The value of freedom of speech | | Everybody has a right to his or her own opinion. Freedom of speech involves toleration of what may seem to you a great deal of nonsense and even of matters which are in bad taste. John Stuart Mill in his essay “On Liberty in Utilitarianism Etc.” stated his belief on the matter by saying‚ “There ought to exist the fullest liberty of professing and discussing‚ as a matter of ethical conviction‚ any doctrine‚ however immoral it might be considered.” | | |
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23‚ 2014 American Indians and Freedom American Indians have striven for freedom ceaselessly since the colonization in 1800s. But for different American Indians‚ the definitions of freedom vary a lot. For the chief Seattle‚ the writer of AUTHENTIC TEXT OF CHIEF SEATTLE’S TREATY ORATION 1854‚ the freedom means the rights to live with the nature harmoniously and to keep their religion and traditions. For Carlos Montezuma‚ the writer of Let My People Go‚ the definition of freedom is very absolute and
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Freedom Of Indian Press Freedom of Press In India DESPITE BEING the largest Democracy in the World‚ the Indian Press has never been accorded a free status. A survey of civil and political liberties carried out by Freedom House listed the Indian press as being "partly free". What is of concern here is that it figured even below countries like Burkina Faso‚ Cape Verde‚ Comoros‚ Ecuador and El Salvador. Ever since‚ the time of Hickey‚ the administration has recognized the potential of the
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down permanently in India. Chengis Khan‚ the Mongolian‚ invaded and looted India many times. Columbus wanted to come to India‚ but instead landed on the shores of America. Vasco da Gama from Portugal came to trade his country’s goods in return for Indian species. The French came and established their colonies in India. The British achieved political power in India. And while the British power gained its heights during the middle of the 19th century‚ the resentment of the local rulers‚ the farmers
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INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE Arrival of East India Co in India Shift from traders to Lords Revolt of 1857 Transfer of power from EIC to British Rule Rise of Organized Movement Rise of Indian Nationalism Divide and Rule (Partition of Bengal) Formation of Indian National Congress Jallianwala Baug Massacre Non Co-operation Movement Simon Commission Civil Disobedience Movement Quit India Movement (Second World War and consequences) The East India Company had the unusual distinction of ruling an entire country
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central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian Independence Movement under Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964. Nehru is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state; a sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular‚ and democratic republic. A committed nationalist since his teenage years‚ Nehru became a rising figure in Indian politics during the
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INDIAN ETHOS MANAGMENET: Oxford defines ethos as “The characteristic Spirit and Beliefs of community/ people” which distinguishes one culture from the other. Indian ethos is drawn from the Vedas‚ the Ramayana‚ Mahabharat‚ the Bhagwadgita‚ and Upnishads. Right from the Vedic age it has been discovered two basic universal truths of life. 1. The essential infinitude and divinity of all souls. 2. The essential oneness and solidarity of universe and all life. The first truth was
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A declining rupee: What does it mean? Photos The Indian Economy is suddenly faced with numerous issues‚ among them a sharp devaluation of the national currency‚ the rupee. And the rupee’s performance has been much in the news in recent weeks. Reference currency The value of a currency is its purchasing power – that is‚ what you can get for a unit of the currency in terms of goods and services. In today’s context when it is said that a currency is declining or being devalued‚ it is with
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in the Indian Freedom Struggle "Nadir Shah looted the country only once. But the British loot us every day. Every year wealth to the tune of 4.5 million dollar is being drained out‚ sucking our very blood. Britain should immediately quit India.’’ That’s what the Sindh Times wrote on May 20‚ 1884‚ a year before the Indian National Congress was born and 58 years before the ’’Quit India’’ movement of 1942 was launched. Contrary to the view that nationalist sentiments were awoken by the Indian National
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the Indigo crop for the white traders. This resulted in the formation of a Neel Commission. Later‚ the paper was taken over by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The paper strongly opposed the Government’s excesses and demanded that Indians be appointed to top government posts. The Indian Mirror was the other contemporary of this paper which was very popular among the reading public. Yet another weekly‚ Amrita Bazar Patrika which was being published from Jessore‚ was critical of the government‚ with the result
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