GENDERCIDE IN INDIA SOCIAL SCIENCE 210 LYDIA SIAPARDANI 5-30-2014 Is sex-selection an action of Gendercide? What is Gendercide? • The term used for the first time by the feminist Mary Ann Warren in her book “Gendercide: The Implication of Sex Selection”‚ in 1985 • It is an analogy with the word Genocide • It is defined as the systematic mass killing by any means of members of specific sex • Main victims are usually women and minorities What Happens in India • Gendercide in India is a practice
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The British came to India at the start of the seventeenth century‚ changing the course of India’s history. During the seventeenth century many nations attempted to become wealthier through selling goods. One of these being spices which India had plenty‚ and it was this that lead to the colonisation of India. Through Indian colonisation‚ India faced many changes in the modification of policies that affected the economic stability of India. Another major impact of British colonisation was the huge
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Sports Development in India The history of sports in India dates back to the Vedic era. Physical culture in ancient India was fed by a powerful fuel: religious rights. There were some well-defined values like the mantra in the Atharva-Veda‚ saying‚ "Duty is in my right hand and the fruits of victory in my left". In terms of an ideal‚ these words hold the same sentiments as the traditional Olympic oath: "For the Honor of my Country and the Glory of Sport." Today sports are considered integral
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Ch. 6 Case Study YouTube LLC: Going Global by Acting Local 1. Do a SWOT analysis of YouTube in India. Strengths: The site is user-friendly and uploading videos is simple. They enable fans content and users with whom they can connect. Weaknesses: Copyrighted material is allowed to be uploaded to the site. While there are some Indian languages on the site‚ the main language is still English. Opportunities: There may be a way to join forces with various Indian TV networks that
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CORRUPTION IN INDIA AND THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN COMBATTING CORRUPTION (Part 2) Corruption? Corruption is a black mark in our Indian economy. It is slowly stopping the growth of our country. The term corruption is in born in the society. The word is prevalent among the politicians and government offices. Corruption is defined as a way of saving wealth for the family and for their personal use. The people who indulge in corruption are also aware of the societal damage they create. But because of their
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India as a superpower What is a superpower? What does a superpower exactly mean? Superpower is a developed‚ self reliant and is a truly independent nation. Not powerful merely for material development and worldly prosperity of the nation but as a spiritually developed nation as well‚ based on the solid foundation of the country’s legacy of enduring values. Officially Republic of India‚ Hindi Bhārat or Bhāratavarsha‚ India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a
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India is famous as the land of stunning beauty and overall history that can be seen in its culture‚ tradition‚ and geography. There are lots of tourism opportunities in this country as like: Wildlife‚ hill station‚ beach‚ ancient Ayurveda‚ backwater‚ Adventure‚ Cultural‚ monument‚ village pilgrimage‚ monsoon‚ etc are predominant tourism options available in this country. India’s exhilarating beauty has been attracted to visitor since long years. Each part of India is worth exploring and worth enjoying
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By CONTENTS PAGE Section 1 – introduction Section 1.1 – Executive summary Section 1.2 – Introduction to report Section 2 – Theoretical background Section 2.1 – Theories Section 2.2 – India Section 2.3 – McDonald’s in India Section 2.4 – Dunning Eclectric Paradigm applied Section 2.5 – Vernon Life-Cycle applied Section 3 – eMPIRICAL EVIDENCE Section 3.1 - Findings Section 4 – iNTERPRETATION/DISCUSSION Section 4.1 – Interpretation/discussion Section 5 – conclusion
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ISSUES/CHALLENGES “Fab India’s” main customer “Habitat” (an interior design firm in U.K) was acquired by a larger firm that abruptly ended habitat relationship with Fab India. Trust- Biggest challenge for Fab India‚ as most of the suppliers was from rural areas & likely not very well educated- there were no written contract between them that governed supplier behavior. Internal issues – Achieving target revenue of Rs 8.6 billion‚ additional capital requirement:- Potential shortage of qualified
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On the 18‚ July 1947 India declared it’s independence from the British Empire after almost 200 years of being rule over the country. But independence was short lived after a day; the country was split up into 2 different countries which became Pakistan. Later the Pakistani province of East Pakistan will declare it’s independence from Pakistan which became the country Bangladesh. India was split up on the bases of religion which has created bitter relations between the populations of these three countries
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