Maharashtra Maharashtra‚ is a state in the western region of India. It is the second most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. Maharashtra is the wealthiest state in India‚ contributing 15% of the country’s industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–2007 figures). Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west‚ Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest‚ Madhya Pradesh to the north and northeast‚Chhattisgarh to
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REVIEW OF WOMEN’S STUDIES The Troubled Relationship of Feminism and History Janaki Nair Why has history remained somewhat impervious to the questions raised by feminist interventions‚ while other disciplines have felt the imperative of a turn to history in general and feminist historiography in particular? This paper reviews both older and more recent contributions to the field of history to trace the dominant frames within which the methods and critiques of feminism have been accommodated
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Chapter III Nationalism in India As you have seen‚ modern nationalism in Europe came to be associated with the formation of nation-states. It also meant a change in people’s understanding of who they were‚ and what defined their identity and sense of belonging. New symbols and icons‚ new songs and ideas forged new links and redefined the boundaries of communities. In most countries the making of this new national identity was a long process. How did this consciousness emerge in India?
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is voted as the most influential and powerful woman for the second year is from India where discrimination against women is at its peak. Kiran Bedi who is also an Indian is the first IPS officer in the history of India. A very recent example is a Dalit women becoming the speaker of Lok Sabha in India. This all shows how much talent and intelligence women have. This talent and intelligence has to be nurtured to improve the status of women in the
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Communalism and Politics in India | Text of the lectureI would like to put before you some propositions to explain the phenomena called ‘communalism’ and its impact on security. First of all‚ I would like to state that security is also a ‘state of mind’. As far as the issue of communalism is concerned‚ it would be surprising to know that the number of people killed in communal violence in the last 50 years is lesser than the people killed in street crimes in the city of Detroit alone. Two
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Marathi autobiographical novel Uchalya (The Branded) written by Laxman Gaikwad. The novel being an autobiography‚ recounts the trauma and suffering not only of an individual but of the whole community of the Uchalyas‚ branded as ‘Criminal Tribes’. As Dalit autobiography‚ the novel is a revolt against the social inequality of people who literally live on the fringes of society. The paper tries to depict the socio-eco-cultural life of this tribe and calls for their recognition as human beings and not
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Nirma University Institute of Law Semester V B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.) Course Article writing on the topic of “BAN ON CASTE BASED RALLIES: FOR THE BETTER OR FOR WORSE” In the Course of Constitutional Law-II COURSE CODE: 2BL509 As a part of continuous evaluation scheme Submitted To: Submitted By: Prof. Tarkesh Moliya Chirag Jain
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Delfin T. Quiboloy (July 23‚ 1911-April 25‚ 1999) Delfin was born to Dionisio Quiboloy and Anastasia Turla on July 23‚ 1911 in Santa Catalina‚ Lubao‚ Pampanga‚ Philippines where one of the oldest Catholic churches in the Philippines was initially built. He attended public schools in his hometown during the same decade when famous Lubenians like President Diosdado P. Macapagal and Senator Rogelio de la Rosa were also pursuing their elementary school education. Delfin started his teaching career
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1. The lowest level of India’s society‚ considered “untouchables” were called _______ Pariahs‚ “harijans”‚ “Untouchables”‚ “Outcastes”‚ Dalit‚ “Children of God” 2. The priests in Hinduism belong to what caste? Brahmins 3. What is “Dharma”? “Path of Life”‚ religious teachings of Hinduism – (“eternal order‚ religion & law of the universe)‚ Also – the teachings of Buddha in Buddhism. 4. Which of the religions or philosophies does not worship clergy or gods? Confucianism‚ Buddhism
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boycott council elections? 6. What was the restriction placed by the Inland Emigration Act on plantation workers? 7. Why and when was Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn? 8. When and where was the demand Purna Swaraj formalised? 9. According to many Dalit leaders‚ what would have solved the problems of their social disabilities? 10. What was the decision taken by the Poona Pact of 1932? 11. Give your impression on the famous painting of Bharat Mata by Abanindranath Tagore. 12. Who led the movement
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