came in the 19th century‚ when the leaders of deprived castes espoused both revolt against the ideas of high-caste Hindus led by the Brahmins and belief in the modernity which had led to democratisation in Europe and the United States. Democracy is essentially a practice of alliance building. Jyoti Ba Phule forged a grand alliance of farmers and marginalised and deprived communities. He considered that India was being led by minority high-caste Hindus. Dr Ambedkar‚ who was educated in the United States
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Castes are mainly found in India‚ some anthropologists might even argue that castes are strictly confined to India. A caste is essentially a system of dividing society into hereditary divisions. Most western observers see there being two parts; varna and jati. Varna is the belief that society is divided into priests‚ warriors‚ farmers‚ and merchants. The second term‚ jati‚ refers to local endogamous groups. Class‚ on the other hand‚ is a system of hierarchically arranged social groups based on economic
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Cinema in Nepal = The first cinema show in Nepal took place in Bhadra 17‚ 1990 BS at Singhadurbar‚ during the time of Juddha Shumsher. = For public cinema show opened up from 2004 BS. = The making of Nepali films is said to have begun with D. B. Pariyar’s Satya Harishchandra‚ which was the first Nepali Language film to be shot. It was produced from Kolkata‚ India‚ and was released on September 14‚ 1951 (2007BS). This movie was first screened in Nepal at Narayanhiti Palace for King Tribhuvan.
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The art of weaving is an old tradition in the kingdom of Nepal‚ especially in the mountainous regions of the country. Radii‚ Pakhi‚ Bakkhu‚ Darhi are well known Nepalese products produced in these regions using indigenous wool. The marketing of these products has been confined to the domestic market. The traditional designs of Nepalese-Tibetan carpets are basically influenced by Buddhism‚ but in recent years the Nepalese manufacturers have introduced modern designs and colors in line with present
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shape the townscape. The town’s hill‚ Shreenagar‚ allows breathtaking views of the Himalayan range from Dhaulagiri in the west to Ganesh Himal in the east.Tansen is the district administrations headquarter of Palpa district‚ one out of 75 districts in Nepal‚ and since 1957 a Municipality. It is itself often referred to as Palpa‚ and its people (population approx. 13‚000 in the core area) as Palpalis.At an elevation of about 1350-m (4430 ft) above sea level the town experiences a pleasant climate throughout
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Brief History of Nepal The history of Nepal (नेपालको इतिहास) is characterized by its isolated position in the Himalayas and its two dominant neighbors‚ India and China. Due to the arrival of disparate settler groups from outside through the ages‚ it is now a multi-ethnic‚ multi-cultural‚ multi-lingual country. Its population is predominantly Hindu with significant presence of Buddhists‚ who were in majority at one time in the past. Nepal was split in three kingdoms from the 15th to 18th century
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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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ICT at glance in Nepal by Rajendra Prasad Poudel e-mail: rajendrapoudel@gmail.com 01.1 Introduction The development of information and communication technology (ICT) is widely recognized as an essential component for economic growth of a nation. It will be not exaggerated to say that ICT infrastructure has potential to promote social development of every community. Access for ICT to seek the information as well as receive and impart information comes in the sector of basic human rights
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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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Crisis in Nepal “Not a day goes by without a few hours of power cuts. Load shedding has now become a perennial problem and it is here to stay." The story of power position in Nepal is that of highest potential and lowest consumption. The electricity demand in Nepal is increasing by about 10 percent every year and close to 40 percent of the approximate Nepalese population has access to electricity so far. The main load centre is the central zone which includes the Kathmandu Valley. Nepal owns a number
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