A Passage to India

constitution recognizes five regional languages” ("India: People and Culture", n.d.). This proves that India is not ignorant to the existence of the many culture groups. Perhaps this is why they have had great success in maintaining a sustainable democracy. Majority of its population are Hindu. This fact is statistically palpable since “80% of Indians are Hindu while only 14% are Muslim” ("India: People and Culture", n.d.). In spite of this, India does not have a state religion. Not having an…

The Wasp and the Echo: The Oneness with Everything In A Passage to India, E. M. Foster explores various conflicts between the Indian and the English in a dramatic setting. Foster is a master of realism; however, what walks side by side with the realistic plots like the trial and the friendship is the mysticism, which reflects Foster’s extraordinary ability to grasp the essence of the Oriental spirit. Realistic descriptions in many colonial literary works sometimes cannot suffice to present the…

communication between the people of different nations. One person out of every four on earth can be reached through English… In India, English continues to be the medium of instruction in school, colleges and universities, and is also the language of administration. These words written by C.Paul verghese successfully express the palce and importance of English, not only in india but of all the world. Now English is universally accepted as world language. It is also considered as passpart…

the slave trade and the expansion of the Islam from the western Mediterranean to India. These two events was wrapped up in the Age of Exploration. The first event that led up to the greater interconnectedness was the expansion of the slave trade. The expansion of the slave trade The vast majority of those who were enslaved and transported to the New World, mainly on the triangular trade route and its Middle Passage, were Africans from the central and western parts of the continent who had been…

From the passage from Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies is told from third person, specifically through Mr. Kapasi's perspective. In other words, the story is told through Mr. Kapasi's thoughts and views. In the passage, focuses on an Indian American family, the Das, who every couple of years, visits their relatives in India. In the scene, Mr. Kapasi is introduced as the family's tour guide for the trip. Once introduced Mr. Kapasi's thoughts are revealed about the family. Essentially indirectly…

India is a country in South Asia and the country’s origins are rooted in ancient history. The name of the country is derived from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization that was centered around the Indus River Valley. The Indus Valley Civilization, which was known as the Harappa civilization, was located in the northwest corner of now what is known as India. The Indus civilization is one of the three oldest civilizations in the world. India has been long recognized for its vast empires and…

called the “Northwest Passage.” Hudson’s new ambition was to become the first explorer to find this passage. Leading his crew into the American coast, he discovered a river, known as the Mahicannituck River. Today, it’s called the Hudson Bay. Henry Hudson, confident that he found the way, could not continue the voyage because the water grew too shallow. Sailing back to Europe, he was offered gold by King James I to leave the Dutch East India Company and find the Northwest Passage for…

marriages, rather than marriages built by “love” which commonly occurs in western civilizations. In India most of the marriages are either chosen by a third party or most likely the parents. The biggest religion in India is Hinduism. Hinduism is a religion that consists of arranged marriages…

In the texts “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and “Letter to Viceroy: Lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi, each passage argues that “It is justifiable to break an unjust law,” and “Protests using non-violence due to the mistreatment of the Indian people.” In order to achieve true freedom, one must use non-violent means to find a solution. First off, one must use non-violent means to find a peaceful solution in order to achieve true freedom. Based on “Letter from…

broken down into three parts a background in the political history of India, the privation of authentic culture and the how traumatic events in the novel result in an inability to form a linear structure. Thus, the cyclical nature and the content of the novel are directly linked by post-colonialism at large. The God of Small Things provides an ideal example of the internalized struggle of Western superiority in postcolonial India, from the structure, to the content, that portrays normal…