demarcated on a linguistic basis‚ and there are 28 states in all. Apart from these languages there are innumerable dialects specific to each ethnic group. Different states in India each have different official languages. Central government only recognises Hindi as the official language of India. However‚ when doing business in India‚ English is the language of international commerce. Many Indians bob their heads up and down when affirming something and from side-to-side when conveying a ’No’. Then
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production. Thanks to the impact of green revolution though‚ it was limited to same crops and too in limited states. To ensure easy access to food at household level‚ government monopolizes grain management and subsidized food gains. Paradoxically‚ India attained national food self-sufficiency 35 years ago yet about 35% of its population remains food insecure. Low incomes and high food prices prevent individual food security. Another aspect of Indian food security situation is that after over three
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The constitution of India is the Magna for the women of India. For them‚ the centuries of slavery are over. Indian womanhood is on the march. They are coming into their own. Today women enjoy equal Status with men. In Vedic times women occupied the highest place in society. They were given all opportunities to develop themselves‚ socially‚ intellectually and morally. They could choose their own partners of life according to their own wishes. They were given thorough education‚ including military
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Honor Killing in India Honor killing can be defined as the death sentenced by family or society members to a man or woman for marrying against parent’s wish‚ having extra-marital or pre-marital affair‚ marrying outside one’s caste or within same gotra etc.‚ in order to protect the social status and honor of the family. The dishonor perceived in this kind of killings may be a result of behaviors as trivial as dressing in a manner unacceptable to the family or community‚ or having a non-sexual
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The Quit Indian Movement (Bhart Chaado Andolan) or the August Movement (August Kranti) was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table. On July 1942‚ the Indian National Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence from the British government. The draft proposed that if the British did not accede to the demands‚ massive civil
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History of India [pic] The History of India can be traced in fragments to as far back as 700‚000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization‚ one of the oldest in the world‚ dates back at least 5‚000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis‚ the Aryans‚ a nomadic people‚ possibly from Central Asia or northern Iran migrated into the north-west regions of the Indian subcontinent between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE. Their inter-mingling with the earlier Dravidian cultures apparently resulted
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The novel and film ‘A Passage to India’ written by Forster and directed by Lean is about the Society of British people in India. Mrs. Moore and Adela Quested arrived in Chandrapore‚ India because Mrs. Moore’s son Ronny and Adela are recently engaged. However‚ when they arrived they sensed‚ and were quickly trapped in‚ a prejudiced British community which misuses the natives of India and abuses them throughout the whole novel and film. ‘A Passage to India’. The film is directed by Lean presents
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Women education in India "If you educate a man you educate an individual‚ however‚ if you educate a woman you educate a whole family. Women empowered means mother India empowered”. -PT. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Introduction Education is a fundamental means to bring any desired change in society‚ which is an accepted fact throughout the world. This can be attained only if schools become real centres of learning. Education not only helps in the development of personality of the child but also determines his
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The caste system‚ or Varna‚ of India‚ came about when the Aryan speaking Nomadic groups came to India about 1500B.C.. The Aryan priests divided society into a caste system with four parts. This system determined Indian occupations. The priests and teachers were the highest caste. The second in rank were rulers and warriors‚ with merchants and traders third in rank. Last were the workers and peasants who were born to be servants to the other three castes. People could not change their caste. They
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India Independence Day In India‚ Independence Day is observed on the 15th August every year‚ because on the said day of 1947‚ India won her freedom from the British rule after about 200 years. It is a red-lettered day‚ on which the schools and government and private offices remain closed. Early in the morning‚ the young students sing in chorus the national anthem in accompaniment of flute and drum marching together in processions in the streets. National flags are hoisted in the houses‚ schools
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