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    Mughals in India and the Turkish rule‚ there were many developments and changes in the Indian culture and religion.The Sultans of Delhi and Mughal tolerated different religions‚ especially Hinduism‚ though they were followers of Islam. This lead to the beggining of indo-islamic culture. Since dawn of historyIndia has been the cradle of religious developments. In the early medival period‚ two parrelel movements in Hinduism and Islam representing the Bhakti and Sufi movements emerged in India. The Indo-Islamic

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    Independence of India ¤ Sailing of San Gabriel To India When the San Gabriel sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to finally dock at Calicut‚ a prosperous port and an independent principality on the Malabar Coast in May‚ 1498‚ half a century of the Portuguese tentative to find a sea route to India was finally crowned with success. The man behind the quest was Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) – a devout Roman Catholic whose nightlong vigil in a Lisbon chapel before commending himself to the unsure

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    Ford In India

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    History of Ford in India: 1907 India begins selling the Model A 1926 Ford India is established by Ford of Canada 1935 Indian government officials ask Henry Ford to consider building a car manufacturing plant in Bombay 1941 Mahatma Gandhi sends spinning wheel‚ the symbol of India’s economic independence‚ to Henry Ford. 1954 Ford India operations cease. 1969 Ford re-enters India in a joint venture with Escorts Ltd. to produce tractors. 1991 Ford ceases tractor operations. Ford establishes Climate

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    and women a. Explain what the dowry tradition is Æ The dowry tradition‚ p. 151 – the wife’s family gives a “dowry” or gift to the future husband’s family on marriage… – dowry deaths… – bride burning… b. Explain why there is a “gendercide” in India Æ India’s girls go missing‚ p. 20 – Another girl‚ p. 22 – A country on the march‚ p. 24 – gendercide = gender-selected abortions‚ female infanticide‚ dowry-related murders… – 600‚000 Indian girls go missing every year… – 940 girls for every 1

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    Tourism in India Tourism is the largest service industry in India‚ with a contribution of 6.23% to the national GDP and 8.78% of the total employment in India. India witnesses more than 5 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and 562 million domestic tourism visits.[2][3] The tourism industry in India generated about US$100 billion in 2008 and that is expected to increase to US$275.5 billion by 2018 at a 9.4% annual growth rate.[4] In the year 2009‚ 5.11 million foreign tourists visited India. Majority

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    A passage to india

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    The Politics of Representation in A Passage to India The discussion on A Passage to India as a political fiction has for long been dominated by the followers of a mimetic theory of literature‚ whose quest for empiricism tied to didacticism is achieved when they find the narrative content to be an authentic portrayal of India and a humanist critique of British-Indian relations during the last decades of the Empire. Since the accession of critical methods concerned with representation as an ideological

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    for civil disobedience. The nationalist movement achieved its goal when India gained its freedom at midnight on August 14‚ 1947. Upon Britain’s withdrawal‚ Nehru became independent India’s first prime minister (1947-1964) and a leader of the Nonaligned Movement during the Cold War.     Jawaharlal nehru wrote his major books‚ Toward Freedom (1936)‚ an autobiography; The Discovery of India (1946); and Glimpses of World History (1934)‚ a series of letters to his daughter‚ Indira. He was a talented

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    India Rupee

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    Rupee – history of evolution and currency crises This section discusses the evolution of the rupee along with the two major currency crises that were to confront the currency and related monetary policies. History and evolution The word “rupee” comes from the Sanskrit word “raupya” meaning Silver and traces its roots to the silver standard currency basket of the colonial rule. Originally produced in India in the 15th and 16th centuries by Mogul rulers‚ the currency shifted to Gold Standards

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    Colors of India

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    The Colors of India “Taste is colored not just by the gustatory properties of the food itself‚ but its smell‚ sound‚ and appearance as well as by expectations… (Len Tiu Wright‚ 1).” In India‚ every corner turned is a plunge into cultural diversity. The people‚ the landscape‚ the aroma-infused air; to us it seems so exotic‚ but most of them probably don’t think twice about their divergent surroundings. That’s because‚ “while in India‚ living with cultural diversity is living in an environment

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    The British came to India at the start of the seventeenth century‚ changing the course of India’s history. During the seventeenth century many nations attempted to become wealthier through selling goods. One of these being spices which India had plenty‚ and it was this that lead to the colonisation of India. Through Indian colonisation‚ India faced many changes in the modification of policies that affected the economic stability of India. Another major impact of British colonisation was the huge

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