The Subaltern in India The ground breaking text Orientalism written by Edward Said widened the arena for the post-colonial thinkers to consider the text with a new mechanism in Third World context. Orientalism has developed a purported approach of binary opposition to dismantling the East/West dualism in relation to Eurocentric edifice. The focal point of Said’s study is the ‘West’ and its observation of the ‘East’. The former having all positive traits: white‚ brave‚ dynamic‚ civilized‚ cultured
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Reading has at all times and in all ages been a source of knowledge‚ of happiness‚ of pleasure and even moral courage. In today’s world with so much more to know and to learn‚ the importance of reading has increased. In the olden days if reading was not cultivated or encouraged‚ there was a substitute for it in the religious sermon and in the oral tradition. The practice of telling stories at bed time compensated to some extent for the lack of reading. Books are our best friends. They never deceive
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known in the media as the Radia tapes controversy. The tapes featured some explosive conversations between Politicians‚ Journalists and Corporate Houses. Politicians from Karunanidhi to Arun Jaitley[citation needed]‚ journalists like Barkha Dutt and Vir Sanghvi and Industrial groups like the Tata’s were either participants or mentioned in these explosive
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MIRABAI: Meerabai (c. 1498 – c. 1557 AD) (the word ’bai’ in Rajasthani is an informal term commonly used to refer a girl) was a princess Hindu mystical and a devotee of Lord Krishna from Rajasthan. She was one of the most significant figures Sant of the Vaishnava bhakti movement. Some 1‚300 pads (poems) commonly known as bhajans (sacred songs) are attributed to her. These are popular throughout India and have been published in several translations worldwide. In the bhakti tradition‚ they are in
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Adivasi Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India.[1][2][3] They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India. The same term Adivasi is used for the ethnic minorities of Bangladesh and the native Vedda people of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ආදී වාස).[4] The word is also used in the same sense in Nepal as is another word janajati (Nepali: जनजाति; janajāti)‚ although the political context differed
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Topic: Famines‚ poverty‚ government policy‚ food supply in colonial India Introduction From 1760 till 1943 India was hit by terrible famines on a regular basis. More than 85 million Indians died in these famines which were in reality genocides done by the British Raj. Contrast this to the fact that there have been no famine related deaths since independence. British famine policy in India was influenced by the arguments of Adam Smith‚ as seen by the non-interference of the government with the
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Culture of India India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ architecture and customs differ from place to place within the country‚ but nevertheless possess a commonality. The culture of India is an amalgamation of these diverse sub-cultures spread all over the Indian subcontinent and traditions that are several millennia old. Regarded by some historians as the "oldest living civilization of Earth"‚ the Indian tradition dates back to 8‚000 BC and has a continuous recorded history for over
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References: Datta‚ Y. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Needs: An Ecological View. Oxford Journal. 2010‚ Vol. 9 Issue 1‚ p39-57. 19p Johnson‚ Arthur H. Employee Engagement: Journal of American Academy of Business‚ Cambridge‚ 19.2 (Mar 2014): 102-108 Mishra‚ Sita; Gupta‚ Bindu. Workplace Motivators & Employees’ Satisfaction‚ Indian Journal of Industrial Relations. Jan2009‚ Vol. 44 Issue 3‚ p509-519. 11p Morse‚ Gardiner. Why We Misread Motives‚ Harvard Business Review. Jan2003‚ Vol. 81 Issue 1‚ p18-18. Sadri
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Hortic.‚ 121: 223-227. Tiwari S‚ Rakesh T (2008). Factors promoting efficient in vitro regeneration from de-embryonated cotyledon explants of Arachis hypogaea L. Plant Cell Tissue Organ. Cult.‚ 92: 15-24. Venkatachalam P‚ Geetha N‚ Abha K‚ Shaila MS‚ Sita GL (2000). Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and regeneration of transgenic plants from cotyledon explants of groundnut via somatic embryogenesis. Curr. Sci.‚ 78: 1130-1136.
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Bhagat Singh‚ Indian Freedom Fighter Bhagat Singh‚ the epitome of heroism‚ was a revolutionist during the Colonial Period in India. Bhagat Singh was well known for his admiration of martyrdom. Bhagat Singh was one of the most well known Indian freedom fighters and Indian revolutionaries and who contributed significantly in the Indian Freedom Struggle against the British. Singh was born in a family that was actively involved in revolutionary activities against the
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