Culture of India

The short story “Mrs. Sen’s”, which is a part of the “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri, portrays a woman’s failure to accept the culture she is being submersed into since she is still holding on to her past, putting a toll on her new chapter of life. Mrs. Sen is a house wife, who is married to her husband, Mr. Sen, who is professor at a university. Mrs. Sen and Eliot, the eleven year old boy she babysits, are a lot alike because of their detachment from society and lack of power to…

One threat to Sikhism is that Hindus do not recognize Sikhism as being different from Hinduism. Hindus claim that Sikhism is just one of the many forms of Hinduism. For this reason, Sikhs fear they will not be able to maintain their distinct religious identity and will be absorbed into Hinduism. Sikhs argue that they are not Hindus, and they demand that Hindus recognize their distinctiveness. However, some Sikh behaviors conform more closely to Hindu beliefs than the teachings of Sikh gurus. For…

The medieval city of Fatehpur Sikri Introduction Fatehpur Sikri is a town located in Agra, India. This complex palace was built by Mughal emperor jalal'ud-Din Muhammad Akbar son of Humayun. Fatehpur Sikri is a famous monument in India that attracts a lot of tourist from all over the world. It is located 120 miles away from the Delhi which is the capital of India. After the Mughals invaded India in the 16th century, they captured a large area of the country and ruled it for more than 300 hundred…

Fizza and Gaziya’s presentation on violence against women in contemporary India provided an extensive look at the various forms that violence against women take place. These forms included rape, female infanticide, female foeticide, acid throwing, dowry deaths and some forms of sexual violence. In doing so, the group looked at some of the changing perceptions to these forms of violence in India and how these have been reflected in India’s Penal Code through amendments. They also provided many…

The film 1-800-India: Importing a White- Collar Economy provides an inside view of the impact call centers are having culture in India. These call centers are being built by companies that are outsourcing this service from other countries and in return saving up to 50% on labor cost. The United Stated, Australia, and Britain have provided 17,000 jobs to this growing market. The local economy has soared since this development and provided new opportunities but it has also challenge social norms…

Just like the schools in the India of Darkness, the village hospitals in rural India are also mute witnesses to the rampant corruption that overwhelms the whole society. The hospital does not have a doctor despite the eagerness of doctors to get posted in villages. To secure a village posting, the doctors must first bribe the Great Socialist and then bribe the hospital superintendent with a third of their salary if they do not wish to appear there for work. Thus, they can profitably work in…

are uprooted from their culture. His latest play is Benda Kalu on Toast. This title is a reference to the founding myth of Bangalore, in which an 11th century King was saved by an old woman who offered boiled beans. The grateful King offered to name the spot ‘Bendakalooru’, which over time became…

The Ganges River runs over 1500 miles long through India: rising in the Himalayas, and falling in Bangladesh. For the majority of this area, the river is not only a source of water, but it also is mother to the millions of Hindus in India who believe that she is pure and holy. The Ganges river is also subject to have hundreds of carcasses of animals, bodies of humans, and gallons of waste thrown into it on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the cleaning of the Ganges is not an easy process as there…

reconstruction of itself, but also cut back on its ties and colonies of Burma, Singapore and that of India, to which they formally possessed. Although this wasn’t the most ideal situation that Great Britain had in mind, it knew that it needed to focus its attention at home first and foremost and…

unrecognized, and he left a legacy of work in India. He is mainly known for his work in biblical translations and as the father of modern missions, but Carey also transformed many aspects of the Indian culture for good. Carey made major contributions in areas such as these; botany, economy, printing technology, agriculture, translation, education, libraries, women’s rights, and moral reform. Carey had a great interest in the environment and the agriculture in India, and he taught the…