Menzies ASIA 1430 A02 February 14 2013 ASIA 1430 A02 ASSIGNMENT #1 The Rise of Communalism in India The Rise of Communalism in India Communalism could be defined as a consciously shared religious heritage‚ which becomes the dominant form of identity for a given segment of society (Jones 1968). It mainly occurred between Muslims and Hindus. The autocratic Hindus in India insisted that the nation should be based on the Hindutva ideology‚ which are Hindi language
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Communalism and Politics in India | Text of the lectureI would like to put before you some propositions to explain the phenomena called ‘communalism’ and its impact on security. First of all‚ I would like to state that security is also a ‘state of mind’. As far as the issue of communalism is concerned‚ it would be surprising to know that the number of people killed in communal violence in the last 50 years is lesser than the people killed in street crimes in the city of Detroit alone. Two
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Communalism arises among the society when a particular religious or sub-religious group tries to promote its own interests at the expense of others. In simple terms‚ it can be defined as to distinguish people on the basis of religion. Divide and Rule Policy of the British: The British rulers adopted the policy of ’Divide and Rule’ to strengthen their roots while living in India. They divided the people of various communities of India and spread the feeling of distrust among them and hence
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UNIT 1 Disparity due to disability‚ issues of physical mental challenged and services Refer mams notes Some types of different disabilities are: -Physical disability -Sensory disability -Cognitive or developmental disability -Mental disability A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological pattern or anomaly‚ potentially reflected in behavior‚ that is generally associated with distress or disability‚ and which is not considered part of normal development in a person’s culture There
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Communalism is a belief that all those who have a common religion also have‚ as a result‚ common social‚ political‚ cultural and economic interests and identities. It is a notion that religion forms the base of the society and a basic unit of division and that it is religion which determines all other interests of its adherents. Hence communalism is a phenomenon of superimposition of religious beliefs on all other aspects of a man’s life. Because in pre-independence India‚ communalism mainly manifested
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movies on historical events‚ biographies and pressing national issues have taken the centre-stage today. These movies paint a vivid picture of India‚ from its multiplicity of cultures to religions. But‚ the religion factor has caused many issues over a particular community’s portrayal and stereotypical attitudes associated with them. Communalism has been shown in Indian movies throughout ages. Most of the time‚ these films do not seek to hurt communal sentiments‚ but at the end‚ they
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The origin of the state is shrouded in mystery. It lies in the limbs of the obscure past. History does not help authentically in tracing the origin of the state‚ why and when it came into existence. It is because of the lack of historical evidence that a political thinker has to depend upon sociology‚ biology‚ ethnology and anthropology for any suggestion as to the circumstances and conditions under which the state came into being. But the material at our disposal is so inadequate that we have to
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ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF INDIAN BANKING Opinions differ as to the origin of the work "Banking". The word "Bank" is said to be of Germanic origin‚ cognate with the French word "Banque" and the Italian word "Banca"‚ both meaning "bench". It is surmised that the word would have drawn its meaning from the practice of the Jewish money-changers of Lombardy‚ a district in North Italy‚ who in the middle ages used to do their business sitting on a bench in the market place. Again‚ the etymological origin
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RADICAL FEMINISM: THE KISS OF DEATH By Marsha West February 9‚ 2007 NewsWithViews.com Daughters and granddaughters of the women who started the sexual revolution of the 60s have tossed aside what remained of sexual taboos. Gloria Steinam must be tickled pink. Just check out what’s going on with the younger generation and you’ll get the picture. Only the picture is not a pretty one. The "great strides" made by the feminist movement have been lost on young celebrities. Britney Spears has
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------------------------------------------------- Origin of Non alignment movement[edit source] Nonalignment had its origins in India’s colonial experience and the nonviolent Indian independence struggle led by the Congress‚ which left India determined to be the master of its fate in an international system dominated politically by Cold War alliances and economically by Western capitalism and Soviet communism. The principles of nonalignment‚ as articulated by Nehru and his successors‚ were preservation
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