Possible Identifications. Vedas: Ancient texts which contemporary Indians harp back to and take as definitive accounts. They are written in Sanskrit and are one of the oldest written texts in this language and oldest scripture of Hinduism. It was composed around 1500 BCE. The Vedas contain hymns‚ incantations‚ and spiritual knowledge and wisdom. It is not clear who exactly wrote the Vedas some assume that the Vedas were taught by the Gods to the sages and eventually written down by Indo-Aryans
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Indian Rebellion of 1857- A Sociological Perspective The Indian rebellion of 1857 which is also known as ‘India’s First War of Independence’ was a crucial historic moment for our country. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 did not occur as a result of one specific event; it was an accumulation of several events‚ over time‚ resulting in its eventual outbreak. It was in reality a product of colonial rule‚ of the accumulated grievances of the people against the British. The Rebellion of 1857 could be
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Speak?’. To answer this question‚ she says: “There is no space from which the sexed subaltern subject can speak . . . The subaltern cannot speak” (Spivak 103-104). The reason‚ Spivak shows‚ is that Indian woman is always given a label of Sati or good wife. “Sati as a woman’s proper name is in fairly widespread use in India . . . Naming a female infant ‘a good wife’ has its own proleptic irony . . .” (102). By giving a great woman portrayal to the Indian woman‚ the grand narrative of patriarchy stereotypes
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in India faced confinement and restrictions. The practice of child marriages is believed to have started from around sixth century. Medieval period The Indian woman ’s position in the society further deteriorated during the medieval period when Sati among some communities‚ child marriages and a ban on widow remarriages became part of social life among some communities in India. The Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent brought the purdah practice in the Indian society. Among the Rajputs of
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote a piece of literature "The Yellow Wallpaper". Gilman is the narrator who is suffering from post-partum depression following the birth of her baby. The narrator and her husband John have rented a house for the summer. John is a doctor and had moved into the country to give her wife a new environment. Most of the time‚ the husband is requesting her to rest as much as she can. She complained that her husband does not let her do things per her will and is always pampering
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Nearly all authors convey a message through their writings‚ though many of those messages do not apply to society today. However‚ the views presented in The Canterbury Tales can be applied to the present society. The Wife of Bath‚ the Oxford Clerk‚ and the Pardoner present universal views that are depicted in society today. The moral and ethical views portrayed by the prologues and tales in The Canterbury Tales‚ by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ are still sometimes valid today. People covet sovereignty over their
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written retrospectively using first person narration. This gives the reader the impression that they are part of an intimate and confessional storytelling. Pip first meets Miss Havisham when he is summoned to play with her adopted daughter Estella. Satis house is set in a very upper class area but is very run down‚ the windows and doors are barred and locked‚ to keep people in as well as out. Its gothic architecture adds to the dark and brooding image of the house and its occupant. The reader’s first
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Status of Women in Other civilizations And in Islam Outline i) Introduction ii) Status women in other civilizations A. Status of women in Hinduism 1. Misanthropic practices in Hinduism a. Sati b. Polyandry B. Status of women in the Athenian civilization C. Status of women in the Roman civilization D. Status of women in Judaism E. Status of women in Christianity iii) Status of women in Islam A. The spiritual aspect of Islam a. Equality B. The social aspect of women in Islam a.
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behaviour early in the novel indicates a desire for moral improvement. Themes of social class and ambition move to the forefront with the introduction of Miss Havisham and Estella‚ and they remain there until the end. It is during his first visit to Satis House that Pip realises his social standing as a ‘common labouring boy.’ His feelings for Estella whom he describes as ’a very pretty and very
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the social evils like female infanticide‚ child marriage‚ purdah. Jauhar. Sati and slavery emerged. Such evils and ill- practices were imposed upon them in the name of customs. They were reduced to the mere household obligations and with this the Indian society plunged into abysmal darkness. The Britishers introduced a few measures to raise the status of women in the society and they initiated the legislation to ban the Sati and to limit the child marriage. With women’s participation in the struggle
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