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    CHAPTER-2 FOREST POLICY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN COLONIAL AND POST COLONIAL PERIOD 2.0 Introduction Forest policy and management has been a subject of considerable debate and conflict ever since the British established a Forest Department and enacted legislations related to forestry in the 19th century. The imperial needs dictated the British interests in the Indian forest resources‚ which resulted in the establishment of control over forest resources. In the process‚ at least two crucial

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    Spivak borrows the term ‘subaltern’ from Antonio Gramsci who initially used it in to refer to persons of lower rank (Gramsci 55) and it has its roots in Post Colonial theory. Spivak used it to refer to the marginalized‚ downtrodden or those who were outside the “hegemonic power structure(s)” (Singh 113) of the society. They are discriminated on multiple grounds and denied the rights‚ freedom and opportunities in society. Singh suggests that in recent times it is used to refer to “those who lack

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    A Post-colonial Analysis of a Changing Society in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) The desire to conquer land that was previously unexplored has existed throughout history. This desire forced many indigenous societies‚ who were usually dominated technologically‚ to adapt to the teachings and overall system of the ‘superior’ conqueror nation with destruction as the only alternative. This causes a major impact on how a certain society functions‚ even after seeking independence from the

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    Women in Post-Colonial African History Following the collective colonization of Africa in the 19th and 20th century‚ the colonizing empires undertook a mission to instill the cultural‚ economic‚ and political aspects of their respective kingdoms. In particular‚ they tried to introduce the idea of European gender roles in African societies and to instill ‘appropriate’ forms of social organization‚ with the centralized philosophy being male superiority. 1 Gender and women in post-colonial Africa are

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    Naafey Sardar 15020567 POL 3212: RRR; Islamic Movements since 1800 Ali Usman Qasmi Islam & Pakistan: Post-Colonial Era Soon after the inception of Pakistan as an independent country in 1947‚ the revival of squabbles between the religious and the secular led to a sharp cleavage between State and Religion. In other words‚ the dispute was essentially between the modernizing educated elite and the Islamist groups which includethe Ulema as well. First‚ we need to know what we mean by ‘modernizing

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    The Adventurous Side of Cameron Post In the novel The Miseducation of Cameron Post‚ the protagonist Cameron is shown to be adventurous based off of the literary element of characterization. Cameron‚ the protagonist in a small town in Montana‚ grew close to a girl named Irene. Due to the fact the town did not have much for the children to do‚ they found themselves daring one another to do various tasks for entertainment. Cameron’s bold trait is shown through her actions when‚ “Irene once dared me

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    Discuss the issues of heritage and culture in the Lusophone post-colonial world‚ referring to at least two of the following: Cape Verde‚ Goa‚ Macau‚ East Timor. Within the Lusophone post-colonial world the Portuguese have left their mark on both heritage and culture‚ be it significant or unsubstantial. The manner in which Portugal went about imposing its culture on the indigenous populations of the places it colonised‚ had mostly negative consequences and more often than not strangled native cultures

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    Frost at Midnight

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    "Frost at Midnight" (1798) Summary In this conversation poem‚ Coleridge is the speaker and the silent listener is his infant son‚ Hartley Coleridge. The setting of the poem is late at night‚ when Coleridge is the only one awake in the household. Coleridge sits next to his son’s cradle and reflects on the frost falling outside his home. He takes this instance of solitude to allow his reflections to expand to his love of nature. Coleridge describes to his son how his love of nature dates back

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    Post Colonial Impact on Urdu Language Lovers in Anita Desai’s In Custody Dr.A.CHANDRA BOSE‚ PhD.‚ Assistant Professor of English The Madura College (Autonomous) Madurai‚ Tamilnadu -625 011 boseac@gmail.com Introduction Anita Desai is an important women novelist in the firmament of Indian fiction in English. She unfolds lot of complex things for example‚ struggles of innocents‚ problems of human relationship and decay of Urdu language

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    Midnight in Paris

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    MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen Casts: Owen Wilson‚ Marion Cotillard‚ Rachel McAdams‚ Kurt Fuller‚ Corey Stoll… Synopsis: Gil and Inez travel to Paris as vacation on her parents’ business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the golden age. Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration

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