History of the Indian caste system From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Indian society has consisted of thousands of endogamous clans and groups called jatis since ancient times. The Brahminical scriptures and texts tried to bring this diversity under a comprehensible scheme which hypothesised four idealised meta groups called varna. The first mention of the formal varna Indian caste system is in the famous Purusha Sukta of the Rigveda‚ although it is the only mention
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the historical reasons for giving reservation. The reservation policy in India is nothing new‚ as it had existed in our society from the time of the British rule and the princely states. The motive of having reservation then was the eagerness to modernise through the promotion of education and industry and maintaining unity among themselves. Reservation continued in India even after having achieved independence from the British. But there is an interesting fact that needs to be seen‚ that is the inclusion
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF PRE-BRITISH INDIA PROJECT BY: BHAVANA BHATIA-7 REUBEN DANTES-9 CRYSTAL D’SOUZA-11 ALISHA PEREIRA-38 TANUSHREE SHARMA-47 GAURAV TALERA-52 Executive Summary It is the past which shapes what we become in the present. Most of what we do and follow today has been decided in the past which is why we have to understand who we were to become who we have to be. India is one of the few civilizations which has been in existence for more than 5000 years. India is a homogenous culture and
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What is impact of colonial land tenure system on the land use in Buganda? The territory today called Buganda‚ before colonialism had a hybrid of centralized state system where land was serving communal interests. When Uganda became a British protectorate at the end of the nineteenths century‚ one of the major and popularly known intervention by the British was the introduction in 1900 a formalized individual private property ownership in Buganda. In Uganda‚ Land as a factor of production serves
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EDUCATION SYSTEM OF INDIA • 38% of doctors in America are Indians • 12% of scientists in America are Indians • 36% of NASA employees are Indians • 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians • The India group is the only one from South Asia to figure in the top 10 economically active working-age population. The group’s average annual income is higher than that of the local British (21‚250 pounds). • Third largest tertiary education system after china and US. We have institutions
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Understanding the Indian Education System India today is the second largest higher education network in the world. Universities in India are set up by the Central or State Governments by means of legislation‚ while colleges are established by either the State Governments or private bodies / trusts. All colleges are affiliated to some university. The different types of universities are: Central or State Universities -- while the former are funded directly by the Ministry of Human Resource Development
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which claimed the lives of millions. Despite clear indications of genocide‚ the international community avoided intervention for 100 days. During the Hinkley Institute forum‚ “Rwanda: The Pursuit of International Justice‚ Then and Now‚” Ambassador Prosper argued that nations must intervene globally‚ as war crimes violate international law‚ evade UN tribunals‚ and disallow citizens from reshaping domestic policy. Yet‚ despite his inspirational claim that individuals affect international affairs‚ the
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Panchayati raj system of India Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages since the beginning of recorded history. The village panchayats‚ in one shape or other‚ have survived in spite of all upheavals and changes in India. Panchayati Raj is identified as an institutional expression of democratic decentralization in India. These bodies had occupied a prestigious position and they were considered as the self-sufficient and small republics. Panchayati Raj Institutions have always been
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FEMALE FOETICIDE AND THE DOWRY SYSTEM IN INDIA Devaki Monani Ghansham Women ’s Studies Research Unit‚ School of Social Work‚ University of Melbourne Townsville International Women’s Conference - AUSTRALIA 3 - 7 July 2002 ~ James Cook University “Poverty‚ Violence and Women’s Rights: ...Setting a Global Agenda” This international conference is for all who care passionately about improving women’s position in the world‚ who demand justice and full human rights for women everywhere and who believe
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BANKING SYSTEM IN INDIA Banking system in India plays a vital role in the economic development of a country. Banking system in India can be broadly divided into unorganized sector and organized sector. Unorganized sector mainly comprises of money lenders and indigenous bankers. The organized sector consists of commercial banks‚ co-operative banks and regional banks. Apart from these institutions which provide short-term credit to businesses‚ there are number of specialized term lending institutions
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