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    privileged‚ she is discriminated due to her gender and as her race she is deprived (Stasiulis‚ 41). Discrimination is not a straightforward process. The woman is Brahmin; therefore she is at the very top of the Hindu caste system. However since she’s a woman‚ a man of a lower caste may have more power because in her society‚ men

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    Caste‚ Gender Dichotomy: a Dalit Feminist Perspective - A Study of Bama’s Sangati “When I was born/ Mother wept‚ saying “A row of worries/Endless trouble.” (37) -Imayam Caste and gender are the two important identity building mechanisms that create a Dalit Feminist perspective. Dalit feminism redefines woman from the socio-political perspective of a Dalit‚ taking into account the caste and gender oppression. This critique focuses on three aspects‚ firstly the oral narrative style that Bama‚ a

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    always be in existence. In that light‚ many writers take it upon themselves to criticize one of these topics in their novels. Arundhati Roy objects to the caste system in her novel‚ The God of Small Things‚ and shows that something that may be the status quo isn’t always right. In Roy’s The God of Small Things‚ she criticizes the caste system in India by glorifying an Untouchable and degrading a Brahman. Velutha is a character who is considered an Untouchable‚ someone who is an outcast in society

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    Social stratifcation a system of privileges based on property‚ power‚ and prestige. Each member gets society stratifes‚ and in each society men are in a higher class then women. Inequality is the patttern that differences men from women. The three major stratifcation systems are slavery‚ caste‚ and class. Slavery- The most extreme form of social stratification‚ based on the legal and illegal ownership of humanbeans.The main characteristic of slavery was white people owning mainly black people.

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    Yetkha-Baha Analysis

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    sense of place of residential environment of Yetkha-baha. Out of total 16 ethnic descriptions‚ only a small sample of interviews in the respondent’s own wording is presented here to show how they were interpreted. The differences among various caste groups from old resident Newar was described by an old resident; “Yetkha-baha is more like a Buddhist Vihar‚ a great place for cultural feasts‚ festivals and for socialization. I like the social environment here as I don’t interfere with others business

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    sages present near the Ganges river‚ the rituals performed by Panditji’s family as well as Suryaprakash’s family‚ the Panditji quoting verses from the Vedas as well as the Bhagwat Geeta denote Hinduism. The viewer is introduced to issues like caste system and untouchability‚ which exist in our country. This is first shown in the scene when the sweeper‚ who accidently touches Pandit Chaturvedi‚ is beaten up by people. In this particular scene‚ the viewer feels that the Panditji would step in and

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    Until the beginning of the 20th century there was no formal education available for Dalits. Dalit literature as a genre emerged only in 1970’s through some of the Dalit protest movements in Maharshtra and Andhra Pradesh. Dalit literature is the literature produced by the Dalit consciousness. Human freedom is the inspiration behind it. Dalit literature must be written from the Dalit point of view and with a Dalit vision. The “Dalit view point” calls for writer to internalise the sorrows and sufferings

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    BUSINESS BUSINESS RESEARCH BY AKSHATHA K S JULIE RAJ STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM STATEMENT PROBLEM IN INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE ● ● TEACHING FACULTY: We are exporting our best minds and leaving the task of teaching to those who are least qualified for that. We hardly find some good teachers as its based on the salary . Only and only marks In India right from the day a child is born he is forced to be excellant . A student is not accepted if it is nothing

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    constitutionally. He joined Baroda State Service after returning from studies in US and UK as part of his scholarship agreement. He worked as Secretary in the Defence Office of Maharaja of Baroda State but he faced insults while at work due to his low caste origin. At times‚ even peons hurled files on him and water was not served during official functions. At officer club‚ he was made to sit in the corner and he found difficulties in getting rented accommodation. He was evacuated from a rented house and

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    shared the feelings of untouchables‚ poor‚ downtrodden and marginal. He searches for meaning in life. He reacts against the age old concept of caste in India which symbolizes inhuman classification of people. Anand enables his protagonist‚ think‚ act‚ doubt‚ love and resent. He gives him honour and dignity. Anand depicts the inhuman plight of the oppressed Indian masses typical of which are a sweeper‚ a coolie‚ a peasant‚ a tea plantation labourer‚ a road maker and a village barber who are all the victims

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