Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar A Social Reformer Introduction “OURS IS A BATTLE FOR FREEDOM‚ OURS IS A BATTLE NOT JUST FOR ECONOMIC GAINS AND POLITICAL POWER‚ OURS IS A BATTLE FOR RECLAMATION OF HUMAN PERSONALITY WHICH HAS BEEN SUPPRESED AND MUTILATED BY THE HINDU SOCIAL ORDER AND CONTINUED TO BE SUPPRESED AND MUTILATED” These lines itself indicates that the speaker of these lines is a reformer‚ democratic leader and great orator. There have been a number of great people in the world who have
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Gandhi’s Historical Impact During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ there were many people who rose to power and demonstrated themselves as leaders with strong influences over their followers. This time period consisted of a few historically significant leaders such as Lenin‚ Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ and Mao Zedong. The main objective of these leaders was to spread their version of totalitarian ideas. Yet‚ another leader was prominent during the same time period‚ but unlike Hitler‚ Lenin‚ and Zedong‚ his
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All great fiction transform our understanding of life‚ our perception of the universe‚ of the incomprehensible patterns that our lives makes and those that we regard as meaningless. As Wendy Wasserstein puts it‚ “The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity‚ self-loathing‚ and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or‚ sadder yet‚ no longer necessary.” In A Fine Balance‚ Rohinton Mistry attempts to portray
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Nanzan University Dr. Ambedkar: The Hero of the Mahars‚ Ex-Untouchables of India Author(s): Indira Y. Junghare Source: Asian Folklore Studies‚ Vol. 47‚ No. 1 (1988)‚ pp. 93-121 Published by: Nanzan University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1178254 Accessed: 04-04-2015 11:32 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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British wanted to educate the upper class which by default meant upper castes and expected them to spread education amongst the masses. Jotiba Phule objected to it‚ as he understood that upper class or caste people could not empathize with the untouchables and the masses at large. Phule did not spare anyone for exploiting the masses or the lower caste/class people. Although‚ he has beencharged of being sympathetic towards the Christian religion‚ perhaps for his defense of Pandita Ramabai’s proselytization
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Sahitya Akademi‚ 1995)‚ p.52. M.K.Naik‚ A History of Indian English Literature (New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi‚ 1995)‚ p.69. William Walsh‚ R.K.Narayan: A Critical Appreciation (New Delhi: Allied Publishers‚ 1993)‚ p E.M.Forster‚ In the preface to Untouchable (London: Lawrence & Wishart‚ 1935)‚ p Manmohan Bhatnagar ed. Indian Writing in English (Delhi: Atlantic Publishers‚ 1997)‚ p.182. Saros Cowasjee‚ So Many Freedom: A Study of The Major Fiction of Mulk Raj Anand (Madras: Oxford Uni.Press‚ 1977)‚ p
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the toilets. Manual scavengers face the curse of untouchability the most. Their daily living is based on cleaning faeces from public and private latrines and dispose them . As this job is considered to be a polluting job‚ it is mainly done by the untouchables. In our society‚ caste system plays an influential role from centuries. Causes of Manual Scavenging In areas where there are no proper sanitation
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it. They both believed that it is ones duty to stand up against unjust laws using Ahimsa (the belief of non-violence toward all living things) and Satyagraha (passive resistance‚ soul force). Gandhi also strongly opposed the treatment of the untouchables in the Indian caste system‚ and believed in religious unity. He strived for Indian independence from the British Empire‚ while Kind strived for the equal treatment of African-Americans in the United States. When Gandhi was in South Africa‚
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Dalton‚ Harlon L. "Horatio Alger" Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Hamblin‚ Ken. "The Black Avenger." Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. Kozol‚ Jonathan. Savage Inequalities. New York: Harper Collins‚ 1991 Mantsios‚ Gregory. "Class in America: Myths and Realities."Rereading America. Eds. Gary Colombo‚ Robert Cullen‚ and Bonnie Lisle. Boston: Bedford/ St. "Money and Success." Rereading America
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Term Paper in English On Feminist Perspectives in Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Chandalika’ In partial fulfilment of the requirements for Award of Degree of Bachelors of Arts (Hons.) in English Submitted By: Supervisor: Twinkle Ghangas Dr. Dipankar Sukul A0706113099 Assistant Professor
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