In The Moor’s last Sigh’‚ we witness a reeling pageant of mad passions and dark secrets‚ deep crimes and high art‚ poignant innocence and cruel revenge‚ hopping in a careful‚ calculated manner across four generations of a rich and demented Indian family. Salman Rushdie’s cynical post-modernistic novel The Moor’s Last Sigh’ laughs mischievously at the world and shivers from its evils. It is also‚ by analogy‚ one version of the history of India in the 20th century. Weaving a tale of murder and suicide
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Education of Indians had become a topic of interest among East India Company officials from the outset of the Company’s rule in Bengal.[65] In the last two decades of the 18th century and the first decade of the nineteenth‚ Company officials pursued a policy of conciliation towards the native culture of its new dominion‚ especially in relation to education policy.[65] . During the 19th century‚ the Indian literacy rates were rumoured to be less than half of post independence levels which were 18
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Views of Various age groups on growing trend of mall culture • Aim: To study of effects of mall culture on various age groups and how it is affected both socially and economically. • Objective: To study the differences in various age groups regarding the growing trend of mall culture on them. • Methodology: Using the survey method‚ we took into consideration the various age groups and took sample of at least 10 people from each group. • Sampling: (Division of age group)
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Sir Mohan Lal Karma is a short story written by the well-known Indian writer Khushwant Singh. The story was published in 1950; however the setting takes place during the 1920-30’s‚ when India was colonized by the British Empire. The heart of the story is the main character Sir Mohan Lal. He is a middle-aged Native Indian‚ and belongs to the upper class. He is a very arrogant and complacent man‚ yet extremely conscious about the image he wants to transmit towards the public and the kind of people
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Causes of the growth of Indian Nationalism in 19th century JYOTI The most significant feature of the Indian History during the second half of nineteenth century was the growth of nationalism. For different factors the sense nationalism develops among the people and in 1885 the Indian National Congress was established. The Indian National Congress fought for the freedom of the country and India achieved her independence on August 15th 1947. Different factors contributed to the growth of Indian
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Introduction: Indian Railways is the nationalized railway company of India which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is the world’s second largest employer behind Chinese army; has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ an extensive network‚ which is spread over 60000 Route Kilometre‚ of which approximately 30 per cent is electrified. The Indian Railways have played an integrating role in the social and economic development of the country ‚ transporting
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Racial arrogance - on the part of the British created resentment by Indians. They were treated as second-class citizens and were given only the poorest jobs. British in positions of power‚ such as General Mayo (Viceroy of India) openly made statements of racial superiority. Educated Indian professionals - felt they were denied equal opportunities within the "machinery" of British rule (such as the Indian Civil Service). They founded a nationalist movement that initially sought equal status for
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The culture of India has been shaped not only by its long history‚ unique geography and diverse demography‚ but also by its ancient heritages. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over 2‚500 years. But due to the increasing development... Due to globalization… the rich culture of India is disappearing. The most impact is of western culture on India culture. Western culture
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SMART LEADERS IAS G.S. MAINS TEST SERIES – 2014 Time : 7.00 AM – 10.00 AM Test No. Date Subject 1. 14.09.2014 2. 05.10.2014 Page 1 of 5 DISCUSSION : 10.30 AM – 12.30 Noon Syllabus Modern Indian History Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events‚ personalities‚ issues. The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. Post-independence consolidation
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