Throughout the world, there are different nations that face major issues in terms of income distribution throughout the country. Specifically, India has been plagued with a severe wage gap between the urban and rural sector of the nation. There is a variety of factors that play a role in a lack of income distribution; but what is most important is the fact that it displays a troubling economy and proves that while a nation may appear wealthy, the standard of living for the majority may be…
opportunity to enhance their abilities for the improvement of their futures. This was either because of a lack to family resources (capital) to fund the schooling for their kids or reasons such as gender inequality. Looking at a developing country such as India, over history it is seen that women were not always allowed to go to school. Instead they were forced to stay at home and learn how to do household chores such as cleaning or cooking. This was deemed to be their education while the son of…
story of the violence leading up to the 1947 Partition of India and its aftermaths. The novel focuses on the division of British India into two separate countries, India and Pakistan, and tells the story of this event through the eyes of a young Parsee girl named Lenny. Lenny is just a child at this time, and she must watch in horror as her country falls and a very large religious divide occurs between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs in India. We are able to see the fate of the people living in…
Dumarcay’s studies show several periods of construction of the Borobudur temple. Miksic believed that there was already a pre-existing monument on the site of Borobudur which might be built by a group of Hindus or followers of pre-Indic beliefs before the Buddhist took over of the land and started the construction of Borobudur (46). He also added that this was the reason why Borobudur’s structure is unlike any other Buddhist temples in the world, because it is a product of assimilation between…
you can identify me with my ethnicity, family background, gender, etc. Me and my brother were born in Muscat, Oman, which is the capital of a country next to Yemen and under Saudi Arabia. The rest of my family is from India. To be more precise, we are from a coastal state in south India called Kerala, otherwise known as God’s Own Country. Kerala is hands down, by far, my favorite place in the World. That is mainly because the rest of my family lives here. We moved from Kerala to America on…
were afraid that the Hindus were trying to take over their freedom and way of life. India then split into India for the Hindus and Pakistan for the Muslims. The Muslim League leader was Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Pollard et al, 2015). He disliked the idea of every other religion besides his own, especially Hinduism. He did not want the Muslims to become slaves of Hindus. Since religion was pretty scattered across India, Jinnah wanted a separation of the country in order for them to practice their full…
Psychologically, people act in different ways depending on who they are with and who they have been with. People’s actions can also change as the environment around them changes. Characters from The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga portray these characteristics as they move from city to city. Balram responds to his environment with changing levels rebellion and obedience because of his changing perspectives and goals. As authority in Balram’s life increases, Balram is introduced to a new perspective…
with others. This yearning for discussion drove him toward his active participation activities such as debate, DECA entrepreneurship competition, and student council. Arvind shared his formative moments with his extended family who live in Chennai, India. From visiting his grandparents and great grandparents during his trips, he saw how their affairs…
difficulty sustaining long term changes referred to as the “buildup-breakthrough flywheel” concept. I don’t always have a vision, and I’m not always sure how to obtain that vision. Gandhi’s realized what he wanted to fight for after traveling India and visiting the “real India”. I lack the ability for the most part to remain calm and make effective decisions in urgent situations, I often get caught up in details and become upset myself. I would like to learn how to obtain a vision and be able to…
in Mahar caste which was considered to be untouchable, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is today well known to the world as an intellectual revolutionary, who became the ultimate ray of hope for the depressed and discriminated human beings in India. He was the greatest son born to India. A True “Bharat Ratna”, who liberated millions of people who were denied basic human rights, kept oppressed and who were generation to generation exploited in the name of caste-based hierarchy, religion and treated as outcaste.…