Kashmir

our motherland. Although this sense is bestowed on us naturally, but due to some external causes, or may be due to a little ignorance or vicious propaganda, there have been movements espousing anti-national feelings such as the ones witnessed in Kashmir or North-East India. But thanks to the unwavering sense of nationalism in its citizens, India has stood firm as one nation, foiling the designs of separatist forces. As a mother gives birth to many children and overpowers many obstacles to…

one of them being the Mauryan Empire, and develop a society that still has influence on present day India. India became involved in the battles of the sixth century B.C.E. Persian invasion, by the emperor Darius, reaching into the Indus Valley and Kashmir around 513 B.C.E. Though the Persians did not reach any further, contact between India and Persians allowed for the exchange of administrative techniques on how to rule large tracts of land and huge numbers of people. Also, adopting minting of…

study. The following cases will be analyzed: 1. Entick v. Carrington 2. Ashby v. White 3. Marzette v. Williams 4. Constantine v. Imperial London Hotels 5. Morningstar v. Lafayette Hotel Company and lastly, 6. Bhim Singh v. State of Jammu and Kashmir INJURIA SINE DAMNO The maxim injuria sine damno literally means a legal wrong that causes no actual damage to anyone, this means that a tortious act has been committed but it has not caused any kind of damage to the person whose…

I just wanted to go to a prettier place. … I just felt I was in the wrong place’ — (Levin, 1997: 93) Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, generally known as V.S. Naipaul, is a globally applauded multi-dimensional writer having his background of an immigrant; that’s why his inclination towards his pet country, India is explicit in his works and other themes related to diaspora like identity-crisis,…

Andrew Roberts summarizes the British imperialism in India as a positive impact since it led to the technological development of the sub-continent. The European prejudices are deeply embedded in the quote stated by Andrew Roberts. He suggests that Britain was a benevolent colonial power since it led to the “modernization’’ and “development’’ of India. The author showcases strong support towards the British imperialist policies disapproving the Indian perspective. The exchange of goods and…

1:6.2. National Scenario Tiwari in his book- “Tourism and Socio-Economic Development” greatly emphasised the importance of domestic tourist in economic development of the state. No doubt, tourism is fast becoming global with an eye on quality. For instance the number of domestic tourists visiting Orissa in the year 1980 was 19,293 but increased sharply to 13,24,025 in2000, fuelling economic growth and development (Tiwari,2004). Today in India Tourism is the largest service industry with a…

The annexed regions included the North-Western Provinces (comprising Rohilkhand, Gorakhpur, and the Doab) (1801), Delhi (1803), and Sindh (1843). Punjab, Northwest Frontier Province, and Kashmir, were annexed after the Anglo-Sikh Wars in 1849. Kashmir was sold under the Treaty of Amritsar (1850) to the Dogra Dynasty of Jammu, and thereby became a princely state. In 1854 Berar was annexed, and the state of Oudh two years later. The Main purpose of the subsidiary alliance…

Race, the idea that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited physical and behavioral differences we see that race can be interpreted in many ways such as physical description and being described as a color wheel. Canada has been a multicultural and multiracial society. People arrived from all parts of the world and from all walks of life. There are five identifiable stages to the history of Canadian immigration. Each stage is characterized by at least one…

August 20, 2009- Scottish Justice Secretary announces that “The Scottish government will allow Al-Megrahi to be released from custody and returned to Libya, because of his failing health.” (Bioterrorism Week, 2011, p.25). August 2, 2010- A group of U.S. Senators investigate rumors Al-Megrahi was released as a part of a deal to allow British Petroleum (BP) to drill off the coast of Libya. May 20, 2012- Ali Al-Megrahi dies in Libya, claiming his innocence. Theories behind the attack of Pan Am…

The world is urbanising rapidly. In 2008, the number of people living in cities exceeded those in the country side. Urbanisation per se is often a positive development, as urban areas tend to be more productive than rural areas…yet rapid urbanisation can outreach the capacities of cities to absorb and cater for an ever growing number of inhabitants (Matuschke 2009). India is not an exception to the general urban scenario in the world. It is becoming more urban albeit regional variations across…