Objectification of Religious Identity and Census in British India The need for objectification of the various religions in British India originated when the colonists decided to carry out the Indian Census in the 18th century and every ten years thereafter. It started off out of the intellectual curiosity of a few British officers. They believed that collecting systematic information about caste‚ religion‚ language‚ education‚ means of subsistence etc will help them know the natives better and
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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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Hinduism Origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryan peoples. (settled in 1500 B.C.) Religion was passed down orally Eventually written down Early Hindus believed in the single force in the universe‚ a form of ultimate reality or god Duty of individual to seek it’s own ultimate reality By doing this you would merge with Brahman after death Reincarnation was believed (soul is born in a different way after death) Bhagvad Gita ”Worn-out garments are shed by the body/Worn-out bodies are shed
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2.Oil painting‚ life-size portrait painting and the use of perspective 3. The history paintings dramatise and recreate various episodes of British imperial history. These paintings celebrated the British—their power‚ victories and supremacy. One such painting is the one shown below. The discovery of the body of Sultan Tipu by General Sir David Baird‚ 4 May 1799‚ painted by David Wilkie This painting‚ like most imperial history paintings‚ aims to project the superiority of the Britishers over
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This paper aims to examine the uses of teaching / reading a theory. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages involved in analysing a text from a particular theory. Before discussing the uses of reading / teaching a theory‚ it is important to first discuss what literary criticism is and what the difference between literary criticism and literary theory is. Literary criticism is concerned with the act of interpreting and studying literature. A literary critic evaluates the importance
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THE STEREOTYPICAL PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN COMMERCIAL INDIAN CINEMA ---------------------------------- A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of Communications University of Houston ___________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts _______________________________________ By Sowmya Nandakumar May‚ 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 _________________________________________________________________1 Introduction
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Soule Drake February 18‚ 2012 Buddhism and Hinduism Comparison There are many religions that dominate the world today‚ two specific ones‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ are similar in many ways‚ while still having their own defined uniqueness. Hinduism and Buddhism are both world religions‚ whose impact and influence can be seen in many places. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion consisting of several systems of philosophy‚ rituals‚ and beliefs. This complex religion is now the third largest world religion
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HAN CHIANG COLLEGE MPW1133 MALAYSIAN STUDIES JANUARY – MARCH 2013 SEMESTER Topic: Ethnic Group in Malaysia—the Malays TABLE OF CONTENT ITEMS | PAGE NUMBERS | Origins of Malays | 3 | Migration of Malays | 3 | Malays Language | 4 | Religion of Malays | 4 | Traditional Things of Malays | 5-6 | References | 7-8 | Origin of Malays The Malay race consists of two groupings – Proto Malays and Malay Polynesians which are likely originates from the Yunnan province or surroundings
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Prior to creation as a modern state in 1947‚ the area of modern Pakistan was both ruled by local kings and under various imperial power throughout different time periods. The ancient history of the region comprising present-day Pakistan also includes some of the oldest empires from the subcontinent[1] and some of its major civilizations.[2][3][4][5] By the 18th century the land was incorporated into British India. The political history of the nation began with the birth of the All India Muslim League in
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