William Carey He … Changed the World An uneducated shoe maker‚ William Carey‚ changed the world. From the time of Jesus until the year 1800‚ two-thirds of the world had not heard of Jesus Christ. Around 1800 that began to change. Today two-thirds of the world has heard of the Lord Jesus1 (of course‚ a third still has not heard‚ so there is a lot of work left to do). What happened around 1800? A small pamphlet was published entitled‚ An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to
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of the house are worshiped. But still in India we see that our society has grown so favorable towards the males. Hindu’s‚ even after referring to the daughters as Devi (goddess)‚ expect a widow to jump on the pyre of the husband‚ a practice known as Sati. Dowry is still date given (even after being criminalized) to the groom at the time of marriage. The Gender imbalance can be traced down to Manusmriti in 200 B.C. which lays down the duties of a woman. “In childhood a female must be subject to her
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The Gupta and Persian civilization were similar in the fact that the fall of the empire was because of internal conflict but‚ they are different in their treatment of women and architectural style. The Gupta Empire treated women in their civilization much harsher than the women in the Persian Civilization. The Gupta and Persian Empires both had very unique architectural styles that represented each Empire’s beliefs. The Gupta Empire flourished between 320 to 550 CE in modern day India. The fall
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the Islamic world after 600 CE. The dowry that women were required to produce was able to be kept in the event of divorce or death. This went against India’s harsher view of women subordination. Women were mandated to commit a form of suicide called sati which involved self-immolation on her husband’s funeral pyre. This was for voluntary religious purposes‚ but was sometimes forced. In India‚ religious law was the most powerful law in the land. With the incursion of Islam‚ infanticide became forbidden
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inordinate; but the latter was an austere and wise man: and therefore it seems (though rarely) that love can find entrance‚ not only into an open heart‚ but also into a heart well fortified‚ if watch be not well kept. It is a poor saying of Epicurus‚ Satis magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus; as if man‚ made for the contemplation of heaven‚ and all noble objects‚ should do nothing but kneel before a little idol‚ and make himself a subject‚ though not of the mouth (as beasts are)‚ yet of the eye; which
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As proved in Emile Durkheim’s sociological research project‚ Suicide‚ people who end their lives tend to be categorized in three types of suicides: egoistic‚ altruistic‚ and anomic (Zulke 19). Egoistic suicide relates to individuals who feel they are isolated from society and detached from others‚ inevitably leading one to believe that suicide is the appropriate solution to avoid becoming a burden. Alternatively‚ however‚ altruistic suicide correlates with people who view their life as less valuable
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intentions were to spread Christianity throughout India‚ althought they did bring a lot of Western influences. The Governor General‚ William Bentinck‚ from 1828 to 835‚ introduced reforms such as putting an end to child marriages and supression of Sati. The political forces‚ which had a significant effect on the cause of the Indian Mutiny included the Doctrine of Lapse. According to the Doctrine‚ any state or territory under the influence of the British East India Company‚ as a dependant state
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to decline with the Smritis and with the Islamic invasion of Babur and the Mughal empire and later Christianity curtailing women’s freedom and rights. The Indian woman’s position in the society further deteriorated during the medieval period when Sati‚ child marriages‚ purdah‚ Jauhar and a ban on widow remarriages became part of social life among some communities in India. In some parts of India‚ the Devadasis or the temple women were exploited.
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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM and EMPOWERMENT OF INDIAN WOMEN – TOWARDS EQUALITY WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT – HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Women’s empowerment is a noted concept in social change‚ which is much discussed‚ often elusive and sometimes abused. Yet in the context of development‚ women’s leadership and agency in social change have been levers for women’s empowerment within communities. Women have sought to fight entrenched interests for community benefits‚ and have garnered through their collective strength
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| | | | | | | View all photos Fast Facts | State: Assam District: Kamrup Famous for/as: Scenic Languages: Assamese‚ Bengali‚ Hindi‚ English Best Season: Oct - Mar Weather: Summer 25 to 35°C‚ Winter 10 to 20°C Altitude: 55 m Pincode: 781xxx STD code: 0361 | Gauhati or Guwahati‚ the erstwhile capital of the state of Assam was earlier known as "Pragiyotishpura" (The Light of East). This city with a varied history dating back to the 6th century is also the most developed and important
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