UNTOUCHABILITY IN INDIA Untouchability is not unique to India; it was practised in parts of Europe until a few centuries ago‚ and Japan still has a large number of ’untouchables’‚ called the burakumin. But it is in the Indian sub-continent that this system survives‚ closely bound with culture‚ religion‚ history and contemporary politics. Today over 170 million men‚ women and children in the India are considered untouchable‚ and improvement in their lot has been slow despite legal safeguards and
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CLEAN-India‚ for a Green India ‘When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed‚ the last river poisoned‚ then you will see that you can’t eat money.’ -John May The CLEAN-India Programme India has a population of over one billion‚ of which almost 300 million live in around 600 towns and cities. Unfortunately‚ as a result of stressed environmental conditions‚ most of these towns and cities are unable to cope with the rapid pace of urbanisation. Water pollution‚ unavailability of drinking water
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Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah My Topic is about any Leader‚ so In this world there are many leaders. We know most of them‚ but my speech is about “Quaid-e-Azam”. He was a Great politician and statesman of 20th century. He was generally known as the father of state of Pakistan. He was the leader of The Muslim League and served as the first Governor General of Pakistan. Quaid-e-Azam was his official names.His real name is Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Quaid-e-Azam (“The Great Leader”) and
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Orhun Akbulut 21001901 İklil Kaya Yıldırım Eng 102-111 11 May 2012 Research Paper Final Draft SURPASSING CREATIVITY OF GANDHI IN COMPARISON TO HITLER Creativity has been one of the most crucial points that determine the performance of individuals and companies since the measures of performance has changed through the industrialization and developing technology. In this case‚ creativity has been a respectful criterion for analyzing individuals. Since creativity can be seen in all aspects
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On August 15 of 1947‚ India declared its independence from the British rule; the man behind this victory was Mahatma Gandhi a lawyer who experienced discrimination at a barbershop and a train due to his skin color‚ a man’s philosophy that inspired great leaders like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. His activism of nonviolence impacted India encouraging important movements in other parts of the world. Mahatma Gandhi was able to accomplish India´s independence but it was not easy‚ he struggled
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Essay on Problems of Modern India S Nataraj India is a fastest developing country in the world. India‚ with its diversified culture‚ civilization‚ natural resources‚ technology and huge skilled human resources‚ is also a fastest growing economy in the world. But at the same time there are several problems plaquing our Modern India which is affecting the growth and development. These problems can be broadly classified as: Socio-economic Problems Other major Problems
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The Problem of Secularism in India Secularism is one of the most contested ideologies in most parts of the world. As T.N. Madan (1997) states‚ we may not hear of wholly secularised societies‚ even in the West‚ which is responsible for introducing the ideology to the rest of the world. In the Indian context‚ no other ideology may have generated more attention‚ debate and controversy since the country’s independence. Yet‚ despite the vast and varied literature and public discourse‚ the ideal of secularism
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About twenty-five years ago‚ our then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had started to remind us that India is too early to reach Ikkisvi. We have twenty-first century. Where is the twenty-first century India‚ how‚ how is going to be‚ where to reach - it is a vivid theme. It will consider some aspects of it. Certainly in the new century is a lot of things were looking very bright. Than in the past twenty years or fifty years ahead of India is visible. Such revolutions are many. The computer revolution
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Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian hero who inspired a country to revolve and free themselves of oppression. He is the type of person who no one else could ever become‚ but if there was someone who I would like to model myself after‚ it is him. He changed the course of history with his new ideas‚ and he freed what would become billions of people. Without Gandhi‚ I would not be alive today. I want to inspire at least some small amount of people to change their way of thinking and free themselves of an abominable
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RThe Emergence of India 401550990 葉慈諭 The story of the book: Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle‚ written by Simon Beaufoy‚ and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. Set and filmed in India‚ the film tells the story of Jamal Malik‚ a young man from the Juhu slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?and exceeds people’s expectations
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