Languages of India

experiences of his life as a Dalit. The Outcaste captures the impacts of violence and discrimination against Dalits. In this novel the author is haunted by the crisis of identity. This is an autobiographical novel which shows the dark side of India in which the Dalits are oppressed. . He uses the metaphor, idioms and imagery to explore his inner grief and quest for identity. He faced the discrimination at the school when he was a student. The pupils from high caste like Brahmin and Wani…

Kerala holds a unique position in the tribal map of India. There are forty eight tribal communities throughout the state, out of which thirty six was scheduled tribes and the rest are denotified tribal communities. Every district in Kerala has some tribal population, they are found significantly in the districts of Wayanad, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kasargod, Idukki and Thiruvananthapuram. These districts are having 80 per cent of the tribal population in Kerala. The tribes in Kerala constitute a…

INTRODUCTION It is a well know fact that the colonizing of India by the British was not just done with “the power of superior arms, military organization, political power, or economic wealth – as important as these things were”, but it was “sustained and strengthened by cultural technologies of rule” (Bernard S. Cohn, Colonialism and its Forms of Knowledge, ix). The British “had to devise novel, and exceptional, theories of governance,” (Thomas R. Metcalf, Ideologies of the Raj Vol. 3, ix) as…

fraudulent manipulation of religion and religious values among the illiterate population in India by self acclaimed “god men (and women)” and other “godly” people. These words usually represent people who either have godly powers or can talk to God. They are often referred to as ‘baba’, ‘maharaj’, ‘pandit’, etc. I have chosen Krishna and Dante to deal with this problem. Since the majority of the population in India follows the religion that is closely based on the Bhagavad Gita, I think Krishna…

seeming contradiction in urge to prioritise reform over freedom or vice-versa, could only be concluded 13 years later, when Mahatma Gandhi led the programs of social reforms to be woven into freedom struggle. In a society like India, with lines of region, religion, caste and language cutting through the society, a heightened national self-awareness, almost always translated into heightened awareness at every level of social structure – one could not be had without the…

describe the reigns of Babur, Akbar the Great, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb? Babur is known for establishing Mughal dynasty in the India and he was the very first Mughal emperor. He found inspiration from the Persian culture and used its influence in his own actions and it continued to influence his successors, he was able to remarkably expand the Persianate ethos within the India. Akbar helped to develop a strong and stable economy, this un turn lead to commercial expansion and a significant rise…

Economic liberalization and globalization have introduced Indian society to the global market in which India has developed a transnational labour force in technology call centers and an increasing consumer market within major urban areas. Furthermore, through globalization India has experienced large-scale diasporic emigration to European, South East Asian, Middle Eastern, and North American countries. Globalization has drastically altered manner in which labour is organized worldwide. This…

perceptions of social justice, Indian freedom struggle and the problem faced by the women of India. They observed that Ambedkar crusade was two faceted. On the one hand, he fought the British who had enslaved India and on the other hand he waged a war against all those who for centuries denied equality, liberty, freedom, and civil rights to the Untouchables. He had not only to fight for the political emancipation of India but also to struggle relentlessly for achieving…

For a long time, people thought King Asoka to be nothing more than a myth. With several writings concerning him, each relayed too fantastical an image to be convincing as truthful, keeping him in a legendary status. This all changed in 1837, well over a thousand years after his death, when a scholar James Prinsep managed to translate writings on a stone pillar in Delhi. After several other scholars raced to translate similar writings all over the Indian landscape, it became known that this King…

identify myself as an Indian American. This is the main culture that i am a part of. This defines my identity, and has influenced my way of life. Different indian festivals is a part of my culture that has influenced me quite a bit. Often trips to India is another thing that has shaped who i am today.…