Located on the continent of Asia, India is a place you might want to expand your knowledge on. For starters, the countries bordering India consist of Bangladesh, Nepal, China and Pakistan. To the south of India is the Indian Ocean. India covers 1,269,000 square miles making it about one-third the size of the United States. (MapFight) After World War I, a nationalist movement supporting civil disobedience was led by Mahatma Ghandi. Mahatma Ghandi fought injustice and defended his rights as an Indian and as a man, bettering the country. His civil disobedience movement influenced many civil rights leaders around the world. (Ghandi) India became a republic in 1947 after it was granted its independence. The first prime minister was Jawaharlal Nehru. After Mahatma Ghandi was assassinated in 1948, the Indian National Congress began facing economic problems and slowly weakened. After the adoption of the Constitution of India in 1950, India became a democracy. Most Indians respected Mahatma Ghandi greatly. (Portal) In India, several different languages are spoken and many religions are practiced. English is considered to be the official language which is used
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Not only do they suffer from poverty but violence against women is practiced in India. Crime against women is defined as physical or mental cruelty to women. Statistically, there are as many as 2.24 million crimes committed against women over the past ten years. That is as much as once complaint every two minutes. Since 2005, violence against women has become more and more frequent. Women are enslaved and are no longer able to attend school. They believe women depend on men to do all the work and therefore can be treated badly. Not only is violence against women ruining their health, and social status, but also prevents all efforts of reducing poverty. If this issue isn’t addressed, the potential of girls and women will be put on hold.
Not only do they suffer from poverty but violence against women is practiced in India. Crime against women is defined as physical or mental cruelty to women. Statistically, there are as many as 2.24 million crimes committed against women over the past ten years. That is as much as once complaint every two minutes. Since 2005, violence against women has become more and more frequent. Women are enslaved and are no longer able to attend school. They believe women depend on men to do all the work and therefore can be treated badly. Not only is violence against women ruining their health, and social status, but also prevents all efforts of reducing poverty. If this issue isn’t addressed, the potential of girls and women will be put on hold.