Post colonialism should be referred to as the legacies of colonialism and not the end of colonialism. British interests in Indian languages arose from the necessity to cultivate the medium of intercourse between the government and its subjects. Lord Macaulay minute on Education 1835 very clearly signifies his agenda that is the Dissemination of the English language and English culture. The Englishmen wanted a class of persons who can act as interpreters between them and their subjects. People
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India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture‚ food and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. India is the only country in the world to have so many religions and beliefs. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old Religions and spirituality India is the birth place of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism‚ collectively
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An essay on evils of dowry system in India. Dowry system is as old as man is. The dowry system is a social evil. It is prevalent in all parts of India and almost in all the countries of the world.In India many of the traditional customs have been given up‚ but the custom of dowry has not only continued‚ but flourished over the years. Even in the old age the dowry system was in vogue and dowry was used as means for striking a good match. In due course dowry became an integral part of the marriage
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amazed how many beautiful girls there are in Mauritius specially 1. Whites 2. Muslims 3. Upper Caste Indians(Light Skin/Light Eyes) 70% of Mauritians are descendants from India. Among them Hindus‚ Muslims‚ Tamils‚ Telegus‚ Marathis & Biharis‚ 25% are blacks‚ 3% Chinese‚ 2% Whites descendants of French & English. BUT LAETITIA DARCHE HAS CHANGED AND EVOLVED STUFFS BY STEPPING INTO THE PAGEANT. SHE TRIGGERED A SHOCKWAVE IN MAURITIUS BY PARTICIPATING IN MISS
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A dialect continuum is a range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area‚ differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close to each other‚ and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater. Dialects separated by great geographical distances may not be mutually comprehensible. According to the Ausbausprache - Abstandsprache - Dachsprache paradigm‚ these dialects can be considered Abstandsprachen (i.e.‚ as stand-alone languages). However
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Nathuram Godse’s Answer to Charge Sheet (Excerpts from Para. 26‚ 27) Below is an excerpt of Godse’s answer to the charge sheet filed against him on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. As I grew up I developed a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms‚ political or religious. That is why I worked actively for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all Hindus are of
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organization‚ which revealed plans for a sea borne attack. The first events were detailed around 8:00 p.m. Indian Standard Time (IST) on November 26th ‚ when 10 men in inflatable speedboats came ashore at two locations in Colaba. They reportedly told local Marathi-speaking fishermen who asked them who they were‚ they said‚ "mind their own business" before they split up and headed two different ways. The fishermen report this imformation to police and received little response. The boat carrying around ten of
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Different Lifestyles followed by the States of India A Project Report by Siddhant Sharma (St. Thomas School) s/o Dr. Chanchal Kumar Sharma India is a country of twenty eight states and seven union territories. Lifestyle means the way of life of the people. This includes their language‚ religion‚ dance‚ dresses and food. Different states of India follow different lifestyles. This project is about lifestyle of ten major states of India. 1. Haryana
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The evolution of Hindu Dharma may be divided into three periods: the ancient (6500 BC-1000 AD)‚ the medieval (1000-1800 AD) and the modern (1800 AD to present). The Ancient Period is characterised by the worship of Shiva (Pashupati) during the Harappan times; the composition of the early Rig Vedic hymns; the Epic Period during which the Ramayana and Mahabharata were composed; period of Sage Vishvamitra‚ in whose reign a majority of the Vedic hymns were composed; the Yajur and Atharva Vedas were
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Towns and cities have a long history in our world‚ but opinions vary on whether any particular ancient settlements can be considered to be a city. The first true towns are sometimes regard as large settlements where the populations were no longer simply farmers of the surrounding area‚ but began to take on specialized occupations‚ and where trade‚ food storage and power was centralized. By definition of the city‚ the first we know of were located in Mesopotamia and in Egypt along the Nile. Before
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