The History of Douglarization The word Dougla is of Hindu origin. The term has many meanings such as many‚ a mix and much. This term is also used to describe a certain group of people in countries such as Trinidad and Tobago‚ Suriname and Guyana. Dougla is a derogatory term used to describe a person born to one African and one Indian parent. He/ or she is referred to as a dougla. The term is often seen as offensive as it refers to a person as half- caste or a half breed. Dougla’s came about during
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The concept of cults are intriguing and arouse the curiosity in minds of the people who have accepted a life in society and joined humanity the way that it is. It’s a strange thought that people could just walk away from their regular lives to put trust in something so foreign to them‚ but promises a great return or will save them from something that may cause harm. There are many reasons somebody may turn to join a cult‚ because they are very promising‚ and may be the only option remaining for some
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women and men castrated. In India‚ the Hindus consider deformity resulting from leprosy as divine punishment The concept of heredity is also deeply rooted in Indian culture. The Nepalese community widely held the belief that leprosy was contagious. In Guyana‚ leprosy was seen as a process of progressive deterioration that could never be cured. Among the Chinese‚ facial disfigurement‚ mutilation of limbs‚ chronicity and long incubation period caused mystery about its origins‚ inspiring horror‚ fear and
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The Caribbean region is located in the tropics and spans a broad arc of over 4000km from the Bahamas in the North to Guyana and Suriname in the south. There are thousands of islands and they vary in size and stretch and altogether they span an area from longitude 59 degrees west to 85 degrees west and range roughly from latitude 10 degrees north to latitude 25 degrees north. The islands all lie within an entirely salubrious environment‚ conducive to the growth of population and development of
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For other uses‚ see Common law (disambiguation). Common law‚ also known as case law or precedent‚ is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals‚ as opposed to statutes adopted through the legislative process or regulations issued by the executive branch[1]. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law‚[2] on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.[3] The body of precedent is
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Divali. The indentureship system left behind traditional Indian foods for example curry goat‚ roti and callaloo which most of the Caribbean countries have adopt to their national cuisine. East Indians settled in Caribbean countries such as Trinidad‚ Guyana‚ Martinique and more places in which they played a significant role in the development of the economy. These indentured laborers had saved an ailing sugar industry‚ which was one of the main industries that led to the growth and development of these
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Cantão igapó forest (Brazil) • Gurupa varzea (Brazil) • Iquitos varzea (Bolivia‚ Brazil‚ Peru) • Marajó varzea (Brazil) • Monte Alegre varzea (Brazil) • Orinoco Delta swamp forests (Guyana‚ Venezuela) • Pantanos de Centla (Mexico) • Paramaribo swamp forests (Guyana‚ Suriname) • Purus varzea (Brazil) RATARGUL – The Freshwater Swamp forest in Bangladesh Ratargul Swamp Forest is a freshwater swamp forest located in Sylhet‚ Bangladesh. Freshwater swamp forests
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COURSE: DEPT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMME: M.A ENGLISH LITERATURE (PART TIME) SESSION: 2011/2012 SEMINER TOPIC: TO WHAT EXTENT THE IAN MCDONALD’S THE HUMMING BIRD TREE REFLECT WEST INDIAN IDENTITY ISSUES. Introduction The western Indian literature has gradually gained prominence over the years. What we have today is corpus experiences of a group of people known as the west Indians which comprises of a group of island such as Trindad and Tobago‚ Jamaica‚ Antigua
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Sports Tourism Sports Tourism is viewed as international trips that are made to watch sporting events. There is no universally accepted definition of sports tourism‚ but the terms ‘sport tourism’ and ‘sport tourist’ are often found in literature review. Stuart Hall‚ a cultural theorist and sociologist from Kingston‚ Jamaica is one of the many theorists that have formulated an opinion of the definition of sports tourism. Hall is under the belief that sports tourism falls into two categories
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There is a symbolic legend to explain why holi is celebrated. The word "Holi" originates from "Holika"‚ the evil sister of demon king Hiranyakashipu. King Hiranyakashipu had earned a boon that made him virtually indestructible. The special powers blinded him‚ he grew arrogant‚ felt he was God‚ and demanded that everyone worship only him.[1] Hiranyakashipu’s own son‚ Prahlada‚ however‚ disagreed. He was and remained devoted to Vishnu.[9] This infuriated Hiranyakashipu. He subjected Prahlada to
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