Table of Contents Title Page Number Introduction 1 Background 6 Research Questions 11 Hypothesis 12 Methodology 13 Data Presentation and Analysis 14 Summary of Research Findings 41 Conclusion 43 Works Cited 44 Appendix 46 Introduction For centuries‚ the beauty of Bengali women has been defined by their dark skin-tones‚ generous curves‚ sharp facial features and long‚ wavy hair. The traditional Bengali woman adorned herself with glass bangles‚ bindi‚ nupur and nose-pin and wore saris or more
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White Mughals‚ the true carriers of “white men’s” burden Take up the White Man ’s burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives ’ need; To wait in heavy harness‚ On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught‚ sullen peoples‚ Half-devil and half-child. - Rudyard Kipling Although the British directly ruled India for only 90 years‚ British imperialism in India had tremendous impact on many levels of the society. The British brought with them Western
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“Heat and Dust” is a story which moves backwards and forward in time‚ between the present (Post British Colonization-1970) and the past (During British Colonization-1923). It tells a story of two Englishwomen in India‚ the narrator and her grandmother Olivia‚ whose lives are interwoven‚ separated by fifty years. The narrator’s search to find out about Olivia brings her to the heat and dust of Satipur‚ India She discovers that Olivia was a woman smothered by the social restrictions placed upon her
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GLOBALISATION - A SHORT HISTORY People around the globe are more connected to each other today than ever before in the history of mankind. Information and money flow more quickly than ever. Goods and services produced in one part of the world are increasingly available in all parts of the world. International travel is more frequent. International communication is commonplace. We live in an intensely interdependent world in which all the earth’s peoples with their immense differences of culture
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The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is a public sector company set up and fully owned by the Ministry of Railways. The IRCTC has been incorporated under the Companies Act 1956‚ has its Registered Office at 9th Floor‚ Bank of Baroda Building‚ Sansad Marg‚ New Delhi 110001. This company has been formed to function as an extended arm of the Indian Railways to upgrade‚ professionalize and manage the catering and hospitality services at stations‚ on trains and other locations
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Impact of Globalization on Culture People around the globe are more connected to each other today than ever before in the history of mankind. Information and money flow more quickly than ever. Goods and services produced in one part of the world are increasingly available in all parts of the world. International travel is more frequent. International communication is commonplace. We live in an intensely interdependent world in which all the earth’s peoples with their immense differences of culture
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Essay- 1997 (Compulsory-Mains) Time Allowed : ThreeHours M.Marks : 200 Write an essay on any one of the following subjects: (1)What we have notlearnt during fifty years of Independence. (2)Judicial activism. (3)Greater political power alone will not improvewomen’s plight. (4)True religioncannot be misused. (5)The moderndoctor and his patients. (6)Urbanization is a blessing in disguise. Essay - 1998 (Compulsory) (Main) Time Allowed : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 200 Write
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A NATION OF INTERESTS India‚ the land of thousands years of history‚ hundreds of millions of people‚ a myriad of cultures‚ numerous religions and languages is also home to an puzzle of great importance‚ the Indian national identity. The quest for Indian national identity has set its mark in the Indian history for the last one hundred and fifty years. Think-thanks of both Indian and Western origin sought an answer to the question whether India had a unique nation. Often the differences between
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ALIENATION THEME IN ROHINTON MISTRY’S TALES FROM FIROZSHA BAAG Rohinton Mistry is a Parsi Zoroastrian and as a person whose ancestors were forced into exile by the Islamic conquest of Iran‚ he was in Diaspora even in India. Like other Parsi writers‚ his writing is informed by this experience of double displacement as a recurrent theme in his literary works. Rohinton’s historical situation involves construction of new identity in the nation to which he has migrated and a complex relationship with
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She is India “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”‚ claimed Mahatma Gandhi. This emotional phrase written by one awe inspiring person shifted one of the world’s largest nations. No human being could outlaw India’s exceptionally sturdy soul. India was given a female gender by Mahatma Gandhi‚ the humble man seeking freedom on his own soil. During his life‚ India was under the almighty British crown. For Britain‚ this enormous colony was a treasure providing salt
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