Overview of the Indian Garment Industry By: M. K. Panthaki (Clothing Manufacturers’ Association of India) Overview of the Indian Garment Industry By: M. K. Panthaki The Garment Industry of India is an Rs -one trillion industry. Almost 33 % of its knitwear production and about 20% of its woven-garment production‚ both by volume‚ enters export markets. Overall about 25 % of the volume of its garment production goes into export markets‚ leaving 75 % for domestic consumption. The Industry covers
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Popular culture is everywhere‚ making it’s way into the everyday lives of individuals across the world. It is something that can hardly be ignored. Popular culture can be fun and bring enjoyment to a lot of people‚ however there is a downside. Popular culture is wide and varied‚ it contains a lot of information and ideas‚ and therefore should be looked at critically. The analysis of popular culture is useful and informative. Popular culture‚ or pop culture‚ is the general taste of the masses: the
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The Acoma Indians centered their lives around the myth of the Corn Mother‚ known to them as Iatiku. Born in the underworld and nursed by Tsichtinako (who is known as the “Thought Woman”)‚ Iatiku’s purpose is to “bring life to all the things in your baskets in order that the world be complete for you to rule over it” (Merchant 49). According to their beliefs‚ Iatiku is responsible for the creation of the four seasons and the spirits that ruled over each season‚ the formation of the “katsina‚” who
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Every society and culture has different ways of interpreting and defining occurrences by the way their own culture or society functions. "A society ’s culture‚ consists of whatever it is one has to know or believe in order to operate in a manner acceptable to its members"(Geertz 242). The rituals‚ customs‚ ethics and morals that are attributed to the cultures have caused these differences. To understand how the people of one culture interpret a situation or event‚ one must evaluate the attributes
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figure out who you truly are. Gogol grows up throughout the book with a Hindu-Indian family while living in America. He confronts the challenge of assimilating while trying to pursue two cultures. As he gets older‚ he then tries to find his identity by changing his name from Gogol to Nikhil and starts different relationships. But Gogol then realized that what has held him and his family together has been the Indian culture‚ which has influenced him from the moment he was born and named. In the novel
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were trustworthy. During the second half of the nineteenth and earlier half of the twentieth century‚ the current of freedom struggle swept the entire energy of Indian youths. When Swami Vivekananda proclaimed to the entire world the richness of Indian culture‚ Young Turks like Bhagat Singh and Udham Singh showed the bravery of Indian youths. Inspired by the modem education‚ many of them had participated in social reform movements to fight against the inequalities and superstitions. When
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Running head: CULTURAL ASSESSMENT Cultural Assessment June 14‚ 2008 Abstract In order to deliver nursing care to different cultures‚ nurses are expected to understand and provide culturally competent health care to diverse individuals. Culturally competent care is tailored to the specific needs of each client‚ while incorporating the individual’s beliefs and values (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2006‚ p. 90). By being culturally competent‚ nurses are able to help improve health outcomes by
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What is culture? The customary beliefs‚ social forms‚ and material traits of a racial‚ religious‚ or social group is known as culture. A nation that has no cultural heritage is like an orphan who has nothing to feed upon. India is a country with various cultures. Indian culture has always been dynamic and open. Be it religion‚ philosophy‚ maths‚ commerce‚ art‚ architecture‚ music‚ painting‚ or any other enterprise the impact of the Indian Culture is easily visible even in the global
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CHAPTER 2 • CROSS-CULTURAL BUSINESS 105 PRACTICING INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CASE A Tale of Two Cultures Many cultures in Asia are in the midst of an identity crisis. In effect‚ they are being torn between two worlds. Pulling in one direction is a traditional value system derived from agriculture-based communities and extended families-that is‚ elements of a culture in which relatives take care of one another and state-run welfare systems are unnecessary. Pulling from the opposite
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I interviewed an individual that practiced Indian culture. Before interviewing this person I had some preconceived ideas about the Indian culture. I assumed that all Indian women were to dress completely covered with only their eyes showing. I believed that India was a poor country and most of the people who practiced the Indian culture were also poor. Another preconceived thought I had was that mostly all people who were Indian only spoke Hindi‚ with only a few knowing english. However I learned
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