“Dhowli” by Mahasweta Devi. This tells the story of a woman’s battle with her social class and a consequence she will suffer because she is a woman and an “untouchable”. Marilyn L. Barton states in the Britannica Encyclopedia‚ “Untouchable‚ also called Dalit‚
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-------President may be from one party‚ but the government may be from another party with a completely different ideology‚ which can lead to policy paralysis--------- if there is a clash of views. I want to ask my friends are they not aware that in India‚ Dalits have been in power in UP‚ Rajasthan‚ Bihar‚ Maharashtra and Andhra? How can they be thankless to the ability of the Indian parliamentary system? In our system‚ national parties are forced to share power with local parties. In today’s day and age
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Do children apologize to each other? Apology events in young Israeli peer discourse ZOHAR KAMPF and SHOSHANA BLUM-KULKA Abstract Children’s apologies are greatly under-researched. Though there is wealth of information available on the pragmatics of apologies generally‚ we know much less about whether and how children apologize. Our study explores modes of remedial work by Israeli children in peer discourse. The data were collected through ethnographic observation of Israeli preschool and
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Indian Ken-Betwa link water project and Bangladesh M S Siddiqui Legal Economist and pursuing PhD in Open University‚ Malaysia e-mail: shah@banglachemical.com The ongoing Indian river-link project (ILRP) is not based on understanding of the environment and ecosystem that rivers support. The ILRP is not a feasible project on technical‚ environmental‚ socio-economic‚ and legal grounds. It will cause tremendous devastation to environment and economies of Bangladesh‚ India and Nepal. A watershed-approach
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Understanding the Exigency of Educating the Masses:The Inspirational Ideology of Jotiba Phule Poonam Singh‚ Assitant Professor‚ Satywati College (M)‚ University of Delhi. Abstract The traditional Indian system gave monopoly of educational resources to Brahmins. Anyone who tried to break the hegemonic encroachments of educational resourceswas severely punished by the Laws of Manu or by the preaching of Vedic scriptures such as Rig-Veda. For a very long-time Indians born in disparate Varnas could
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COMMENTARY No Shortcuts on Rape Make the Legal System Work Flavia Agnes N The vigorous public discourse following the recent brutal gang rape and mutilation of the 23-year-old in Delhi is a positive sign but hopefully the demand for quick solutions will not ignore the complexities involved in dealing with all forms of violence against women. There are also other connected issues that require urgent attention including the description of a rape as a “state worse than death”
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SEIP 401 INCLUSIVE POLICY AND SCHEDULED TRIBES ASSIGNMENT DR. AMITA BAVISKAR SUBMITTED BY: ANJALY BABY SACHIN C PUJAR AMELIA SOHTUN INTRODUCTION Dr. Amita Baviskar was born on 9th May 1965.Amita Baviskar is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Institute of Economic Growth‚ Delhi. Professor Amita Baviskar received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1986 and Master of Arts degrees in Sociology in 1988 from the University of Delhi. She then received
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Hinduism and Buddhism Compared and Contrasted Hinduism and Buddhism are ancient religions that have millions of followers today. They both started in ancient India. Although they are different religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism share many similarities with regard to their beliefs‚ and their practices. Hinduism began around 3‚000 years ago near the Indus River of northwestern India. This religion has no original founder and no single holy text. Brahmins were the first Hindu teachers. They passed
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A short paper on Sociological Foundation of Education -By Gopi Chandra Upreti M. Phil. Development Studies‚ KUSOED Kathmandu‚ Nepal. Introduction Education is a process of learning. It is a kind of method to get knowledge in human life. As John Dewey said education ‘brings out all capabilities’ of human beings. It helps us to live our life independently. Accordingly‚ Socrates said that education has taken out our ideas from ‘innate capabilities’ so that we can know everything of the world. Education
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Reservation policy fails to achieve its purpose of giving equal opportunity to everyone because of lack of infrastructure in the rural areas of the country where the proportion of backward classes is significant. A number of people living in some remote areas in Orissa‚ M. P. or Bihar are not even aware of these policies. They are deprived of even primary education and basic employment which make them more backward financially. It fails to establish which causes disequilibrium in the status
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