destroying the cultural diversity of the world. As one of the oldest nations in the sense of tradition and culture‚ India has been a land of sages‚ saints and various renowned scholars. Countless religious temples and shrines built in different parts of the nation expose the devotion to religion and family that dwells within all aspects of India’s culture. Everything was steady for India until a few decades back. Most of the people were farmers and survived on their pieces of land. They were satisfied
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East Indian Indentureship The Indians arriving in the New World called themselves Jahan or “People of the Ship‚” referring to the ship that brought them across the oceans to the Americas. See chart below for East Indians arriving in South America starting in 1838 and in the Caribbean starting in 1845. In 1838‚ after the abolition of slavery in the British Caribbean‚ the agriculture production in Guyana (formerly known as British Guiana and located on mainland South America) had fallen by 60 percent
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India and English From 1857‚ when English was introduced by the Imperial Government as the only medium of education‚ the English language has played a significant role in the lives of Indian people. After a long struggle by national leaders‚ in the 1920s‚ the British rulers reluctantly permitted school education through the medium of Indian languages (designated as vernaculars). In 1947 when India gained independence from the British rule‚ English was to have been replaced by national languages
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Tyler Cabell AP United States History Essay “Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America.” I agree with this statement because geography did play an important role in the making of the British colonies. In all areas‚ the geography influenced the way people lived‚ what they ate‚ the types of homes they lived in‚ the jobs they held and the farming conditions for the better‚ and in some areas‚ for the worse. The New England colonies‚
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CHAPTER I COLONIAL POWER AND THE INTRODUCTION OF RAILWAYS IN INDIA Transport is an important infrastructure inevitable for the developmental process of a country. The progress of a country depends upon the availability of a viable system of transport facilities. Without proper means of transport and communications it may not be possible for any government to administer a vast country like India. Indian Railways played a vital role in the 1 economic development and national integration
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Indian History - Important events History of India . An overview : The people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C.‚ when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade. This civilization declined around 1500 B.C.‚ probably due to ecological changes. During the second millennium B.C.‚ pastoral‚ Aryan-speaking tribes migrated from the northwest into the subcontinent. As they settled in the middle Ganges
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In the mid-15th century‚ the Portuguese‚ led by Bartolomeo Diaz‚ sailed to discover India. However‚ they ended up on the East Coast of Africa due to ocean wind trades that drove them up into the Indian Ocean. There inhabitants in Africa led them to discover new peoples and material that they believed would help them control the trading system. However‚ going into the early 17th century‚ the Portuguese failed to take control of trade over multiple attempts. They were unable to change the way that
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HIS236 Lecture Notes The 17th Century The century of revolution And the Glorious Revolution (bloodless‚ political revolution‚ the crowning achievement of the British constitution) Constitutionalism – the law reigns‚ not the monarch. Law limits the government’s power. The will of the people. Laws are created in the parliamentary fashion Charles I was trialed before the parliament and was decapitated because he was overtaxing the public. Absolutism - reigned by the monarch (divine ruler
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Culture of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on the | Culture of India | | History | People | Languages | Mythology and folklore[show] | Cuisine | Festivals | Religion | Art[show] | Literature[show] | Music and performing arts[show] | Media[show] | Sport | Monuments[show] | Symbols[show] | * Culture portal * India portal | * v * t * e | The culture of India refers to the way of life of the people of India. India’s languages
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British Parliament Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. This means that it has a monarch as its Head of the State. The monarch reigns with the support of Parliament. The powers of the monarch are not defined precisely. Everything today is done in the Queen’s name. It is her government‚ her armed forces‚ her law courts and so on. She appoints all the Ministers‚ including the Prime Minister. Everything is done however on the advice of the elected Government‚ and the monarch takes no part
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