the world that once visited get into your heart and won’t let go. For me India is such a place when I first visited‚ I was stunned by the richness of the land by its lush beauty and exotic architecture by its ability to overload its senses with the pure‚ concentrated intensity of its colors‚ smells‚ tastes and souls. It was as if all my life I was seeing the world in black and white and when brought face-to-face with India‚ experienced every thing rendered in brilliant Technicolor. - Keitlt Bellows
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imprisoned numerous times for civil disobedience. The nationalist movement achieved its goal when India gained its freedom at midnight on August 14‚ 1947. Upon Britain’s withdrawal‚ Nehru became independent India’s first prime minister (1947-1964) and a leader of the Nonaligned Movement during the Cold War. Jawaharlal nehru wrote his major books‚ Toward Freedom (1936)‚ an autobiography; The Discovery of India (1946); and Glimpses of World History (1934)‚ a series of letters to his daughter‚ Indira
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into India in 1995‚KFC has been facing protests by cultural and economic activists and farmers. What are the reasons for these protests and do you think these reasons are justified? Exaplain…………………………………………………………………….. 5-6 2. PETA has been protesting against KFC in India since the last 1990s. What are the reasons for PETA’s protests against KFC and how did KFC’s management react to them? Do you agree with PETA that KFC has been cruel toward the birds and hence it should leave India?..
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began to gain better social standings and powers. While similarities may be present‚ these empires have some key social differences. In Han China‚ there was little possibility to move between social classes‚ unlike in the Roman empire where there were more opportunities to do so. In Han China‚ one was stuck in the class they born in and simply had to endure the fact. Also‚ in Rome‚ the people had more power than the citizens of Han China. Since Rome started out as a republic‚ the citizens had a say in
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The British Empire was at its zenith when‚ in 1911‚ it was decided to move the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi. While the move away from Calcutta was the result of political and administrative considerations‚ the choice of Delhi was dictated strongly by symbolic associations – the desire to tap into the aura of an ancient capital city. Soon work began on grand capital city‚ worthy of the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. A major aim was to represent the might of the Empire
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India and English From 1857‚ when English was introduced by the Imperial Government as the only medium of education‚ the English language has played a significant role in the lives of Indian people. After a long struggle by national leaders‚ in the 1920s‚ the British rulers reluctantly permitted school education through the medium of Indian languages (designated as vernaculars). In 1947 when India gained independence from the British rule‚ English was to have been replaced by national languages
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They became part of the makeup for a lot of buildings for this civilization. Tessellation can also be traced back to many historical cultures like the Arabic‚ Byzantine‚ Chinese‚ Egyptians‚ Greek‚ Japanese‚ Moors‚ Persians‚ and Romans. In Ancient Rome tessellations were small tiles that they would cover the floors and walls with and eventually make a bigger picture with the tessellation. Tessellations were all around during history
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Imperial Crisis HIS 203 American History to 1865 Leslie Ruff 25 August 2014 Imperial Crisis The conclusion of the Seven Years’ War began a tumultuous period in American history. With the victory Great Britain obtained supremacy and world dominance‚ however their greatest prize (Colonial America) was becoming
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The empires of Rome and China were very great ones‚ they both had many similarities and differences in the way they ran their empires. One major difference was the way they treated their women. Both Chinese and Roman women were unequal in social status than the men of the empires were‚ but they were definitely treated different in both empires. Women of China were treated quite harshly and were expected to take orders at all times by their husbands‚ and were to serve them always. This started to
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status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4]through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the President of India‚ the Speaker of
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