Lakshmi turned to him. “Who is Peter Bascombe?” “He’s the person who told Lord Huntley about us. Last time he came‚ he brought a letter of introduction from Mr. Bascombe. Apparently‚ they went to school together and have known each other since they were young.” “What has his childhood friend got to do with us?” “Mr. Bascombe is the representative from the East India Company Baba works with. They know each other quite well. It’s why Lord Huntley came here to us to buy his merchandise rather than
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What Mitr‚ My Friend Really Does? Feminists have come up with the relations of family and the marginalisation of women. And there are many stories in novel and movies that showed the struggles of women as a wife and a mother. Mitr‚ My Friend is a movie like that‚ where it highlights the identity crisis of a woman as a wife and as a mother. When I saw the movie I found that even though the women crew highlights the struggles a sense of heteropatriarchy is established in the movie which again makes
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writing competition‚ "Women of change". At the time when women were considered the weaker sex‚ she rose up with such great power that Britishers feared her very name. The woman of self respect and self confidence is none other than the matyr Rani Lakshmi Bai who is well known as Jhani ki Rani (Queen of Jhansi). She was one of the bravest and an important figure in the fight for Indian freedom from British colonialism. She was born to a Maharashtrian family at Kashi‚ India in the year of 1828. During
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McCormick tells this story because her encounter with Lakshmi encouraged her to write a book that brought attention to the horrible truths of child trafficking. She gathered information after learning of the girl’s past and was astonished by how many young girls were being sold off. McCormick discovered that
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Rani Lakshmi Bai‚ Bravery Woman Originally named Manikarnika at birth. She was born on 19 November 1835 at Kashi (Varanasi) to a Maharashtrian Marathi Karhade Brahmin family. Moropant Tambe and Bhagirathibai Tambe was her parents. She was also known as Chhabili by the Peshwa of Bithur because of her jolly ways. She lost her mother at the age of four. She was educated at home. Her father Moropant Tambe worked at the court of Peshwa at Bithur. The Peshwa of Bithur brought her up like his own daughter
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Diwali is the festival of lights. It is also known as’ Deepawali’. It is celebrated in our country which joy and happiness every year. It is one of the biggest festival of Hindus. Usually it comes in the month of October and November after twenty days of Dussehra‚ on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of the month of Ashwin. It is celebrated in the memory of coming back home of Lord Rama along with his wife Sita & brother Laxman after 14 years of exile. It is believed that on this day‚ Lord Rama
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example of how the step-father of the protagonist‚ Lakshmi‚ views her‚ "But a girl is like a goat. Good as long as she gives you milk and butter. But not worth crying over when it’s time to make a stew"(McCormik 8). In this third world country‚ women and girls are to be used and are for man’s pleasure. Lakshmi was thirteen when her step father sold her. He is a greedy man who does not work and sells her into the sex industry to gain money. He sees Lakshmi as an object for him to use. Depending on the
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people clean‚ renovate and decorate their homes and offices.[10] On Diwali night‚ Hindus dress up in new clothes or their best outfit‚ light up diyas (lamps and candles) inside and outside their home‚ participate in family puja (prayers) typically to Lakshmi – the goddess of wealth and prosperity. After puja‚ fireworks follow‚[11] then a family feast including mithai (sweets)‚ and an exchange of gifts between family members and close friends. Diwali also marks a major shopping period in nations where
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Introduction to Hinduism Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. In some ways Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world‚ or at least elements within it stretch back many thousands of years. Yet Hinduism resists easy definition partly because of the vast array of practices and beliefs found within it. It is also closely associated conceptually
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separately from them. He wants to live with his mother in his new house‚ but she instead wants him to stay with her and Naidu. Ajay is a gambling addict and has loans all over the village. Gabbar Singh falls in love with a handicraft vendor named Bhagya Lakshmi (Shruti Haasan)‚ whom
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