Poverty in India

Name: Vrinda Datta Roll no : 60065 College: Hindu Professor: Dr Anil Aneja. M.A English fourth semester. The Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits 1) According to Hindu mythology, the valley of Kashmir is said to have been named after the ancient sage rishi Kashyapa. Kashmiri Pandits are said to be the original inhabitants of the valley. The term Kashmiri Pandits refer to the Hindu Brahmins who have a five thousand year old ancestry and culture . There roots can be…

Hinduism, which developed in 1500-500 B.C.E. and Buddhism and Jainism, which both developed around 500 B.C.E. were all important to India. Specifically, Buddhism contributed to the establishment of the Mauryan Dynasty and proved its stability and ability to be a great religion. Buddhism is the best option out of the three religions because it motivates its believers to do well, its rules create peacefulness and nonviolence, and it has the ability to overcome social instability. Buddhism does…

about the practices existing in those days in the Indian society in general and Hinduism in particular. 'Untouchable' is a sociological novel, which seeks to stress the evils of untouchability by focusing attention on the miserable plight, suffering poverty and degradation of a large section of Indian society. This evil has been hilighted by studying what happens to the soul of Bakha (the central character in the novel) on a single eventful…

Dr. Darshana Trivedi Professor & Head , Department of English, School of Languages, Gujarat University,Ahmedabad E-mail:-drshntrivedi@yahoo.in (M) 9228391245 Abstract Confronting the Power Structure: A Study of Dalit Self narratives from Humanistic Perspective Dr.Babasheb Ambedkar in his speech “Annihilation of Caste” says: You cannot build anything on the foundations of caste. You cannot build up a nation; you cannot build…

This time with the congress party actively promoting the craft in support of the weavers. In order to sway them in Congress Party's favour to mobilise people across imperial India to resist colonial rule. After the independence, the textile industry was temporarily taken over by large-scale mills (remains of the colonial setup) that spurred the growth by becoming the largest employment provider in the city. Similar to the case…

a transformation- from Pooro to Hamida, from a simple, innocent girl to a matured, experienced woman who is bold enough to negate the hateful game of religion. Set against the background of religious and clan feuds on the eve of the partition of India, Pinjar aims at presenting the struggling miseries of the Indian women in the whirl of cultural and religious differences. Originally written in Punjabi by Amrita Pritam, recipient of Jnanpith Award, Sahitya Academi and Padma Shri, Pinjar or The…

A Curious Wealth of Poverty There is no place on earth quite like India. It is alive and bursting at the seams, its economy expanding at unprecedented rates. Potential is the national currency: GDP skyrocketing, international investment booming, and industry flourishing. Where dirt once dominated, there now stand skyscrapers, highways, luxury apartments. And yet, amidst all this wealth and prosperity, 363 million Indians are still living below the poverty line (Katyal), excluded from the…

to the public’s interest. India’s first Law Minister and the chief architect of the Constitution of India Bhimaro Ramji Ambedkar’s conflicts with Gandhi lies in several differences of understanding and opinion of Indian society, the caste, the Poona Pact, and the question of whether Gandhi…

Esperanza lives in a small, rundown house on Mango Street. Throughout the story, Esperanza loses her innocence and matures. As the story begins, Esperanza is portrayed as innocent and young. She explains to the reader how the boys and the girls in her neighborhood seem to “live in separate worlds” (Cisneros 8). Esperanza does not seem to have an interest in the opposite sex. However, as Esperanza’s life continues on, she transforms into a young adult. She explains that someone “can never have…

defeated in India in 1857 because of the riots in central and northern India but in spring of 1858 they came back into the game. This was called the Revolt of 1857 and because the British came back a lot of violence occurred from both sides leading equal amounts of counter-violence. Since the British executed the rebels, the rebels also killed white civilians like women and children without mercy. This led to the Kanpur massacre in June 27, 1857. The revolt ended the rule of the East India…