GENDERCIDE IN INDIA SOCIAL SCIENCE 210 LYDIA SIAPARDANI 5-30-2014 Is sex-selection an action of Gendercide? What is Gendercide? • The term used for the first time by the feminist Mary Ann Warren in her book “Gendercide: The Implication of Sex Selection”‚ in 1985 • It is an analogy with the word Genocide • It is defined as the systematic mass killing by any means of members of specific sex • Main victims are usually women and minorities What Happens in India • Gendercide in India is a practice
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India as a superpower What is a superpower? What does a superpower exactly mean? Superpower is a developed‚ self reliant and is a truly independent nation. Not powerful merely for material development and worldly prosperity of the nation but as a spiritually developed nation as well‚ based on the solid foundation of the country’s legacy of enduring values. Officially Republic of India‚ Hindi Bhārat or Bhāratavarsha‚ India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a
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India is famous as the land of stunning beauty and overall history that can be seen in its culture‚ tradition‚ and geography. There are lots of tourism opportunities in this country as like: Wildlife‚ hill station‚ beach‚ ancient Ayurveda‚ backwater‚ Adventure‚ Cultural‚ monument‚ village pilgrimage‚ monsoon‚ etc are predominant tourism options available in this country. India’s exhilarating beauty has been attracted to visitor since long years. Each part of India is worth exploring and worth enjoying
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Sports Development in India The history of sports in India dates back to the Vedic era. Physical culture in ancient India was fed by a powerful fuel: religious rights. There were some well-defined values like the mantra in the Atharva-Veda‚ saying‚ "Duty is in my right hand and the fruits of victory in my left". In terms of an ideal‚ these words hold the same sentiments as the traditional Olympic oath: "For the Honor of my Country and the Glory of Sport." Today sports are considered integral
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On the 18‚ July 1947 India declared it’s independence from the British Empire after almost 200 years of being rule over the country. But independence was short lived after a day; the country was split up into 2 different countries which became Pakistan. Later the Pakistani province of East Pakistan will declare it’s independence from Pakistan which became the country Bangladesh. India was split up on the bases of religion which has created bitter relations between the populations of these three countries
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CORRUPTION IN INDIA AND THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN COMBATTING CORRUPTION (Part 2) Corruption? Corruption is a black mark in our Indian economy. It is slowly stopping the growth of our country. The term corruption is in born in the society. The word is prevalent among the politicians and government offices. Corruption is defined as a way of saving wealth for the family and for their personal use. The people who indulge in corruption are also aware of the societal damage they create. But because of their
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ISSUES/CHALLENGES “Fab India’s” main customer “Habitat” (an interior design firm in U.K) was acquired by a larger firm that abruptly ended habitat relationship with Fab India. Trust- Biggest challenge for Fab India‚ as most of the suppliers was from rural areas & likely not very well educated- there were no written contract between them that governed supplier behavior. Internal issues – Achieving target revenue of Rs 8.6 billion‚ additional capital requirement:- Potential shortage of qualified
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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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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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Globalization in India: Effects and Consequences Subhankar Chatterjee What is Globalization? The term globalization means International Integration. Opening up of world trade‚ development of advanced means of communication‚ internationalisation of financial markets‚ growing importance of MNC’s‚ population migrations and more generally increased mobility of persons‚ goods‚ capital‚ data and ideas. It is a process through which the diverse world is unified into a single society. Wave of
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