Irrepressible Evil? Communal violence in independent India has a long history that can be traced back from the time of the Post Partition riot of 1961 in Jabalpur which was followed by strings of similar incidents‚ especially post 1980s with Anti-Sikh Pogrom (Delhi) in 1984‚ Anti-Muslim carnage (esp.‚ Mumbai) in 1992-93‚ and the decade-old Godhra Riots (Gujarat) in 2002. With the introduction of the Prevention of Communal and Targeted violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill‚ 2011‚ prepared
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house‚ but in japan in is seen as deviant. Religion is also something that affects what is classed of deviance for example in religions such as Sikhism; they are expected to cover their heads when entering a temple‚ even if they are outside of the Sikh religion it is mandatory to wear something over your head in respect‚ if someone was to enter temple without covering their head it would be seen as morally wrong. Situational deviance is when something is deviant in certain situations; what is
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Name: Abhay Malviya Roll no.11009 "Language and Religion" Introduction Language is the human ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication‚ and a language is any specific example of such a system. The scientific study of language is called linguistics. A religion is an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural systems‚ and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Religion may or may not have God or deities. What makes religion an organized
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Introduction Imagine being hated‚ discriminated against or harassed just because of your skin colour‚ race‚ religion‚ culture or nationality. You may not think this is racism‚ but it is. My hope is that by the end of this speech you will try to put an end to racism when you hear it and when you see it. You see racism is a type of discrimination‚ probably one of the worst. Racism is like a revolting disease being passed down from generation to generation by vicious racists. Unfortunately
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the history of pluralism The fall of 1990‚ some 25 students joined Diana Eck for a course at Harvard University on “World Religions in New England.” Each week‚ the class would divide into teams to visit religious communities in the Boston area and then meet to discuss what we had learned. From Sri Lakshmi Temple‚ located close to the starting point of the Boston Marathon‚ to New England’s first mosque‚ established in the shadows of the cranes of Quincy’s shipyards‚ we began to discover and document
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to commemorate the return of lord Rama to his kingdom after 14 years of exile. It is also meant to celebrate the destruction of arrogant tyrant Bali at the hands of Vishnu. Another reason for the celebration of Diwali is that the 6th guru of the Sikhs‚ Guru Hargobind Ji‚ was set free from Gwalior jail along with 52 kings on this day. On this day twinkling oil lamps or diyas light up every home and there are numerous firework displays. Lord Ganesha‚ the elephant-headed God‚ the
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India has a vast population of students who are studying in thousands of schools and colleges. These students can plays a very significant role in the re-building and reconstruction of our nation. This can only happen if their energies are properly channelised. The students had also played in a very important role during India’s struggle for independence. But after India’s independence it seems that students have no aim and noble cause before them for which they can utilise their energy. From
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The movie "Bend It Like Beckham" deals not only with different gender- appropriate behaviors but also how different cultures have their own set of gender- appropriate behaviors. Jessie is from an Orthodox Sikh Indian family. She dreams of being a famous soccer player one day and of playing soccer professionally like her idol David Beckham. She watches him on television and has posters of him hanging in her room. Jessie’s parents want to raise her traditionally. They want her to have domestic
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I think I must be very frank in stating that I felt a dram of reluctance when I came across this topic at first. To me it seemed that oodles of things have hitherto been written about this topic till date and there is nothing new to write about this passé topic. But on second thought I was haunted by my pangs of conscience. Truely a lot has been said about this topic but the question remains as to whether this genre of writings has contributed to solving of this looming dark cloud of ominous doom
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Catholicism‚ teach that life begins at fertilisation – the moment that sperm meets egg. The Roman Catholic Church says that the fertilised egg is a sacred life‚ with as many rights as a baby‚ child or adult‚ and forbids abortion. Amongst Buddhists and Sikhs there is a variety of opinions on the morality of abortion. Medical science tells us that a proportion of fertilised eggs do not become implanted in the woman’s womb and that a large proportion of those that do (up to 25%) are lost naturally to miscarriage
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