The Caste System in India By : Justice Markandey Katju‚ Judge‚ Supreme Court of India The caste system is one of the greatest social evils plaguing our country today. It is acting as a powerful social and political divisive force in our country at a time when it is absolutely essential for us to be united if we wish to face our nation’s challenges. It is a curse on our country which must be speedily eradicated if we wish to progress. We may consider a few facts to realize how strongly caste
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discussion in this paper is the effects that this crisis’ had on Europe and its developments. In particular‚ the focus will be on Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm‚ and his theory that the 17th century crisis was the catalyst for the transition from feudal society to capitalism in England and ultimately the genesis of the industrial revolution. Hobsbawm argues that it was the crisis of the 17th century‚ particularly the Puritan Revolution‚ which enabled capitalism to escape the confines of feudalism
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HISTORY OF FISCAL ADMINISTRATION AND THE THEORY AND PURPOSE OF TAXATION Introduction Fiscal Administration is not difficult to define. In simple terms‚ fiscal administration is the branch of economics that deals with the revenues and expenditures and their impact on the economy. It is the manner of collecting something from the constituents and spending it also for the constituents. And the exact definition according to http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-fiscal-administration.htm‚ fiscal administration
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the document was to ensure the independence of the policy and the rights and interests of the economy of the feudal lords. And it is also bad for energizing the crown. The document was the first one that limits the power of the seignior‚ and the cornerstone of the English Constitution Monarchy. The Magna Carta had 63 items and most of the contents ensured the rights and interests of the feudal lord‚ the most important effect of it was to limit the crown. With the strengthen of the crown in 15 or 16
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Feudalism is a political and economic system of governing and landholding. It is based on land ownership and personal loyalty. The feudal system is also based rights and obligations between people. People in the feudal system exchange their services and.Feudalism emerged in Europe during the Middle Ages due to political turmoil and chronic warfare. People suffered invasions from several groups‚ including the Magyars‚Vikings and the Muslims. This caused disorder and chaos and kings were unable to
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means that even before the feudal provinces began to develop‚ evidence of feudal societies was being thought up. When the Roman empire fell‚ it left many wealthy landowners spread throughout the European landscape. For every wealthy landowner there were many poorer‚ less prominent ex-roman citizens. They decided therefore to commend themselves to landlords‚ surrendering to a lord in return for safety and the right to farm the properties. This was the beginning of the feudal nations. Other provinces
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religious beliefs. Also the feudal system began to fall apart do to Norman invasions of England and fighting between the king and churches power‚ this caused city states to emerge and monarchical systems to be restored. In the middle ages people began to study the development of god which lead to multiple questioning of the churches beliefs‚ people were also able to study ancient literature and develop a new perspective of art and advancement in literature‚ lastly the feudal system began to fail causing
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When society as a whole calls for a dramatic social or governmental change‚ a revolution is occurring. For example‚ after the Enlightenment‚ the French were unsatisfied with the current government and society‚ and came together to make a real change. The idea of a revolution was almost unheard of in times like the Middle Ages. Today‚ however‚ this notion is common and relevant‚ and the French Revolution seems to be the catalyst of this idea. In the Middle Ages‚ people had no reason to rebel until
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Europe originated as that of a feudal system due to the dangerous and chaotic conditions of the continent at the time. By the end of the Middle Ages‚ the feudal system no longer being used due to its newfound inefficiency with the new situations emerging. Towns and trade began to get more popular‚ but society was still agriculturally based and comparatively less developed than the societies of Asia. The early Middle Ages are characterized by the Church and the feudal and manorial systems; systems
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promising protection to the vassals. The vassals would then provide their lords with forty days of annual military services‚ money‚ advice‚ and loyalty in exchange as part of the feudal contract. The term "vassals" is a more of a title than a name because anyone could be a vassal‚ including a king. Fiefs would
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