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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STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE PAST TO THE PRESENT Ancient India:- In ancient India‚ the women enjoyed equal status with men in all fields of life. Works by ancient Indian grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period. Rigvedic verses suggest that the women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their husband. Scriptures such as Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers‚ notably Gargi and Maitreyi. According
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Bengali and English news in parallel columns. After surviving a number of crises‚ it closed down in 1852. Digdarshan was also published in 1818. In 1821 a remarkable Bengali journal Sambad Kaumadi was published under the patronage of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. But it did not survive for long. Sambad Pravakar was the first Bengali daily newspaper published in 1839‚ patronized by Iswar Chandra Gupta. It was followed by Tattobodhini‚ published by Akhya Kumar Dutta in 1843. The other Bengali
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numbers who are debarred of the basic education. Hence‚ in spite of its triumph in major areas‚ Indian Education System is tainted wit a few blemishes. At the dawn of Modern India‚ she has received privileged initiatives by scholars like Raja Ram Mohan Roy‚ Dayanand Saraswati to spread education to many quarters of Indian population- big or small. British Government also took measures in spreading education among Indian masses by establishing various schools and colleges. No doubt‚ this was a
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