Andrew J Potter looks at the emerging relationship between the newly independent Republic of Indian and superpower that was the United States during the Cold War era in his book‚ Comrades at Arms: The United States and India‚ 1947-1964. It is‚ however‚ the angle from which he decides to look at this relationship that is most interesting. Rotter decides to look at this budding complicated relationship from a culture angle as‚ in his own words‚ “Like the rest of us‚ policymakers and diplomats do not
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கிருஷ்ணசுவாமி அய்யர் நாராயணசுவாமி) was an Indian author whose works of fiction include a series of books about people and their interactions in an imagined town in India. He is one of three leading figures of earlyIndian literature in English‚ along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. He is credited with bringing Indian literature in English to the rest of the world‚ and is regarded as one of India’s greatest English language novelists. Early years R. K. Narayan was born in Madras (now known as Chennai)
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V.S.Naipaul’s “An Area of Darkness” is a semi-autobiographical account of a year he spent in India in 1964 in which he describes the country from his outlook. The book is written in the first person narrative voice and Naipaul uses descriptive passages very well to outline his themes. The title ‘’An Area of Darkness’’ refers to India and many of the negative aspects of the Indian culture is highlighted and Naipaul seems to see the whole bleakness of the culture at every stage. Naipaul gives the reader
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A Re-examination of the sources of Gandhi’s Satyagraha and its significance in the Indian Liberation movement Perhaps one of the most eminent figures in the history of India‚ Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ also known as the Mahatma‚ or "The Great Soul"‚ was the spiritual and practical founder of active non-violent resistance‚ a concept called Satyagraha. Also known as ¡°soul-force¡± or ¡°truth-force¡±‚ Gandhi developed this revolutionary technique as a method of gaining political and social reforms against
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lectures and the shavas. Narayan‚ here‚ through this novel has shown the down-to-earth image of Gandhi. He comes to town‚ moves on his own whims and fancies‚ does not stay at the guest house nor with the rich persons‚ and prefers to stay in the untouchable colony‚ gives speeches and also meets with people. Even in this novel we are shown that Bharati takes Sriram to meet Gandhiji. And Sriram is told to do what Bharati tells him. She becomes his ‘Guru’. Later‚ Sriram moves to cave in hills‚ gets deeper
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The Madrasa system of Nizam al-Mulk and the Sunni struggle against the Shi’i agents was propaganda undermining Sunni Islam. The Madrasa was a symbol of power and a way for the caliph to transfer capital and status to their descendants. Alps Arslan could fill his army and not worry about
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Workers in the Twenty-first Century" and "The Untouchables" bring out great points that everyone should take into consideration. One being that the work field is rapidly changing and people need to start focusing on their skills. Not only did they both address how it is changing but also how many more opportunities there will be‚ not just for certain people‚ but for everyone. In the essays “Work and Workers in the Twenty-first Century" and "The Untouchables" they both start off by stating how it will
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shows or reflects how people of high class humiliated the low class people. Life of lower class people was made captivated‚ heinous and hell like due to inhuman behavior of the people higher in hierarchical order to the people lower in rank. Untouchables were not allowed to demand for any wages instead they were provided leftover food (Joothan) as a gift to content. There were different barriers before them at every step. There was no hope‚ no joy in their lives. To humiliate
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Priority to Social Reform 14.6.2 Attack on the Caste 14.6.3 Origins of Caste and Untouchability 14.7 Removal of Untouchability 14.7.1 14.7.2 14.7.3 14.7.4 14.77. Self-respect among Untouchables Education‚ Economic’ Progress Political Strength Conversion 14.8 Evaluation 14.8.1 Political Awakening among Untouchables 14.8.2 Liberty‚ Equality‚ Fraternity 14.9 Let Us Sum Up‚ 14.10 Some Useful Books 14.11 Answers to Check Your Progress Exercises 14.0 OBJECTIVES This unit deals with the thought
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Testimonies’‚ Zubban: An Imprint of Kali for Women‚ New Delhi‚ 2006. 4. Limbale‚ Sharankumar. (tran. and ed.) Mukharjee Alok‚ Towards an Aesthetic of Dalit literature: History‚ Controversies and Considerations. Hydrabad: Orient Longman‚ 2004. 5. Kumar‚ Raj. Dalit Personal Narratives: Reading Cast‚ Nation and Identity. New Delhi: Orient Black Swan‚ 2010. 6. Sinha‚ P.C. Women and Psychology. Jaipur: Prism Books. 2011.
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