Hinduism has shaped India’s culture in many ways. Hindu practices developed from the beliefs of many groups in India. The earliest records of Hinduism‚ the long Sanskrit hymns that the priests memorized‚ were Aryan. The basic ideas of Hinduism were brought into India by the Aryans at about 1500 B.C. Hinduism is the religion that is followed by nearly 85% of the Indian people. Hinduism doesn’t have one holy book like the Bible or Koran. They has many sacred writings which have contributed to the
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started the practice of ’untouchability’. It is matter of shame that the Indian culture‚ which gave to the world the message of world-brotherhood‚ should call some of its own brother’s untouchables. The Brahmins established their monopoly over temples and other places of worship. The Shudras were declared ’untouchables’. They were neither allowed to enter the temples nor even to take water from the well which was used by upper caste Hindus. The members belonging to lower castes‚ were treated worse
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attractive to the opposite sex. One character on The Big Bang Theory is Rajesh "Raj" Koothrappali. As an Indian astrophysicist‚ Raj displays many characteristics often associated with both Indians and nerds. The character speaks with a thick Indian accent and often makes remarks about how great certain aspects of America are compared to Indian practices‚ illustrating the common behavior of Indians admiring Americans. Raj also suffers from a form of selective mutisim‚ which prevents him from speaking
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[pic] [pic][pic] [pic] [pic] The Indian Woman in Kamala Markandaya For a long time‚ the woman has assumed a secondary role in the first generation of Indian English male writing such as R.K.Narayan‚ Raja Rao‚ Mulk Raj Anand. Indeed‚ R.K.Narayan ’s heroine‚ Rosie‚ in his novel ’The Guide ’ is viewed only in relation to the main protagonist‚ Raju and Raju ’s mother is confined to a very secondary position. It is only through the advent of the rise in fiction by
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and human sprit Mahatma Gandhi came up with his own way of fighting injustice called satyagraha a policy of passive political resistance.and it led to the freedom of million from Britain and gained thousand their equality. he fought for the equality of all colored person. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ more commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi repents the human spirit because of what he fought for and how he did it .to begin he first fought for equality for colored person. Author
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) Attitude to hierarchy A) The India’s caste system India has a hierarchical caste system in the society. Within Indian culture‚ Hindu or Muslim‚ urban or village‚ virtually all things‚ people‚ and groups of people are ranked according to various essential qualities. The social Hierarchy is present everywhere in India. Although India is a political democracy‚ in daily life there is a little adherence to notions of equality. Castes systems in India and caste like groups‚ classified in five groups
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other "whether or no it is possible to be friends with an Englishman." The answer‚ given by Forster himself on the last page‚ is "No‚ not yet... No‚ not there." Such friendship is made impossible‚ on a political level‚ by the existence of the British Raj. While having several important drawbacks‚ Forster’s anti-imperial argument has the advantage of being concrete‚ clear‚ moving‚ and presumably persuasive. It is also particularly well-suited to pursuit in the novel form‚ which traditionally has focused
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SET – 1 Instructions for candidates TIME ALLOTTED – 2 HRS. 1. Total No. of Questions–100. Each Question is of three marks. 2. One mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. 3. Do not write or mark on the Question Paper. 4. Question Paper to be returned before leaving the Exam Hall. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. We stand poised precariously and challengingly on the razor’s edge of destiny. We are now at the mercy of atom bombs and the like which would
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UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A. HONOURS & GENERAL COURSES OF STUDIES ENGLISH 2010 1 W.E.F. 2010-2011 SYLLABI FOR THREE-YEAR B.A( HONOURS & GENERAL) COURSES OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH‚2010 HONOURS Word-limit for the answers for the honours papers Full marks of the questions → 16 7 12 8 14 4 9 5 18 10 15 35 20 Word-limit of the answers → 600 250 450 300 500 150 350 200 700 400 550 1000
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the most pure and are often priests‚ Kshatriyas‚ who were usually warriors and rulers‚ followed by Vaishyas known to be traders and merchants and ending with the lowest class‚ Sudras‚ destined to serve the upper classes. Known to the world as “untouchables”‚ Dalits meaning ‘broken people’‚ are below Sudras. Suffering the most‚ Dalits struggle to be noticed in a society that believes of them as simply disposable trash. There are currently 180 million Dalits in India‚ a majority
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