EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA An Analytical Overview Prepared by Reecha Upadhyay General Overview 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
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Socioeconomic Status and the Livelihood Patterns of Potter Community Saeed Anwar Sociology Discipline Khulna University Bangladesh 2012 1|Pa ge ACKNOWLEDGEMENT At the onset‚ I acknowledge the blessing of almighty Allah‚ the most beneficent‚ the most merciful for enabling to complete the study successfully. Then I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Sociology Discipline‚ Khulna University for allowing me to do this qualitative report that has contributed much to enrich my
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India. In the Indian context‚ work life balance has many social and cultural connotations. There are many factors that need to be taken into account to understand work balance with respect to India better: India is a deeply religious country‚ housing abundant religions within itself and the most dominant of them is Hinduism. The caste system is also prevalent in India. In combination with the forces of industrialization‚ modernization and urbanization‚ there is some evidence that caste groups are now
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Do you agree with this view? Yes‚ it is correct to assert that Character is the most important aspect of Javni. Infact‚ the whole story revolves around the portrayal of various character in a rural Indian state. ‘Javni’ is the tale of a poor and illiterate woman who belongs to a low caste of washer man in the remote village of Karnataka . She serves as a domestic help in the house of a revenue inspector. There are three main characters in the story‚ Ramappa‚ the narrator of the story‚ Sita
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Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚inspiring economist‚ teacher‚ editor‚ prolific writer‚historian‚ orator‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination‚ the system of Chaturvarna – the categorisation of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted
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a menace and social evil associated with traditional Hindu society. The term is used in India to talk about the public treatment of especially the Dalit communities‚ who face work and descent-based discrimination at the hands of the dominant Hindu castes. . It is being practiced since times immemorial and despite various efforts made by social reformers such as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar; and despite there being provision on abolition of untouchability in our Constitution under Article 17‚ the evil is still
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Indian Political system 1. India is a Sovereign‚ Secular‚ Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary form of Government. 2. The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 3. The constitution came into force on 26th November 1950. 4. The Constitution advocated the trinity of justice‚ liberty and equality for all the citizens. 5. The Constitution was framed keeping in mind the socioeconomic progress of the country. 6. India follows a parliamentary
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social injustices that the Untouchable castes are exposed to daily. In such a case‚ the main character of the novel‚ Bakha‚ is an ideal example. This novel is set to explain the caste system in one single day and does an exceptional job to help the readers understand how the low caste citizens were treated. Bakha is an eighteen year old boy who was born into being a Bhangi‚ which also means his job is to clean the latrines leaving him in the lowest level of the caste. This novel depicts the protagonist
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Sonar or Swarnkar) is a Hindu caste in India referring to the community of people who work as goldsmiths. Sunars of Hindu origin are found ethnically in many religions such as Islam‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ Atheists and more. Typically a subclan found within the Rajput clan/tribe. This caste is found in varying categories within the caste system of India such as Mair Rajput‚ Taunk Rajput‚ lower reserverd backwards castes‚ other upper khatri descents and other castes. A story from Hinduism tells
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them opportunity to choose their ideals. This analytical wisdom is also necessary to prevent the stagnation and decay of a society- as stated above by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar about the ancient Indian civilization. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956)‚ popularly also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ philosopher‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚
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