“So‚ you want to marry my daughter?” The Caste System: An Overview A summary of the first lecture in the IK Foundation Lecture Series‚ ‘Indian Culture in the Modern World’. 23rd October 2002‚ London First speaker: Prof. M Narasimhachary‚ Senior Associate Fellow‚ Oxford Centre for Vaishnava and Hindu Studies Preamble The phenomenon of Caste has aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Some see India’s caste system as the defining feature of Indian culture and some
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Social Inequality "...all animals are equal here‚ but some are more equal than others." [G‚Orwell‚ Animal Farm] What does Social Inequality Mean? Differential Access to Wealth Power Prestige In What Areas does Social Inequalities Exist Gender Race Age Ethnicity Religion Kinship How does differential access to wealth‚ power and prestige arise from differences between people? Differences are accorded varying degrees of value Those who are most similar to “me” have the highest value Those
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work of art.” It can be seen from the halos from God Father‚ Jesus Christ‚ Virgin Mary and St. John. There is a halo on the head of each of them. However‚ from the audiences’ eyes‚ the halos look real but actually they are not because they are untouchable‚ the audiences cannot feel it. What the audiences can feel and touch is only the painting itself. It is also the same for the white bird on the top of Jesus Christ. Other than that‚ the dark and
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Life and thoughts of mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in the coastal town of Porbandar‚ one of scores of tiny princely states and now part of theIndian state of Gujarat. Although the Gandhis‚ meaning grocers‚ were merchants by caste‚ they had risen to important political positions. Mohandas’s father was the chief administrator and member of the court of Porbandar‚ and his grandfather that of the adjacent tiny state of Junagadh. Gandhi grew up in an eclectic religious
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Almost every story seen these days as soon as any person of any other skin color defends themselves and injures or kills the (black) attacker‚ these racists go berserk and start spouting off whatever they can to expand their progression towards untouchable criminal royalty. 84 percent of white homicide victims are killed by other whites‚ but The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Riley points out that the white crime rate is "much lower than the black rate." Data shows that 93 percent of black homicide
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you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. ( Line 17).” The metaphor is explaining that “apparently” it’s a big mistake‚ against your beliefs to kill a mocking bird. It seems as though that these birds a secrete untouchable. It makes you feel as though they are pure. The metaphor mocking bird is
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How useful and reliable is the film JFK for historians studying the assassination? The film ‘JFK’‚ directed by Oliver Stone‚ explores the exploits of the heroic Jim Garrison and his controversial investigation into the assassination of the president John F. Kennedy in 1963. Oliver Stone’s film ‘JFK’ presents a particular view and interpretation of the circumstances surrounding the assassination. The film insinuates that there was a large conspiracy involving the CIA‚ FBI‚ the military-industrial
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show me how the cockpit was.at that moment I decided that I wanted to be a pilot and I did everything in order to realize my dream: I tried to travel by plane as many times as possible.in high school‚ I was not the best in every subject but I was untouchable in math and physics. Unfortunately my dream was broken after I graduated from high school‚ as I went to pass a test in the company my father worked for‚ a company that also formed future pilots‚ to determine if I had the abilities to become a pilot
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In the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Téllez‚ Captain Torres is the villain. Captain Torres is the Captain of an army that kills and tortures the rebels in the town. Captain Torres has the composure of a villain. In the story‚ Captain Torres walks into the barber shop with the assumption that the barber will kill him. On the other hand‚ Torres keeps his composure by not showing the barber any fear and by keeping calm the entire time. In order to be a successful villain‚ you must
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amily and marriage with special emphasis on the status and right of women‚ Jotirao Phule revolted against the unjust caste system under which millions of people had suffered for centuries. In particular‚ he courageously upheld the cause of the untouchables and look up the cudgels for the poorer peasants. He was a militant advocate of their right. The story of his stormy life is an inspiring saga of a continuous struggle whih he waged relentlessly against the forces of reaction. Though some keen
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