The Untouchable

persons should not fall in love they should not get married these were the norms that implemented in the society. As love is a force that is uncontrollable it don’t see any religion, caste or nationality. Love don’t know the language of touchable and untouchables, religion, caste or nationality. The book represents a mosaic of human lifestyles that are linked by love, whether considered lawful or ‘forbidden’. Ammu break the law the aspect of rebellion in Ammu when she chooses to have an inter…

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy uses different cultural references that not everyone might understand. The cultural context necessary to understand what Roy writes about, makes it interesting to study how two different readers could interpret parts of The God of Small Things differently. This essay will focus on how a native Hindu practising Indian vs a western reader may interpret certain sections of the novel. Roy’s use of stylistic devices when talking about the cultural aspects, can…

born’according to Hindu script, which means they are allowed to celebrate or participate in Hindu ceremony and are consider as more ‘pure’ then the shudra and ‘untouchables’ or ‘Dalit’s’. The system was economically so injustice that all the good occupations were taken up by the upper caste people and nothing was left for the lower caste or untouchables. They were expected to do all low graded works such as sweeping, cleaning, disposing of the death bodies and so…

Thomas L. Friedman in his book titled, “The World Is Flat” does not give a speculative preview of the wonders that are to come in our lifetime. But rather to get us caught on the wonders that are already here. That is, his view is that the world is not going to be flat; rather, it is already flat. In an own opinion, what he means by “flat” is the connectedness. For instance, the lowering of trade and political barriers together with the exponential technical developments made up of the…

1) Discuss Hindu understandings of the relationship between “correct action” and what it means to be “religious.” Correct action is what the Hindu’s refer as orthoproxy. The orthoproxy is a set of responsibilities that each Hindu must perform to be considered religious. Unlike the Christians the Hindus do not achieve salvation through faith, but by their works. To be considered religious in Hinduism the activities they must conduct are ritual bathing, eating habits, family relations, martial…

Human Rights and Caste Discrimination “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” - Article 1 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights We have a multilingual and multicultural society. The idea of unity in diversity prevails in India but with this diversity arise many issues. Casteism is one of the problems that India has been facing for centuries now. Millions of Indians are still denied a life with dignity and equality just because of their caste. An individual’s caste…

Ambedkar was that why he and the untouchables didn’t participate in the freedom struggle. In simple and clear terms if Dr. Ambedkar didn’t show his keen interest in freedom struggle then he has to be anti-nationalist. But when looked through his and other untouchables’ perspective which comprised at least half of the then population of India, a complete different overtone could be noticed. Other people believed that the reason why untouchables didn’t participate in the struggle was because…

Gandhi tried to also bring religious teachings together by getting them to work as a whole instead of individuals, even though he was a member of a higher caste system in Hindu. Gandhi tried to help people in the lover caste system known as the Untouchables. In his eyes, he believed that they were just people, and people do not need a caste system to define them. Gandhi also had many goals, leading non-violence protest, and bringing people together were some of the few he had to offer. Today…

economy, and social inequality. Durkheim believed that law is more of a social phenomenon, and was shaped by what society deemed worth enforcing. I have to say, that both can be true in their own form, as the rich seem to be nearly invincible and untouchable in our country, which can be backed up by Marx’s theory of social inequality. But when it comes to everyday people like myself and my peers, Durkheim's theory is more applicable. I think, in their own ways, parts of both theories are true. …

enlightenment in their current life. However, the treatment of women in both religions is similar, neither allowing women certain privileges only available to men. Finally, Hinduism and Buddhism have very contrasting views on treatment of the impoverished. Untouchables being scorned in Hindu society and Buddhist followers living in poverty. Therefore, through these examples, it can be seen that views on social hierarchy vary between Hinduism and…