In the 19th century‚ Imperialism was introduced to India and impacted the nation both in positive and negative ways. While Imperialism still had negative effects on India‚ the positive outweighed the negative in that railroad systems and the increase in agriculture led to industrialization and a better economy for India. Despite the detrimental cultural aspects implemented by the British occupation of India‚ Imperialism benefited the nation of India in the long run. Although there was an improvement
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Manohar Lohia and his tackling of Caste issue This paper will study how and why caste became so crucial to Ram Manohar Lohia’s politics. This would be understood by tracing the different dimensions of some of his theoretical and political activities‚ specifically on caste and even otherwise. So‚ for example‚ how Lohia drew his own grand historical narrative through Wheel of History‚ that contextualised caste in a certain way‚ or how this understanding of caste also allowed him to incorporate other
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1933 on an India-wide tour for Harijan causes. His speeches during such tours discussed the discriminated castes of India and appealed for the eradication of untouchability. The caste system in India is a system of social stratification‚[1] social restriction and a basis for affirmative action.[2][3] Historically‚ it defined communities into thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis.[citation needed] The Jātis were grouped by the Brahminical texts under the four well-known caste categories
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to organize resistance‚ upper-caste Indian activists needed to frame Indian identity as united against British colonialism. This was not in of itself difficult‚ but they wanted to maintain an upper-caste dominance over Indian society. This required upholding "classical" structures of caste identity for all Indians in their vision of what post-colonial India would look like and how it would function politically and socially. These structures of caste provided upper-caste Hindus with a privileged social
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Table of contents Executive Summary i The Coca-Cola Company Firm Profile ii The Beverage Industry in India iii India’s Societal System vii Macroeconomic Indicators and Demographics. vii Market System Aspects ix Infrastructure and Legal Order ix Cultural Dimensions x India’s Societal Predisposition xi Ideologies xii Indian Caste System xii Values xiii Religion xiv Political xv Economic xv Strategies and Policies xvi Constraints xvi Coca-Cola Strategy xvii Future Strategic Initiatives
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India is a vast country with a vast population. The vast population follows different cultures and religions; and; belongs to different castes and sub-castes‚ races and communities. So‚ the national integration of India invariably depends on the integrity of its citizens. It is the individuals who constitute a society or a nation. Society or nation is nothing without its individuals. The existence of individuals is a reality; whereas the society or nation is a myth. The nation exists because of
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Good Governance in the Light of Upliftment of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes Table of Contents Scope & Objective iii Research Methodology iv Review of Literature 5 Introduction 6 Chapter I: Rampant Atrocities on Dalit 7 Chapter II: Globalization and Status of Dalit 8 Chapter III: Background of the enactment of the Act
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belonging to the upper caste was a common practice for the people belonging to the lower castes. The decisions in various issues were made by the upper castes mostly in favour of their own caste. The punishment for a crime was much more severe for the individual of a lower caste as compared to the punishment awarded for the same crime to the individual of a higher caste. The rules made were incorporated in such a manner as to benefit the ones who made them (i.e. the upper caste). The women had little
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India is a country that offers a diverse range of cultures‚ races‚ and ethnicities for anyone that may choose to visit. Many people may think of someone ’s race as the same as their ethnicity‚ but they are very different. Race is a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that member of a society consider important‚ whereas ethnicity is a shared cultural heritage which can contain many different races within it (Macionis J. J.‚ 2006). The mix of cultures
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The caste system‚ or Varna‚ of India‚ came about when the Aryan speaking Nomadic groups came to India about 1500B.C.. 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 second in rank were rulers and warriors‚ with merchants and traders third in rank. Last were the workers and peasants who were born to be servants to the other three castes. People could not change their caste. They
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