Poverty in India

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…

4.1 CITY LEVEL INITIATIVES: 4.1.1 Chandigarh: Chandigarh has more than 35% of its geographical area under forests, parks and trees covers making it one of the greenest cities of the country. It is one of the modern planned cities of India. Chandigarh has a geographical area of about 140 sq,km, has a population of about 10,54,686 according to 2011 census and density around 7912 persons/ sq.km. The per capita availability of green space is around 55 sq.m and the number of green spaces in terms of…

on numerous factors, like mental illness, learning disorder, people from lower class and so on. In this topic, the description is about the people who are marginalised as they are from lower social class or caste in India. They also known as “Adivasi”, the Aboriginal people of India. Legally they are called as “Scheduled Tribes” (ST). The lower class belongs to people who are at, or near, the socio-economic hierarchy.…

ceaselessly strives to present the Changing colors of the Indian Environment significantly. She never repeats herself. The theme of her first novel, Nectar in a sieve is Hunger and Degrdation. In this novel this theme is presened in the context of rural India, where as in her fifth novel A Handful of Rice, this theme is depicted in urban setting. In the first novel, the theme of fatalism , rootlessness and human relations are boldly presented through the life of the poor Indian farmers who…

Gandhi: Reckless teenager to father of India The astonishing Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an exceptional and distinguished figure recognized to have positively changed the course of history itself. His various attempts to gain India’s right to be independent and his theory of non-violence and equality is still recognized and praised. His work goes down as one of India’s national treasures and is still loved by the people of this world. ‘’A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he…

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…

A Brief note on Nationality: According to my perception, nationality means belongingness to a particular nation by birth or by nationalization, it also comprise when people have common tradition, culture, values, ethics, origin or often a nation. For example, immigrants of same nationality often seek out for each other, this usually defines their sense of nationality and belongingness. Nationality is also considered as a legal relationship between a state and a person, and nationality usually…

able to reach an American audience with some of the questions the film asked and envoked a deeper reflection. India has a different culture than what you would find in the United States, if you looked purely at Hofstede’s scores, upon watching the movie which was a satire and outside research while the two are very different they still have some interesting similarties. Occasionaly, India and the United States have some common behaviors in Hofstede’s Cultural Taxonomy and sometimes they are the…

and The Elephant between 2008 and 2009, drawing upon social economic problems to explore the real picture of modern Indian society. These short stories are an abridged version of his second novel Between the Assassinations. It has been published in India, and apparently refers to that period between the assassination…

his wife. His culture is very interesting to me as well as his opinion of his home culture. He has lived in America for many years, he moved here with his new wife as a young man to go to college. Ramesh is from a very wealthy Hindu family in south India, his father is the prince over a territory there. He moved here with his wife in the early 1970’s. He spoke of the beautiful surroundings and the lush gardens his mother had that had a small creek running though it, a rare sight in the desert.…