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    Maratha Power - India

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    Chapter 1 India on the Eve of British Conquest Maratha Power Sambhaji (1680 – 1689) * Elder son from first wife of shivaji; Raja Ram – second son from second wife * Kavi Kalash ‘Instigator of strife’ – Brahmin from north India; detested by Maratha leaders * 1681 – Renewed war with Mughals‚ raided Burhanpur and attempted attack on Ahmadnagar. * Politically isolated after fall of Bijapur and Golconda‚ troubled by internal conspiracies & uprisings – slowly lost grip on affairs of

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    Dowry Menace Assault‚ harassment‚ death‚ torture‚ suicide‚ murder‚ it is a consistent flow of thoughts‚ is it not? Well‚ I consider this to be a synonym of none other than the word dowry. Dowry is the money‚ goods or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage. When we look back into history‚ dowry was widely practiced in most parts of the world until the early modern era. In England‚ failure to provide a customary‚ or agreed-upon‚ dowry could cause a marriage to be called off. Vast

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    Power Sharing in India

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    1 Articles Student Conflict Resolution‚ Power “Sharing” in Schools‚ and Citizenship Education KATHY BICKMORE University of Toronto Toronto‚ Canada ABSTRACT One goal of elementary education is to help children develop the skills‚ knowledge‚ and values associated with citizenship. However‚ there is little consensus about what these goals really mean: various schools‚ and various programs within any school‚ may promote different notions of “good citizenship.” Peer conflict mediation‚ like

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    Women Development, Dowry Act

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    THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961) (20th May‚ 1961)   An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the official Gazette‚ appoint

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    dowry prohibition act

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    Agenda No.8 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF “DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961” The ‘Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961’ is being implemented in the country for five decades now‚ but‚ the practice of dowry and dowry related crimes continue to be a matter of concern. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of cases reported under the Dowry Prohibition Act increased by almost 25% from 4504 in 2006 to 5623 in 2007 although it fell marginally by a little over 1% in 2008. State/UT-wise analysis

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    The Bride Price

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    Theme of Bride Price The Bride Price‚ a story written by Buchi Emecheta‚ reflects a misery life of a Nigerian girl‚ Aku-nna. The absent of her father in the family had dramatically changed her life. Her bride price that she would get before getting married caused many troubles within her family. After reading this story‚ we can see the practice of customs‚ the system of value and the belief of local Nigerians are the main themes discussed in the story. First of all‚ it ’s about practice of customs

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    Pygmalions Bride

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    “Although ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ is humorous‚ it has an underlying dark message‚ like other poems in the collection.” With close analysis of ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ explore how far you agree with this statement. Make references to other poems that we have studied in your answer. Undoubtedly ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ is a humorous poem‚ but the underlying dark message is clear throughout like many of Duffy’s poems. The confusion of the two is portrayed through the reader knowing the story of Pygmalion from

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    The Princess Bride

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    Griffin ENG 101-04 Epic Paper There are always hardships and battles that a person must experience in order to have true love. Some people give up with fighting for love‚ while others fight until their last breath. In the epic movie‚ The Princess Bride‚ the characters go through many obstacles‚ so they can achieve this type of real love; in any epic story‚ the hero must fight certain battles in order to accomplish this task. The story has three main battles that Westley must face‚ so he can save

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    Female Infanticide

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    You are probably thinking what female infanticide is‚ female infanticide is when an infant is killed within the 24 hours of the birth. Female infanticide takes place mostly in third world countries. This process is so common‚ mostly happen in poor society. Female infanticide is leading to imbalance of sex ratio. There are more males then females. This is going to give females more power and dowry system will end. There are bad things to female infanticide too‚ there will be very less girls

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    Energy Scenario in India-Power Generation Presented By- POWERGEN TEAM Rituraj (12EM10) Ajay Rawat (12EM02) Deepanker Sharan (12EM05) Contents 1. Introduction to Power Sector 3 a. Industry overview over last 2-3 decades 3 b. Sector wise installed capacity in India and how the shares of each sector changed over the decades & Rates of growth 6 c. Energy map of India since 1947 to 2012 9 d. Per-capita consumption (India Vs Global) over the decades & Rates

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