The Indian sub-continent was to be decolonized and partitioned into two countries. A Muslim dominated‚ Pakistan and a Hindu dominated‚ India. Surprisingly‚ it was the first time that nations were being partitioned on the basis of religion. The partition led to many problems between the two countries. One such issue was the conflict over the state of Kashmir. The dispute over Kashmir has dogged relations between India and Pakistan since the states were created by the partition of British India in
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Cradled in the arms of the mighty Himalayas‚ Kashmir is the jewel of India and the Heaven on Earth. Writing about my visit to Kashmir in 2010 brings back the nostalgia of each day spent there. All across Kashmir you can see the CRPF‚ Army‚ and the local police on their toes‚ ready for action at any moment‚ guarding every temple‚ mosque‚ market and every nook and cranny. Kashmir is the place of contrasts and irony. It is the land of rivers‚ streams‚ the Dal Lake‚ gardens and flowers‚ old pines and
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SHOULD INDIA GIVE UP KASHMIR INTRODUCTION: Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century‚ the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range. Today‚ it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir (which consists of Jammu‚ Kashmir Valley‚ and the Ladakh regions)‚ the Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan‚ and
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Should Kashmir be independent of India’s democracy? Democracy‚ a political system in which people elect the representatives of our government and the Indian subcontinent is recognized as one of the largest democratic systems in the world. Every vote has equal weight and every voice is heard - or so we think. Jammu and Kashmir is one of the many states that is represented by this massive form of government but its people’s anguish are often not headed by the authorities. The only way to satiate the
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The Hindus Banjara‚ who are known by 53 different names‚ primarily language Lambadi or Lamani (53%) and Banjara (25%). They are the biggest wanderer bunch in India and are known as the root rovers of the earth. Rovers started making a trip from India to various areas of Europe many years back‚ and varying tongues advanced in the locales in which every gathering settled. The Banjara’s name is gotten from the word bajika‚ which implies exchange or business‚ and from banji‚ which means sellers pack
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Development and Condition of Muslim Women Prevailing Laws and Traditions for Muslim Women The Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) is a human right treaty for women. The basic structure of the organization is based upon three principles: equality‚ non-discrimination and state obligation. This organization has set some rules to eliminate discrimination against women. This organization set some specific rules which the state has to agree with and implement
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THE SHADE OF SWORDS Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity M.J. Akbar Book Review By Mehr Islam (BSMS5) Introduction Jihad is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic‚ the word Jihad means "struggle". Within the context of the classical Islam it refers to struggle against those who do not believe in the Islamic God. However‚ the word has even wider implications. Jihad means "to struggle in the way of Allah". The "greater jihad" is the inner struggle by a believer
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The Muslim Empires Since the beginning‚ all empires have faced change in many ways‚ declining and rising in status. Many empires have collapsed‚ only to start again under a different name. Like all empires‚ the three Muslim Empires‚ the Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ and Mughals have faced this inevitable state. Although each individual empire is different‚ they each have similarities in their reasons for decline. Whether it is social‚ religious‚ economic‚ or political reasons‚ the empires‚ like many others
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ADOPTION OF CHILD IN INDIA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HINDUS INTRODUCTION “Adoption” means the process through which the adopted child is permanently separated from his biological parents and becomes the legitimate child of his adoptive parents with all the rights‚ privileges and responsibilities that are attached to the relationship. The dictionary meaning of the term ‘adoption’ is the act of taking and rearing of the child of other’s parents as one’s own child. Attitudes and laws regarding adoption
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Terrorism is not a Muslim Monopoly Kamlesh Kumar Singh Research Scholar Deptt. of Sociology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Email-kamleshsingh206@gmail.com M.N. - 09369240262‚ 09026399178 Abstract “All Muslims may not be terrorists‚ but all terrorists are Muslims”. This comment‚ frequently heard after the Mumbai bomb blasts implies that terrorism is a Muslim specialty‚ if not a monopoly. The facts are very different. First there is nothing new about terrorism. The term
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