the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj (self-rule) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. His famous quote‚ “Swaraj is my birt right‚ and I shall have it!” is well remembered in India even today. Coming from a father who was a schoolteacher and a Sanskrit scholar‚ young Tilak was a brilliant student who graduated from Deccan College in Pune in 1877. Tilak was among one of the first generation of Indians to receive a college education. He took an active part in public affairs. “Religion
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In a free society‚ it is inevitable for reform to occur.It is a common theme across world history for people to peacefully challenge the decisions of those above them.From the plebeians disobeying the laws of Ancient Rome to the Indian Independence Movement‚ civil disobedience has been among us for so long‚ and each society is able to build off its predecessors’ mistakes.Henry Thoreau inspired generations to come in his essay‚ “Civil Disobedience”‚ and the effect of it was widespread.In fact‚ while
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English and Bharat in Hindi constitute the largest part of the sub continental land mass of South Asia. They are bonded by Pakistan on the Northwest; to the North by China‚ Nepal‚ and Bhutan; and to the East by Bangladesh and Birmaine finally The Indian Ocean and Sri Lanka on the South. The land forms range from plains‚ tropical forest and desert to the highest mountain range in the world. The area consists of 1‚222‚237 square miles. India was a land of fragmented geo-political entity‚ ruled
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plays a very significant role in the re-building and reconstruction of our nation. This can only happen if their energies are properly channelised. The students had also played in a very important role during India’s struggle for independence. But after India’s independence it seems that students have no aim and noble cause before them for which they can utilise their energy. From time to time we hear about student’s indiscipline in difference universities and colleges. This again proves that the
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At one lime Jawaharlal Nehru remarked that he doubled the clarity of the Mahatma and also his own association with him. Explaining this paradox Nehru writes thus: "Personality is as’ indefinable tiling‚ a strange force that has power over the soul man and he possesses this in a remarkable measure..... He attracted people..... They did not agree with his philosophy of life or even with’ many of his ideals... and we went with him although we did not accept his philosophy." What gave this enormous spell
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-Aruna Asaf Ali‚ a leader of the Indian National Congress. There is no doubt that British imperialism had a large impact on India. India‚ having previously been an group of independent and semi-independent princedoms and territories‚ underwent great change under British administration. Originally intended to consolidate their hold on India by establishing a population that spoke the same language as their rulers‚ the British decision in the 1830s to educate Indians in a Western fashion‚ with English
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philosophy of the document is that - success of India’s own internal development will depend decisively on how effectively we manage our global opportunities in order to maximize our choices—thereby enlarging our domestic options to the benefit of all Indians. The report points out that in a situation where the world is no longer bifurcated between two dominant powers‚ nonalignment today will require managing complicated coalitions and opportunities in an environment that is not structurally settled
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Philosophy is often divided into two very broad categories‚ Eastern philosophy and Western philosophy. Eastern philosophy consists mainly of Asian philosophies such as the Indian philosophies of Buddhism and Hinduism‚ the Japanese philosophies of Zen Buddhism and the samurai tradition‚ and the Chinese philosophies of Confucianism‚ Taoism and Ch ’an Buddhism (Moore & Bruder‚ 2008‚ p. 525). Western philosophy is older and generally divided into groups based on a progression of years as opposed to
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Globalization and Freedom in India and Mainland China Throughout the novel “The White Tiger” by Indian writer‚ Aravind Adiga and the short story “ After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town” by Chinese writer‚ Han Jin. Both mention about how globalization‚ the process of international integration arising from interchange of worldviews‚ products‚ and other aspects of culture‚ influences India and Mainland China. One of the plots in Adiga’s novel is Ashok and Balram moved to Gurgaon instead of going back
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truest belief you can achieve anything with non-violence‚ according to history in his case this is true. In 1947 India finally reached independence under the lead of a small man called Gandhi. The unusual thing was that Gandhi and his followers not once raised their weapons against the British authorities‚ and government. To change from a lawyer to a leader of most Indians is a great change‚ the way he achieved it was shared belief‚ courage and nonviolence. Two of the most effective ways Gandhi used his
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