multi-class. Though the primary activist base remains middle class (IT and management professionals‚ rights activists‚ teachers‚ students in universities)‚ it has grown exponentially to include the lower middle class (urban poor‚ and working class auto rickshaw drivers‚ railway employees‚ tea shop vendors‚ tailors‚ workers in the informal sector‚ construction work‚ and migrant labourers). Many — but not all — protesters were young. Many young protesters‚ particularly in the later phases of the movements
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As Romain Rolland‚ a great French philosopher‚ once said‚ “Fatality is the excuse of souls without a will.” However‚ not everyone in the society‚ especially for lower class people‚ has the courage to change the fate‚ unless they are forced by some significant factors. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and The Pearl by John Steinbeck describe how do two people from a lower social class try to change their fates with the help of others. The impact of the family drove Balram in The White Tiger and Kino
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Topic: Recent disturbances in Karachi Date: 28-10-2013 Recent disturbances in Karachi Introduction: Karachi is the largest and the most popular city of Pakistan and it has the only (in a working condition) seaport and financial centre‚ as well as the capital of Sindh province. It has an estimated population of 23.5 million people as of 2011‚ and a density of 6‚000 people per square kilometre (15‚500 per square mile). Karachi is the third largest city in the world by population in a
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Aravind Adiga is an Indian-Australian writer and journalist. His debut novel‚ The White Tiger‚ won the 2008 Man Booker Prize. He was born in Madras on 23rd October 1974. He is the fourth Indian-born author to win the prize‚ after Salaman Rushdie‚ Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai.He began his journalistic career as a financial journalist‚ interning at the Financial Times. He was subsequently hired by TIME‚ where he remained a South Asia correspondent for three years before going freelance. During his
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Budget: Nuts & Bolts Boost to infrastructure for urban poor Allocation for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is being stepped up by 87 per cent to Rs 12‚ 887 crore. To improve the lot of the urban poor‚ the Budget allocated for housing and provision of basic amenities is being increased to Rs 3‚973 crore. This includes the provision for Rajiv Awas Yojana‚ a new scheme announced by the President of India. This scheme‚ the parameters of which are being worked out‚ is intended
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Population Growth A few months after Singapore was founded‚ the population began to grow very quickly. By 1821‚ Singapore’s population had increased to about 5000. The main cause of this increase was immigration. Singapore in the 19th century attracted many people from different parts of the world. Businessmen and traders came here to trade while others came to look for jobs. Satay Seller At that time‚ more men came to Singapore than women. This was especially so for the Chinese and Indians
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WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT A Introduction: The present civilization is very conspicuously marked by the two words ‘health’ and wealth’. We are the inhabitants of this civilization. This world is going on ceaselessly. The course of this world is obvious and non-stop. The above two words convey a significant role in our daily life. In comparison to health and wealth it is very difficult to decide which one is more important. But from my point of view I think health is more important at every stage of
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WHAT IS A TOUR PACKAGE? DEFINITION Complete trip‚ usually including fare‚ accommodation‚ meals‚ ground transport‚ tour guides‚ taxes‚ etc.‚ in one all-inclusive price. Source: BusinessDictionary.com 1 TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS TOUR PACKAGE CATEGORIES Package tours can be broken down into six (6) specific tour types. Tours available range from Special Interest tours‚ Adventure tours‚ City or Regional tours‚ Group tours‚ Fully Escorted tours and Business tours. 2 ??????????????????????
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The old man has never done anything positive for the family‚ when they were in the village he never worked in the field‚ instead all day he must sit there on his bed doing nothing. But now that they are poor he should at least contribute in doing something‚ at least try to contribute in begging. The old man is old‚ sad‚ and sick‚ so the rich people would give him a lot of money however he does not want to try and that it could also be a reason that the Wang Lung and his family have to put in twice
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mobiles for social impact india 2012 mobiles for social impact india 2012 mobiles for social impact india 2012 Concept & Editors: Osama Manzar & Laura Turkington Design and Layout: Cathy Chen Text: Cathy Chen & Chitra Chauhan Copy Editing: Pratap Pandey Copyright 2012 Vodafone Foundation & Digital Empowerment Foundation All Rights Reserved Except for use in a review‚ the reproduction or utilization of this work or part of it in any form or by electronics‚ or other means now
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