Historical Question: Examine how the British East India Company could have avoided the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Context: Once England colonised India‚ there was a lot of hostility‚ which was the long-term cause for the Indian Mutiny. What sparked the rebellion however was when‚ new rifles were provided for the soldiers of the East India Company. The guns had paper cartridges that came pre-greased and they had to be bitten open. Both Hindu and Muslim soldiers were angry with this as they believed
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about the flow of East Indian immigration to Canada.” (Ujimoto & Hirabayashi 66) The journey that the immigrants took‚ the work they did upon arrival‚ and the different types of discrimination these individuals faced are explored in this paper as a means to educate the reader about the hardships faced by the new population. Also included are two interviews that shed light on some of the issues dealt with by immigrants at the time of first arrival and first generation East Indians in Canada today.
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Indian Rebellion of 1857- A Sociological Perspective The Indian rebellion of 1857 which is also known as ‘India’s First War of Independence’ was a crucial historic moment for our country. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 did not occur as a result of one specific event; it was an accumulation of several events‚ over time‚ resulting in its eventual outbreak. It was in reality a product of colonial rule‚ of the accumulated grievances of the people against the British. The Rebellion of 1857 could be
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DBQ The French and Indian War altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between Britain and American colonies. Ideologically‚ this War brought up resentment toward Britain this changed the political relationship between Britain and its colonists because the British were forced to unfairly tax them due to their debt. The French and Indian war transformed North America by only leaving the British and the colonists left in their region. Greedy as the British were
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Indian Food Goes Global Mr.R.Krishnan‚ president of South Indian Foods Limited (SIFL)‚ was deep in thought in his office at corporate headquarters in Coimbatore‚ India. Eleven years earlier he had founded SIFL with the help of his wife‚ Maya. Now‚ after returning from a weeklong business trip to the United States‚ Mr.Krishnan was pondering the future of his company. Should SIFL enter foreign markets? If so‚ which ones? SIFL began as a company selling only three items but had quickly expanded to
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The Indian Ocean is one of the oldest trade routes between Africa and Asia. During the early days of Indian Ocean trade‚ the buying and selling of goods took place only between the Swahili people living in East Africa and Arabs from Asia. Indian Ocean trade was made easy by the monsoon winds that circulated between Asia and the Eastern coast. These winds blew north to the south and from the south back to the north in a circular fashion. These winds change direction with the change of seasons. In
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has taken the Twenty-20 Cricket’s popularity to dizzying heights. The IPL fever has gripped the minds of the people in its full intensity. When the Twenty-20 cricket was on‚ IPL and its probable winner was one _ of the hottest topics of discussion everywhere. Many people are of the view that it is one of the best things that ever happens to the game of cricket. In fact IPL has become so popular worldwide that Australian Captain Ricky Pointing had to issue an appeal
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Kayla Ferry Political Science 150 Dr. Byron October 5‚ 2010 1) Neo-realism‚ also known as structural realism see international politics as a power struggle between states. Conflicts between states and security competition are due to a lack of “an overarching authority above states and the relative distribution of power in the international system” (Dunne 98). Scholar Kenneth Waltz defined the structure of the international system in three elements: organizing principle‚ differentiation
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Women in Indian Politics: Political participation of Indian women‚ though on a small scale‚ started with the freedom movement. Mahatma Gandhi was mostly instrumental for arousing political consciousness in the educated women of the upper classes as well as the illiterate women of the lower classes and making them take part in the freedom movement. Political participation may be defined as voluntary participation in political affairs through membership‚ voting and partaking in the activities of
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The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is a public sector company set up and fully owned by the Ministry of Railways. The IRCTC has been incorporated under the Companies Act 1956‚ has its Registered Office at 9th Floor‚ Bank of Baroda Building‚ Sansad Marg‚ New Delhi 110001. This company has been formed to function as an extended arm of the Indian Railways to upgrade‚ professionalize and manage the catering and hospitality services at stations‚ on trains and other locations
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