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    Taslima Nasrin’s ‘Lajja’ is a response to the anti-Hindu riots that broke out in Bangladesh after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in India. Its intent is to warn the people of Bangladesh that communalism is on the rise, that the Hindu minority is badly mistreated and that the secularism they once fought for is in grave danger. Nasrin utilizes fiction's mass emotional appeal, rather than its potential for distinction and universality. Lajja is a poignant and unrelenting account of the…

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    Dubash Case Study

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    Dubash is a derivative of the Sanskrit words which means two languages i.e., Dvi (two), Basha (languages). A person who speaks two languages, that of the natives of India and the English or other European language was Dubash. Language barriers between the natives and East India Company officials created this position, and prominent citizens from each presidency of East India Company were appointed as Dubashs. They played an important role in politics, community and trade. In facilitating trade…

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    Pakistan and India got independence from Colonial power and are neighbors. It is necessary to maintain cordial relation with neighbours for internal stability and peace. That’s why both countries, Pakistan and India, had started maintaining their diplomatic relation from Nehru Liaquat times. Simla Agreement was the eighth step between India and Pakistan towards this aim. It was signed, to normalize the situation and to settle the pre war issue of 1971, between Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Indira…

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    Malala Yousafzai

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    Malala Yousafzai, female activist, human rights spokeswoman, and a normal girl who enjoys quality time with her siblings, is known for her human rights advocacy for the education of women and children in Northern Pakistan, where the local Taliban banned girls from attending school, to limited their rights little by little. Malala was only 10 years old when the Taliban dominated her region and influenced her people through the use of Islam in a very drab, murky way. She was taught to stand up for…

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    Puducherry Case Study

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    Its olden history dates back to first century AD. Puducherry was once was an abode of scholars well versed in the vedas and hence called Vedapuri. During the 14th Century, it was under Vijayanagar Empire and was ruled by Naiks of Thanjavur. The Portuguese and Danish…

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    Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns narrates the lives of two Afghan women through three generations of war and conflict in Afghanistan. At first glance, the novel appears to be a appalling depiction of the injustice and cruelty towards women in Afghan society. However, Hosseini’s message may be far more hopeful than the novel’s grim atmosphere may suggest. A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts the conflict in Afghanistan through the lens of the country’s oppressed women. Yet, the novel…

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    Sikhism In South Asia

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    the belief systems of two or more philosophies or religions that have started in or traveled to South Asia, noting, where relevant, their connections to empire and culture (literature, theater, dance, music, art, and architecture) The history of South Asia countries have been shaped through centuries by the influence of different immigrant groups such as, Islam including (Sufism as a mystic variant of Islam), and Sikhism. India’s ability…

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    India and Pakistan, having started not long after the division of india in 1947. China has on occasion recognized a minor part. India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, including the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947 and 1965, and the Kargil War. The two countries have additionally been combined into a couple conflicts over control of the Siachen Glacier. As an inevitable answer for this issue was for Kashmir to have the choice of picking whether to join either India or Pakistan.…

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    Amir and Assef in the beginning seem to be two different characters and personalities. Amir comes from a wealthy, high status, and pashtun family; having servants and social prestige. Assef is a half german Pashtun who is power hungry and unlike other boys. Assef has blonde hair and blue eyes significantly making him different than all the other boys, Hosseini does this to make him stand out. In the first section, Hassan is shooting a “one eyed German Shepherd” with his slingshot. This is…

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    Something that Ahmedi, Ben, and Aengus share is the want to succeed whether it is about finding love or just trying to survive in their situation. Ahmedi , from the excerpt “Other Side of The Sky” ,was a girl who wanted to escape Afghanistan before the conditions worsen and illnesses and death occur. Ben ,from the book Spy School was the new kid at Spy School who became a target of the mole on the first day. Aengus was an elderly man whose despair to find love drove him to live. Ahmedi was a…

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