Renuka is an Indian politician and a member of parliament from Kurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ she belonging to Boya Caste. She won the Indian general election‚ 2014 being a Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party candidate. She won by a huge margin. Her husband Butta Neelakantam is a leader of Telugu Desam Party. She is one of the richest Parliamentarians with total assests of more than
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The “Untouchables” is a chapter that comes from Thomas L Friedman’s book “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century” which was published on April 5‚ 2005. His book is based on the broad subject of “Globalization” primarily in the 21st century. The main thesis that we can derive from Thomas L Friedman’s Untouchables is evidently “the world is becoming flatter. This has to do with the rise of the middle class. He defines an untouchable as someone who’s work‚ or job cannot be outsourced
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Basavanna was a 12th century poet and philosopher who stepped outside of traditional Hindu worship by denouncing ritualistic practices and embracing a new branch of the religion that was open to all genders‚ from all socioeconomically backgrounds‚ while allowing followers to worship the lord directly ; Tim McGaw‚ a 21st century country music singer and song writer. In his poem‚ Before the grey reaches the cheek‚ Basavanna speaks about the need to worship the lord “before age corrodes your form”
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Dinah Craik’s The Half-Caste appears to focus mainly on the role women play in Victorian society; however‚ beneath the surface‚ the novella is really about colonialism and the indifferent attitude this society had of it at the time. Through Zillah’s physical transformation‚ the importance of female beauty can be observed. When we are first introduced to Zillah‚ she is described as having a “dull‚ heavy face [with] the stupidity of an ultra-stupid child” (13)‚ and is called an “ugly little devil”
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CASTE AND CENSUS: IMPLICATIONS TO SOCIETY Dr. Afonso Botelho Associate Professor‚ Department of Sociology Rosary College of Commerce and Arts‚ Navelim – Goa ____________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The proposal to reintroduce caste as a category in the 2011 census sparked off considerable discussion among sociologists‚ anthropologists and others. This paper attempts to analyze the pros and cons of the idea to reintroduce the variable of caste‚ a distinctive
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Caste: Social and Gender Hierarchies The fundamental issues of caste not only affect the privileged and the working peoples‚ ethnic and racial minorities‚ and religious piety‚ but also the roles of men and women within the framework of gender relations. Through male domination of the public sphere‚ specific female roles were constructed. The primary concept of caste supported depictions of oppressed and subordinate women‚ which can be examined through the early literature of India. Women were no
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DISSERTATION SYNOPSIS Modular Housing System in the Indian Context Guide: Mr. M.L.Bahri ‘ Akshay Malik A/1850 Contents ▪ Introduction i. Preface ii. Need Identification iii. Aim and Objective iv. Scope ▪ Case study – Analysis ▪ “Modular” Housing system ▪ Flexibility (High-rise Group housing) ▪ Value – addition ▪ Un(dis) – organised sector ▪ The inevitable – Growth
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Information System Audit in Indian Banks CA Bharatish Ballal Information systems and audit Information itself is an important asset in today’s business. If information is lost‚ modified‚ misused huge loss can occur to business. Hence information security becomes important for any business. Information system in business including that of banking is becoming technology oriented. Computers are being used in all the areas of business including that of financial accounting. Internal
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The subject of the Yucatan caste war is a subject that is not particularly studied and there is not an abundant amount of written material pertaining to this topic out there. Nelson Reed’s The Caste War of Yucatan is a monography that gave a detailed overview of the Yucatan caste war in its entirety. Nelson looked at not only the physical confrontation of the war‚ but also the factors contributing‚ such as the landscape‚ social structure of Yucatan society‚ and the impact of the conflict had on the
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scandals and stigmas that have surfaced in the recent years. These may not all be attributable to the antics and bungling of politicians‚ but they have been facilitated largely because of the vitiated atmosphere that the politicians and the political system have created in the country. Scams and scandals have manifested themselves in large numbers over the past few years. The latest‚ the Petrol Pump Scam concerning 3‚158 allotments of petrol pumps‚ LPG agencies and kerosene oil depots that were allegedly
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