like‚ type 2 diabetes‚ cardiovascular clogs‚ blood clots etc. to a healthier life-style try replacing soda with flavored water‚ soy milk‚ tea and water. I am ewrh4 rthhgfjdfhgsfha/
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is correct to assert that Character is the most important aspect of Javni. Infact‚ the whole story revolves around the portrayal of various character in a rural Indian state. ‘Javni’ is the tale of a poor and illiterate woman who belongs to a low caste of washer man in the remote village of Karnataka . She serves as a domestic help in the house of a revenue inspector. There are three main characters in the story‚ Ramappa‚ the narrator of the story‚ Sita‚ his sister and the mistress of Javni and Javni
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