currency‚ Manmohan Singh…decided that India had to open its economy. “Our Berlin Wall fell…and it was like unleashing a caged tiger… We went from quiet self-confidence to outrageous ambition in a decade” [Tarun Das‚ Chief Mentor‚ Confederation of Indian Industries].’ (Thomas Friedman‚ The World is Flat) Optimism abounds in India. Well it might. Keynote reforms‚ initiated by the then Finance Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in 1991‚ provided the momentum for a major reduction of the role of the public sector
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Western forms were imposed on indigenous cultures as the militarily superior European invaders conquered their lands. Latin America became part of the world economy as a dependent region. The Iberians mixed with native populations and created new political and social forms. The resulting mixture of European‚ African‚ and Indian cultures created a distinctive civilization. Indian civilization‚ although battered and transformed‚ survived and influenced later societies. Europeans sought economic gain and
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The British Raj and the India’s Caste System The Indian caste system‚ known as Varnas‚ is a centuries old system of social stratification. It is a strict hierarchal system that determines a person’s occupation for them. It also determines what they can wear‚ who they can talk to‚ who they can marry. Those on the top of the pyramid have all the wealth‚ power‚ and prestige‚ while those on the bottom are treated no better than the trash that is thrown away. It consists of four Varna’s: Brahmins‚
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vast cultures from around the world have told themselves stories. These stories‚ often to feed their curiosity of the world’s origins‚ are called myths. Many myths are similar in the fact that most of them are connected to each other. Either by what they say about the world‚ how it came to be‚ the people who live in it‚ their religious rituals or their traditions. Myths often comfort people in giving them a sense of identity. American Indian Literature is home to some of the world’s most colorful
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Martinez First Year Writing Professor Berger Nov 24‚ 2012 Langston Hughes’ “Let America Be America” Opposite Perspective The Poem “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes did not have a significant impact on individuals during the time of its publication which was on July 1936. Themes of the poem‚ including prejudice and racism cease to remain today in the United States. Because America is considered the land of the free and the land of equal opportunity‚ all individuals are
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in the galaxy of the leading literary Indian fiction writers‚ particularly who wrote in English including Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Narayan is given credit for bringing the Indian Literature in English to show the whole world. For this great service to the Indian literary world‚ he is rendered as the greatest Indian novelist and short story writer. The setting of this story is in the real and small village‚ Kritam unlike his most of the stories. His stories have simple language and common characters
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Belonging to America My grandfather always used to explain to me how lucky I was to be able to be an American. He would inform me on how valuable it was and how I should never take it for granted. He expressed that I should feel honored to be able to have all the opportunities I do. I never understood him growing up. I did not understand how growing up somewhere‚ like America‚ versus another country could be any different. I understand now. When I was younger‚ my mother would tell different stories about
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Indian Religion : An essay India as a country has been bestowed with several nomenclatures. Right from unity in diversity to birthplace of Hinduism and Sanskrit‚ the land has always been admired and revered for its rich cultural legacy and variety that it offers. India is a story‚ a legend‚ folklore and an anecdote in itself. It needs no introduction‚ no specific mention. It has continued to thrive for centuries and there are bright chances of it being the next super power. The country has always
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from the 19th century. Leather is a traditional Indian craft and the primitive methods of leather-making is still alive in many villages in Uttar Pradesh‚ Rajasthan‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ Punjab‚ Gujarat‚ West Bengal and Orissa. Modern methods of leather tanning were introduced by the British in 1857. The first leather factory in India was set up in Kanpur to make saddlery and harness. The following are some of the notable years in the development of Indian leather industry:- 1880: A boot factory was
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Industrial Analysis on Footwear Industry 2010 9/15/2010 1. Indian Footwear Industry 1.1 Overview The Indian market for footwear includes all producers of non-cleated‚ rubber and plastic footwear designed in style or for use. The industry is a collection of smaller‚ segmented‚ yet often overlapping markets‚ defined by both the price and the purpose of the shoes. For instance‚ there are mini-markets for shoes designed for each of many sports and other purposes: basketball‚ running‚ walking
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