Nayar of India Ashford University ANT 101: Introduction to Anthropology Jeri Myers 29 November 2010 The Nayar of India that I focused on is known as the Nayar of Kerala. They live in the southern tip of India and have a very unique society and culture. The Nayar or Nair culture is an agricultural state and a warrior caste and a matrilineal society. The Nayar also believe that they come from a supernatural beginning‚ and are of a royal lineage and are a high class as they enforced laws‚
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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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as sati and the dowry system‚ promoting widow remarriage and prohibiting child marriage. The negative effects are that Britain caused the traditional industries to crash. Also‚ poverty increased. British officials were paid out of the India treasury. Imperialism drained India’s wealth. It destroyed India economically and politically. India became dependent due to imperialism. It destroyed India’s handicraft and small scale industries. The imperialistic powers treated India as a place to extend
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Mozart is one of the most influential composers and musicians of all time. His creative genius has inspired emotion in hundreds of people. Mozart’s music has stood the test of time‚ finding itself immersed in the modern world as well as an integral influential part of the past. Though suffering from a troubled life‚ his music spurred the classical period not only impacting the music of his time but that of many future generations. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg
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Women in ancient India were held in high respect. With the course of time‚ the status of woman got lowered. Muscle and money power started dominating the societies. And as men fought the wars and ran the ventures of industrial production‚ they started considering themselves superior to woman. After the development of science and technology‚ the practice of female foeticide on a large scale also started. This eventually led to a slump in the female sex ratio. According to the census of 2001
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The Nayar of India Chrystal Powers Professor Bob Larkin Anthropology 101 April 29‚ 2013 The Nayar of India The Nayar people of India are indigenous people that live in the southwest part of India. Their culture is known to be complex yet fascinating. Generally they were known to be rulers‚ warriors‚ and landowners that rarely worked the land but supervised it. They later gradually lost their political power as they abandoned the role of being warriors. The Nayar
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Every morning‚ India wakes up to brand new stories of scams‚ corruption‚ rape ‚ child deaths and suicide by students or farmers. Over the years‚ we’ve grown so used to this kind of news that we’ve stopped caring‚ if not demur at the crunch in some kind- especially the youth. What Young India Wants plunges into some of the main issues in India with a "youth’s eye-view"(which is the reason why Chetan Bhagat appeals to the youngsters..!) and examine the glitches and dishes out some antidotes to
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ceasefire agreement. Nevertheless‚ as we trace back to the origin of the whole conflicts‚ we will see that how those provocative behaviours of Pakistan had both generated and significantly contributed into the conflicts in direct and indirect ways. Along the way‚ the involvement of Britain at the beginning of the conflicts also acted as a major trigger for the crisis. Peace and unity are what the entire human desired for‚ though‚ the Muslim League‚ the founder of Pakistan‚ didn’t hold the same opinion
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The British East India company held India in its grasp until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 happened. Because of the rebellion England decided to take more control over the colony by having the actual government take root and complete control in 1857. With Britain having taken over India they turned it into a very efficient colony and maximizing its potential‚ while also putting controlling and racist laws to Indians and restricting them in most ways‚ by forcing them to farm non food crops‚ destroying
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WOMEN ’S EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA Introduction Women’s empowerment in India is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural)‚ educational status‚ social status (caste and class)‚ and age. Policies on women’s empowerment exist at the national‚ state‚ and local (Panchayat) levels in many sectors‚ including health‚ education‚ economic opportunities‚ gender-based violence‚ and political participation. However‚ there are significant gaps between policy advancements
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