Women in India

The Maharaja opted for a temporary accession with India and as such many cases of treasons were filed against the Shiekh Abdullah for his Quit Kashmir movement by the Govt. of India. With the help of Mahatma Gandhi & Jawaharlal Nehru, all the cases were withdrawn for which Sheikh Abdullah supported the accession of Kashmir with India. Pakistan, with the help of Qabailie Jihadies, sent its troops in 1948 to Kashmir and annexed 3/4th of its territory. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru took the matter to U.N.O…

Hindustan Unilever Limited It was in 1931 Hindustan Unilever limited had entered India as Hindustan Vanaspathi Manufacturing Company. In 1933 it incorporated the Lever brothers India company. In 1935 it incorporated the United Traders limited. In 1956 it formed Hindustan Lever Limited(HLL). TOMCO joined HLL in 1994. In 1996 it acquired Ponds and Lakme. Recently in 2007 it got renamed as HUL Hindustan Unilever Limited. This is a large FCMG with over 100 countries. The products of the HUL have…

novel the social and the political are intertwined. The author has been able to show this in his novel through the characters’ different experiences presented to the reader. Their fate and their life are profoundly bound to the political situation of India. In this paper, we will discuss the impact of national and cultural politics on the individuals and how one social class played an important role during the period of beautification. During the Emergency, it became a must to control birth…

struggle of a modern young girl Nimmi, with the age-old tradition and custom is depicted. Her urge for women’s emancipation is highlighted in the novel. The failure of marriage between an Englishman and Indian girl is portrayed in the novel Esmond in India (1958). The woman’s submissive nature, the relationship of husband and wife, the mal-treatment the wife receives from her husband whether she is wrong or not and women’s betrayal in the patriarchal society…

setting. The best example of this is Mrs. Sen, who longs for her home and culture in India after she and her husband move to the United States. Mrs.…

communities but also a strict distinction between the gender ( men and women are not equal). As such, people from different castes, communities, or gender do not sit at the same table, nor eat the same food. Food is linked to social status and as such, it serves as a « medium, and sometimes the message, of conflict »1 . In other words, in India food is a symbol of differences between people. « The food of people from one region of India is sometimes unrecognizable as Indian food to someone from…

of British rule in India. Many foreign scholars have contributed in this regard. It may be noted that Worrier Elwin carried out research work on many Indian tribes and dedicated his life towards the upliftment of such tribes. Myasabedas are a community who have dedicated themselves to the modern world but still have retained their identity. The hunting community holds a historically significant place in the tribal society. Animal husbandry is their primary occupation. The women of this tribe,…

India and the UK Two very powerful countries, but there was a time when the British empire used to rule over India (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh). In those decades the UK learnt somethings from India, and India learnt a few things from the UK, while somethings will never change. So in this text I will reflect, compare and share my opinions on the differences and similarities between India and the UK. One huge similarity is the language English. English is growing rapidly all around the…

Hindu and Muslim Communalism 1. Introduction “Hindus hear and enjoy the Azan as dusk falls, Muslims walk past and enjoy the smells of Hindu flowers and incense and the sounds of chants and temple bells — that is India, that is Indian secularism.” ---------- Dr. Subroto Roy Communalism and communal parties and organizations are an integral part of present day politics. Communalism is one of the most serious problems that Indian society is facing since her freedom from colonial rule. It is…

most Indian women in a male dominating society is that they have no liberty to express their feelings. The dramatist establishes the concept that the plight of the Indian women is such that they are doomed to be always at the mercy of the men folk. Right from the ancient days, till the present, with certain exceptions, the situation has remained the same. Even Chitralekha, in spite of her being the daughter-in-law of the Bharatha family, is not an exception. Like most women in India, she too is…