British Bangladeshi

Portrayal of Bengali Renaissance in Satyajit Ray’s films Western education / Modern ideas (Mahanagar, Devi) The liberal ideas of the West played a crucial role in the awakening of Bengal. Modern ideas substituted the age old customs and it began with the establishment of Brahmo Samaj and spread of English education. The concepts and ideas from the West forced the educated youth to think in a rational manner and they started despising everything that is traditional. In this concern, the historian…

Between the 15th and 19th century, Europeans began to take some interest in Africa and it was not until the mid-18th century that Europeans took more interest in slave trade and natural resources in the continent of Africa. To exploit African countries from their wealth, Europeans tried to accomplish this goal by overpowering African people and forcing them underneath European control. In later years, without the permission of African countries, European nations split up African territories and…

strongest thread for Salman Rushdie’s allegorical exploration of the events that occurred in India, just following their declaration of independence. Midnight’s Children, is therefore significant as a historical portrayal of India, and the impact of British colonialism on the…

One of the greatest mysteries of the English colonization of the New World is the mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke. It has been centuries and no one truly knows what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke. In 1585, around 20 years before the famous settlement of Jamestown, the first English settlement happened. This settlement was called the colony of Roanoke which is modern day North Carolina. Roanoke like most colonies had a rough start when they suffered from Indian attacks and lack of…

INTRODUCTION: The book How Europe underdeveloped Africa is written by Walter Rodney and it was published in 1972. The book explains the relation that existed between Africa and Europe during the 15th Century to after the colonization of Africa. The book takes the view that Africa was deliberately exploited and underdeveloped by the European Colonial Regimes. The time setting of this study is 1500 to the decolonization period of 1960s thus it can be noted that Rodney’s work was a scientific study…

South Africa, it is an extensive land with deep mystery enchantment. Naturally its former president, Thabo Mbeki, and his inaugural address excited my curiosity. The speech, as we shall see, is vastly different in the wording and views, with a burning desire to shake up the continent along with his missionary zeal about bringing the state of the country to public notice. Firstly, according to protocol, he hailed to everyone present, that includes the dignitaries, senior politicians, and more…

Indian National Congress (INC) or the Congress Party was the political expression of an all-Indian identity established in 1885. The party consisted of English Educated Hindu Elites in India. The INC members originally wanted more inclusion in British government in colonial India, but were mocked…

death induces Tim’s neutrality. For example, Tim discovers that his brother has been taken by cowboys on their way home from Verplanks Point. “In June of that year, 1777, we found out that father was dead...it wasn’t a rebel prison ship. It was a British one” (204). Time expects that his father would die from the cowboys because of theft threatened before by the cowboys. Instead, Loyalist kill him. We learn that loyalty, trust, and devotion isn't valued or rewarded. Why be loyal to a side that…

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN MALAYSIA English was introduced in Malaysia during the British Empire colonialism in Tanah Melayu in the 18th century. According to Prof. Dr. Shanta Nair Venugopal, a professor in School of Language Studies and Linguistics UKM (2000), the learning of English language in Malaysia began as a tool of socio-economic mobility and education enhancement. After independence of Malaysia in 1957, English language has been recognised as the second language in Malaysia.…

of Mithila or Madhubani painting deals with the history and different stages of painting, the empowerment of women in the society. Mithila painting is an art of painting which was discovered during natural disaster earthquake of 1934 in Bihar by British colonial officer in Madhubani district. This are the famous painting on paper, cloth, readymade garments, movable object etc. The madhubani district has been acquired international recognition on painting like floor and wall painting. In late…