India has always been considered as a mysterious world with wide variety of interesting traditional values that was created all along the history line of India‚ from the big and complex things like philosophy schools of India to the daily’s things like the lamp in Diwali festival. So what has made India the way it is now with the blooming yet mysterious beauty from the richness in its culture? Well‚ here is a saying from the former Minister of India – Sir JAWAHARLAL NEHRU – to show the idea of Indian
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Differences in slave laws in British North America and Colonial Brazil Slavery as it existed in colonial Brazil contained interesting points of comparison and contrast with the slave system existing in British North America. The slaves in both areas had been left with very little opportunity in which he could develop as a person. The degree to which the individual rights of the slave were either protected or suppressed provides a clearer insight to the differences between North American and Brazilian
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COLONIAL SYSTEM The Philippine condition was a reflection of the political‚ economic and socio-religious developments of Spain. During the 16th and the 17th century almost all European monarchs adopted the political idea of absolutism as well as the economic system of mercantilism. Under the system of mercantilism‚ the king was involved in extensive intervention of any economic life to foster national growth. The Spanish government was highly centralized in form. All the Spanish governmental
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SOME ASPECTS OF THE MUSLIM EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN PRE-COLONIAL INDIA by Aamir Bashir ABSTRACT This paper explores some of the hitherto less known aspects of the Muslim Educational System in pre-colonial India. It examines the broad contours of this system by looking at the public attitude towards knowledge‚ scholars and students; the various types of institutions‚ and the evolution of curriculum. It also looks at the depth of Indian scholars’ engagement with ÍadÊth and other sciences. Finally
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The Philippines under the Spanish colonial regime (Part I) Taxation Power of the state to impose and collect revenue for public purpose to promote the welfare of the people of a particular society 8 reales at first‚ then 10 reales in 1589‚ then 12 reales in 1851. Abolished in 1884 but replaced by a personal cedula tax based on the yearly income of the taxpayer. All citizens above 18 are required to pay the new tax. While the rational of taxation was premised on the support of public welfare
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the Imperialism in India or not you can’t ignore the fact that the British went to India with a demand for more raw materials to fuel the industrial revolution. Once they saw the potential in India they decided they wanted to get involved‚ Splitting it up into many sections so that there would be no conflict‚ however the people of India had no say in this and the more advanced development of the British left them ultimately defenseless against the British. I believe the British did more harm than
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The British East India company held India in its grasp until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 happened. Because of the rebellion England decided to take more control over the colony by having the actual government take root and complete control in 1857. With Britain having taken over India they turned it into a very efficient colony and maximizing its potential‚ while also putting controlling and racist laws to Indians and restricting them in most ways‚ by forcing them to farm non food crops‚ destroying
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The British distinguished themselves from the Burmese in a physical and mental sense to maintain their own superiority within the colony. In order to mentally separate themselves from the Burmese‚ the British instilled cultural ideas inferiority that can be seen in characters like U Po Kyin. He was “a man of fifty‚ so fat that for years he had not risen from his chair without help…for the Burmese do not sag and bulge like white men‚ but grow fat symmetrically.” Orwell clearly distinguishes Po Kyin
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Impact of British rule in India had been widespread throughout the country and affected the cultural‚ technological‚ religious‚ social‚ political and economic state of India. India had persistently tolerated the British rule for 190 prolonged years‚ with their everlasting impression been forever etched upon the succeeding Indian citizens. Impact of British rule in India‚ in this context‚ is one that had perhaps emerged forth right from the 16th century‚ when British missionaries had sailed to
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and NATION BUILDING in COLONIAL INDIA Introduction In nineteenth century India‚ national art had the same status as national demands: it seemed condemned to be a deceived aspiration. The colonial encounter had indeed this effect that it submitted Indian culture to the judgment of Western colonizers; and the result was a strong depreciation of Indian past and present art. To the eyes of the colonizer‚ the artistic tradition in India was indeed a tradition of
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