poem - Fakir of Jhungeera. On learning that a faculty position was vacant at the newly established Hindu College‚ he applied for it and was selected. This was the time when Hindu society in Bengal was undergoing considerable turmoil. In 1828‚ Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the Brahmo Samaj‚ which kept Hindu ideals but denied idolatry. This resulted in a backlash within
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[4][5] From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚[7] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Gourab Basak Roll No. 515207 TPI Painting and Sculpture Introduction Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art. The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times‚ the petroglyphs found in places like Bhimbetka ‚ some of them from before 5500 BC. And also an imperative part of Indian art culture is dominated by sculptures in India. Indian sculptures started from bronze
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ALI GARH MOVEMENT The decline and consequent loss of Muslim political power and consolidation of the British political authority in most parts of the country had created a totally new situation that had no precedent in the long and chequered history of the Muslim community in India. It was now face to face with a number of very serious problems on whose solution depended its future. Several movements arose to meet the challenge and offer solution to some of the vexed problems according to their
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[4][5] From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚[7] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. Women were considered inferior to men in practical life. But in scriptures they were given high position. Thus in past‚ the status of women in India was not clear. It was theoretically high but practically
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Model (RAM) is one of the most commonly used theories in nursing research and education for today’s modern nursing. It focuses on a person’s adaptation to his/her environment and guides nursing interventions in order to promote healthy adaptation. I chose the adaptation model because her model closely resembles my thoughts on nursing. The holistic approach and value on adaptation that RAM presents is one that closely aligns with my nursing philosophy. When reviewing and analyzing RAM‚ the Barnum
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PRESS DURING EMERGENCY The promulgation of Emergency and Press Censorship on June 26‚ 1975 constituted the darkest chapter in press history in free India. The period had its immediate and long term repercussions for the press. In fact‚ in the past decade‚ dark shades of press censorship were indeed hovering over the country. And more dangerously‚ new forms of have been invented in the changed scenario of globalisation. It was the censorship of 1975‚ which showed how the press at large became a
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universal adult franchise. Ram Mohan Roy‚ with whom the history of Indian liberalism begins‚ showed great concern for social reform and the upliftment of women‚ education as a means of social transformation‚ freedom of press and no censorship‚ all of which were inherited by the great liberals of India. Jawaharlal Nehru‚ ’the chief architect ’ of the modern Indian State‚
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India in ancient time was the place of high superstitions and much disbelief. Wives were to self-immolate themselves after the death of their husbands. The practice of this widow self-immolation was abolished by the great reformer of Bengal‚ Raja Ram Mohan Roy. With the help of Lord William Bentick‚ the then Governor-General of India‚ Bengal Sati Regulation Act‚ 1829 came into force wherein the practice of Sati or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus was declared illegal and punishable
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1. CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS The Constitution of India not only grants equality to women but also empowers the State to adopt measures of positive discrimination in favour of women for neutralizing the cumulative socio economic‚ education and political disadvantages faced by them. Fundamental Rights‚ among others‚ ensure equality before the law and equal protection of law; prohibits discrimination against any citizen on grounds of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex or place of birth‚ and guarantee equality
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