Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad. 1771 Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of North India. 1772 14 August Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833) 1773 Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao’s wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General of India 1774 Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire‚ Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew. 1775 First Anglo-Maratha
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Literature begins with Raja Ram Mohan Roy. The infiltration of western culture‚ the study of English literature‚ the adoption of western scientific techniques‚ gave a jolt to India’s traditional life. It shocked us into a new awareness‚ a sense of urgency‚ and the long dormant intellectual and critical impulse was quickened into sudden life and the reawakening Indian spirit went forth to meet the violent challenge of the values of modern science and the civilization of the west. Ram Mohan Roy’s interests
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rooted in utopian‚ socialist or religious concepts. Some rely on personal transformation; others rely on small collectives‚ such as Mahatma Gandhi’s spinning wheel and the self sustaining village economy‚ as a mode of social change. 1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Raja Ram Mohan Roy was popularly known as the ’Father of Indian Renaissance ’ was born on 22nd May 1772 in a Brahmin family in Bengal.He founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1815 and the Brahmo Samaj on 20th August 1828. Through these Institutions he fought against
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died‚ Emerson was given into the care of his aunt‚ who took a strong interest in his education. His literary gifts were recognized‚ encouraged and developed early. In 1817 he entered Harvard College where he met "Hindu missionaries‚ " including Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Emerson eventually became licensed to preach in the Unitarian community in 1826. His early sermons contained the themes of his later famous essays. His early work from the pulpit also laid the foundation for the distinguished skill he later
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Discussing the difficulties in tracing the developments in the language press‚ J. Natarajan‚ in his pioneering and famous History of Indian Journalism‚ said that “an important impediment” was that no “coherent connected” record of progress and growth of the Press was available in each of the languages. The case of Urdu Press‚ which is the second oldest language press of the Sub-continent after Bengali (the mother tongue of Bengal)‚ and the first in the rest of India‚ is no exception. Its observers
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Women Empowerment in Bangladesh Women empowerment in Bangladesh means giving women of the country the power to rule and govern their own lives‚ away from traditional and social constraints. The women empowerment movement in Bangladesh focuses on giving women the power and authority they need to be men’s equals. The structures of sub ordinance that have keep women in the dark for so long must be eliminated. Women must have intellectual resources that can be acquired through good education and material
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Being a Hindu‚ growing up in a modern society‚ I have got this wonderful opportunity to research Hinduism in contemporary world. In this essay‚ I have explored Hinduism not only by juxtaposing it with modern Hinduism‚ but also with ancient religious practices. Modernity is not simply the western world‚ or connecting to contemporary and rejecting the old. Modernity‚ as David Smith says is theorization of modern world and according to modernity self is autonomous‚ and God is dead. This feature of modernity
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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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