Caste

How destructive is the white savior complex? While the white savior complex article written by “Teju Cole” argues that many efforts by the North Americans to rescue “victims” of poverty and injustice in Africa are more about the western activist and their desire for a sentimental heroism than caring about the actual need of the African, it ultimately causes a major division between white activist and the racial other. The white savior complex is basically quite destructive trope that has been…

the most sophisticated animal and whether or not Darwin’s theories were correct. Twain came to a conclusion by contradicting and even denouncing Darwin’s theories about the ascension of Man. Twain believed that Man had not ascended to the highest caste possible, but rather descended to the lowest. Before describing his actual studies Twain tells the reader three “generalizations” he found to be of the utmost value. Those three things were that the human race is indeed a species, the quadrupeds…

We think of the caste system as a fairly simple social structure of hierarchy. Astonishingly, the caste system is compiled of “three thousand caste, each with its own characteristics, god, and rituals, rules of kinship, and taboos of sex and food” (Paz 55). Louis Dumont provides us with a great ideological insight into how the caste systems work, in an anthropological sense. Dumont attributes an invisible yet visible ideology surrounding castes, in the they contain, “Social realities:…

When one person declares their overarching importance of another it creates an environment that says it is okay to treat others like they are lesser and show them no respect. An abuser of power becomes corrupt and destroys an effective society while reveling in their own narcissistic successes. Two boys travel together to a land of magic, fantastical sights, beautiful landscapes, and a war ridden society that can only be saved by “the magnificent”. One of the boys, is known as the difficult one…

In 1991, India adopted free market reform policies propelling the nation into a period of rapid economic growth, rising GDP (gross domestic product), and in turn classifying the nation among the largest economic powers. Yet, despite these apparent successes India still struggles with deeply rooted inequality and extreme levels of poverty that threaten the notion and triumphs of free trade—a policy in which countries can trade with other nations without the installment of government quotas or…

his father not fighting back. Balram 's father had a harder job than his sweet-maker dad. He had became a rick-shaw puller since he, "had not the belly to fight back"(54) for his family 's sweet shop, around the time the British left in 1947. The caste system ended and India became a place of, "only two destinies:eat-or get eaten"(54). Balram will not allow himself to become weak from his work like his father instead he will use his jobs in the tea shops to learn…

After studying two classes about Hinduism, I visited Hindu Temple in Halifax this Monday morning. When I arrived there, the first thing jump into my sight is a statue, which a great man stands and erects in the front of the temple. It says that he called Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), who a famous India monk and philosopher. During 1893 to 1900, he preached Vedanta philosophy in North America and inspired millions people in the service of humanity around the world. Under the culture of Hindu…

what classic Indian culture include varna (caste systems) and also the different gender roles. When you compare the aspects of India to The Tales of Ancient India, we can pick out several differences between these two texts. With that, in this paper I will talk about what I consider to be realistic when referring to the two texts, how gender roles differ between The Tales of Ancient India and Alberuni’s India, and lastly I will discuss how varnas (caste systems) differentiate between the two…

Gandhi up in his room. Knowing Gandhi as the father of the independence movement, you can tell his themes will come up throughout. He abstains from food, sleep, sex and other worldly desires, living an ascetic lifestyle. He does not believe in the caste system and believes child widows should remarry. Gandhi believed that everyone was deserving of love and was against the idea of untouchables. Narayan eventually runs into Chuyia and Kalyani and takes an interest in them. He actively pursues…

had once been executed. “I am the reaper and death is my shadow,” he states. This continued almost as reliably as an algorithm, using his impenetrable cold exterior to push farther ahead. As a result of his transition through the otherwise rigid caste system, his assets like strength and intelligence which were previously used for hard work were now used for violence. Since he use to be a red, he was already used to the backbreaking labor that the Hell Drivers did on a daily basis; this helped…