INCREDIBLE INDIA INDIA is the cradle of world’s oldest civilization‚ a country name that is derived from Indus‚ a civilisation which was socially‚ economically‚ democratically advanced and sovereign. India is known for ancient culture and traditions. It is because ‚ if we travel through every 200km we may find changes in peoples food habits‚culture‚language and tradition.it is multi religious phenomenon not found in any of the world.we are known for our peaceful style of laugh carefully adjusting
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Guided Reading Questions 1 (pp. 73-80) 1. Describe the shape of the subcontinent of India. How has the geography and climate affected the development of Indian culture? The subcontinent of India was surrounded largely by ocean due to its location on the edge of the continent. The Hymalayn mountains and two rivers blocked the majority of intrances through land travel. This lead the people living there to be less affected by other cultures and mostly protected from invasion. 2. What does Ganga
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Women empowerment Historical Back ground of enslaving Women:- Considering sacrifices‚ sufferings & contribution of women for the welfare of the family‚ in the early times of human history‚ the families were Matriarchal (mother as head of the family).Although woman was not weaker than man‚ during menstruation‚ pregnancy & child birth she had to depend upon man.‚ who subsequently enslaved her and society took the form of “Patriarchal” (Father as Ruler & Head of family)
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Understanding of women in pre-colonial and colonial Context in Colonial Bengal BY Shrestha Banerjee No one would contest that the law has been a privileged site of struggle and debate in the contemporary women’s movement. Diverse campaign from those relating to forms of violence to unequal rights in the family‚ community or the work place –placed direct and central emphasis on legal provisions if women’s socio-political subordination was to be realized. From demands for legal reform‚ to criticisms
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Repressive Colonial Policies The British had conquered India to promote their own political interest so followed many repressive policies. These policies become major barrier to India’s development. Some of these policies‚ especially those followed by Lord Lytton gave birth to nationalism. Lord Lytton was Viceroy from 1876-1880. The resentment against the British rule increased because of repressive measures. 1. In 1877 he organised a Grand Delhi Durbar to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Empress
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The Uniform Civil Code The Uniform Civil Code deals with personal matters like marriage‚ divorce‚ maintenance‚ adoption and inheritance. At present in India‚ there are a set of different laws for people belonging to different communities. While the Jains‚ Sikhs and Buddhists are covered under the Hindu Civil Code‚ the Muslims are governed by the Shariat law. Uniform Civil Code will streamline the personal laws and adopt the progressive ones. Uniform Civil Code is in place in most modern countries
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Modern English poetry in India is one of the many new literatures which began to emerge at the end of the Second World War‚ after the end of colonialism. Unlike the Africa and Caribbean creative writings‚ modern Indian poetry in English did not have an obvious direct relationship with the cultural movements that had led to national independence. The emergence of modern English poetry was a part of modernization which included urbanization‚ industrialization‚ mobility‚ independence‚ social change
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reality very few measures were taken and these were also half-hearted. Though the British followed a half-hearted education policy in India‚ English language and western ideas also had some positive impact on the society. Many reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy‚ Ishwar Chandra
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Artist Ram Pal with the help of some British officials had send his work and got an award ‘Exposition Universelle De 1855 Industrie Beaux -Arts’. It is also clearly stated in the certificate that second place in International Jury Award was given to the artists of Krishnanagar‚ Sattara‚ Belagaon‚ Puna etc‚ for making sculpture and dolls. Magistrate of Nadia himself signed a certificate with a note that ‘This certificate is awarded to Sri Ram Pal of Ghornee‚ Zilla Nuddea’‚
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Qirān al-Sa’adayn‚ Kōh-i Nūr‚ Øadar al-Akhbār‚ Kurrachi Advertiser‚ Lahore Chronicle and The Panjabee are only a few to mention.8 2. Those English‚ Bengali‚ Persian and other language newspapers‚ which were founded by educated Indians‚ like Raja Ram Mohan Rai‚ Dawarka Nath Tegore‚ Hari Dutt and many others. Their reformist press was different from that of Delhi and adjoining areas. These nationalist Indians used their press with a complete understanding of the changing political economic and cultural
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