Paleo-Indians

Blackfeet Nation Cultural Paper “The Blackfeet people have occupied the Rocky Mountain region for more than 10,000 years” (Blackfeet Nation, n.d.) The historical structure of the Blackfeet Nation was forever altered by the colonization of the European settlers. Thus the modern structure can never emulate what once was. However, the Tribal council does it’s best to preserve and continue the cultural traditions today. It is on the reservation that the preservation of the Blackfeet…

recognized Hindu marriages and abolished poll tax for Indians. In 1919, the British authorities enacted the Rowlatt Act which allowed imprisonment “of those suspected of sedition without trial” (Mahatma Gandhi). The Massacre of Amritsar occurred in April 1919 in which British troops killed 400 demonstrators. Gandhi also started the Indian home rule movement for mass boycotts against everything British controlled (Mahatma Gandhi). He was leader of the Indian National Congress, advocating for…

Chapter III A Name without a Face Geeta Abraham Jose’s By The River Pampa I Stood (Time - Early part of the twentieth century) Keralam (the State of Kerala was formed in September 1956) became the site of progressive ideals as early as the nineteenth century with the arrival of missionaries from England and other parts of Europe to Malabar, Kochi and Tiruvitamkoor. Missionaries criticized various practices like untouchability, unapproachability, sexual immorality, hierarchies based on caste,…

The Bhagavad-Gita is an ancient Hindu text depicting the qualms of a prince during a war against his own kin. Despite the text coming into existence many centuries ago, the teachings are still relevant to this day. Although the characters and lessons are derived from Hinduism and the culture, the Gita is still applicable to day to day life even for one not of the Hindu faith. The lessons are taught from a deity under the guise of a lowly charioteer accompanying Prince Arjuna. Sri Krishna is the…

Socio-Spiritual and Scientific Revolution (2009), and another book, The Adivasi Will Not Dance (2015) by an Adivasi writer, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, is banned by Jharkhand state government on the charge of 'misrepresenting" the Adivasi, indigenous, people. Indian Independence "liberated" the elite Hindu upper caste Brahmin but maintained the colonial legacy of pushing Dalits, Adivasis, and tribal people to the margin. Colonized by the postcolonial elites in the postcolonial nation-states, and…

Context: (1947-1971) One day before the creation of Pakistan the Constitute assembly was established under the Indian independence act and was given a machinery by British government for transferring power to Pakistan, built up the constitution, East Pakistanis was equally featured as west Pakistanis in this assembly. Communal discrimination was experienced by East Pakistan so they considered themselves as more pro Pakistan as compare to West Pakistan. This can be a reason that Pakistan went…

Moving on to the Mughal Empire, which was located in modern-day India from about 1526 to 1857. The Mughals had, as expected, a very strong military; and like the other Gunpowder Empires, they used gunpowder as a way to further this. However, they used it in a way that the other empires did not: rockets. Although these were essentially just arrows that packed a little bit more of a punch, they were undoubtedly an upgrade from standard arrows. As well as this, the Mughals produced very…

Nationalism means that we carry in our hearts, respect, love and gratitude for 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.…

20th century. He then expanded and supported his own political party of the nonviolence movement that many Indians participated in. His movement was strongly affected by the British government, since the British was upset on India’s political right. Many Indians supported Gandhi throughout his works of sustaining freedom for the country. This movement, however was created to witness the Indians gaining their full independence. The protesters grew…

In 1757, the historic battle of Plassey, a small town 150 km north of Calcutta in Bengal, changed the course of Indian history. The East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj Ud- Daulah and his French allies. This marked the emergence of British rule in India as the East India Company emerged as a powerful force in Bengal. In 1761, the Maratha Empire that had become formidable in central and western India suffered massive defeat against Afghan forces led by Ahmad…