Cultural Diversity or Global Monoculture The Impacts of the Information Age Kenneth Keniston Massachusetts Institute of Technology Paper Prepared for Conference on "The Global Village" Bangalore‚ Karnataka‚ India November 2‚ 1998 The coming of the "Information Age" is the topic of thousands of books‚ articles‚ and conferences‚ including this one. Predictions range from outrageous optimism to dire pessimism; we have analyses from a Marxist‚ a neo-liberal‚ an anthropological‚ and many other
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------------------------------------------------- Rani Lakshmibai Lakshmi Bai‚ the Rani of Jhansi (c. 19 November 1835 – 18 June 1858)[1] (Marathi- झाशीची राणी लक्ष्मीबाई) was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi‚ situated in the north-central part of India. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in thesubcontinent. ------------------------------------------------- Childhood
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the Nimmalakunta village of Andhra Pradesh; but now the numbers of performances are decreasing and this form of puppetry is in a period of decline. The few present performers that do remain‚ however are not from Andhra origin‚ they are known as Are Marathi or Are Bondili and are families from the Maratha or Bundel army background who migrated to the Rayalseema region in interior Andhra in the 1850s and now have become completely assimilated to the culture and speak Telugu fluently. The patronage of
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ABSTRACT 1.INTRODUCTION 2.COMMON SUPERTITIONS 3.1. Superstitions & Blind Beliefs Related to Numbers 3.2. Superstitions & Blind Beliefs Related to Days 3.3.Superstitions & Blind Beliefs Related to Directions 3.4. Superstitions & Blind Beliefs Related to Animals 4.TOP 5 SUPERSTITION BELIEFS FOLLOWED IN INDIA 4.1.eclipse 4.2.eye twitching 4.3.Saturday 4.4.widows 4.5.cutting hairs and nails 5.CONCLUSION Common superstitions: * people do not sweep their
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2.5 Octaves (six-hole)‚ 3 Octaves (seven-hole) Related instruments Venu Musicians List of Indian Flautists More articles Hindustani classical music‚ Pannalal Ghosh‚Hariprasad Chaurasia The bansuri (Hindi: बांसुरी‚ Urdu: بانسری‚ Nepali: बाँसुरी‚ Marathi: बासरी‚ Assamese: বাঁহী‚ Bengali: বাঁশি) is a transverse flute of South Asiamade from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition‚ it is intimately
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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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2009 Article-2 The Denotified Tribes in Laxman Gaikwad’s ‘Uchalaya’ - Dr Elizabeth Susan Paul Abstract This paper attempts to create awareness about the Denotified Tribes (DNT) of Maharashtra through a study of the English translation of the Marathi autobiographical novel Uchalya (The Branded) written by Laxman Gaikwad. The novel being an autobiography‚ recounts the trauma and suffering not only of an individual but of the whole community of the Uchalyas‚ branded as ‘Criminal Tribes’. As Dalit
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Multilingualism among MBA students in Nepal‚ Advantage in Corporate Nepal 1 Multilingualism among MBA students in Nepal‚ Advantage in Corporate Nepal Shrizana Shrestha MBA I – Fall 2012‚ Kathmandu University School of Management Email: 12133_shrizana@kusom.edu.np Sandeep Sigdel MBA I – Fall 2012‚ Kathmandu University School of Management Email: 12134_sandeep@kusom.edu.np Ashish Silwal MBA I – Fall 2012‚ Kathmandu University School of Management Email:
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Vijay Tendulkar’s works and society Post independence‚ the 50s and 60s were decades when a new India was being built. Every field was moving towards change. Marathi theatre too‚ which was hitherto trapped in melodrama and mediocrity‚ was moving towards this change. Veterans like Bhau Padhyay‚ Jayavant Dalvi and Vijay Tendulkar‚ among many more brought about this change. Journalist turned playwright‚ novelist‚ short story writer and screenplay writer‚ Vijay Tendulkar was known for his portrayal
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On 15th of December 1953‚ when Potti Sriramulu succumbed to death not able to sustain 52 days of marathon fast that was undertaken to demand a separate state for Telugu speaking people‚ little did he realize that his death would become a launch pad for the dawn of Political Regionalism in India – that would in course of time alter the whole landscape of India. But the brand of regionalism that evolved after Potti Sriramulu’s death was legitimate‚ genuine and logical. It reflected the aspirations
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