Raj Patel

Abstract:’ The Refugee’ a one act play was written by Asif Currimbhoy.The play portrays the miserable condition of the refugees from East Bengal on hand and on the other hand the play throws ample light on the effects of the refugee problems in social life in India during 1971.Asif combines the major issues with other problems like communalism as it is also led by other issues. It suggests that one problem gives way to other problems. The present play focuses all the issues due to the influx of…

One of the causes of the Sri Lankan Civil War, which falls under external influence, is colonialism. Sri Lanka was under British colonial rule from 1796-1948. The British implemented the divide and rule tactic when governing Sri Lanka, where minority groups, in this case Tamils, are given preferential treatment. This is to aggravate differences between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. This way, the majority group that was being discriminated against would direct their grievances…

Chapter 1: 1.1. Chandigarh – The new Capital Pakistan and India became independent in August of 1947, after the division with the Punjab Province, which had as a result, India being without capital, as Lahore, the existing at that time capital, became part of Pakistan. The loss of the capital had as a consequence the immediate need of establishment of a new capital (Rüegg, 2010). In March of 1948, the government of India in collaboration with the government of Punjab decided the specific site…

compromise with the British for Indian independence. In his attempts to rid India of British rule, freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose of Calcutta sacrificed his security and ultimately his life, refusing to compromise with the unjust ways of the Raj. A Patriot, and Nationalists As Subhash Chandra Bose grew up witnessing the injustices of the British rule, he spent much of his time contemplating solutions for a free India. Adopting a militaristic perspective on the path of independence during…

Introduction Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, was born on 17 October 1817 in Delhi and died on 27 March 1898. He earned reputation as a distinguished scholar. He cared about Muslims community in India since the British colonists started religious racism and isolated Muslims from educational curricula. He expected that if we remained without a policy that protects our rights and country they will be destroyed. He had a clear vision about education and how to keep a balance between modern education and the…

Have you heard of the British Raj? Well, I’ll tell you about it. The East India Trading Company, lead by the british, moved to take India around the collapse of the Mughal Empire. They then began to rule over them, tying them to Britain until it was dissolved and the british took direct control of the nation and India became known as the “jewel of the crown” due to the abundance of resources it provided Britain. Although many believe the British control over India was terrible, it had some…

A Passage to India unfolded an attempt to understand the real India. The entry of Miss Adela Quested from England to India changes the atmosphere of both the novel and at the same time the relationship between India and Britain in reality. Racial politics deep rooted within prejudice amongthe British against the people of India. To the British people India is a country of weak, unreliable, dishonest, lustful country having feminine qualities. Through this novel we realize that the British people…

Impact on Clothing: Indian Fabrics were treated as exotic and the British fell in love with cotton and indigo. These Indian textiles influenced British tastes before the Raj. But once the British started ruling, everything changed, a new culture emerged and so did a new cultural identity. There was a stark difference in the dressing sensibilities of the British and Indians. After looking at the clothing attires of British people, Indians started looking down upon themselves, they thought that…

The British Raj was the colonial and official rule of the British Empire in India between 1858 and 1947. The British rule had started unofficial when the East India Company ruled large parts of India with its private armies, exercising military power and assuming administrative functions. Company rule in India began effectively in 1757 and lasted till 1858 when, following the Indian Rebellion (1857), the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown assuming direct control of India in…

were forced to pay regardless how well their crops had sold. This policy indeed made the Indian farmers poorer. And this system made the British East India Company the wealthiest corporation in that time. And after a few decades, during 1800s, the Raj enters meaning that British rule in India is final (imperialismproject.com, 2011). And in 1857, there was a conflict between the Sepoys and the British. Sepoys who were Indians who worked for the British rebelled against the British. The Sepoys…