INTRODUCTION Women’s participation in mainstream political activity has important implications for the broader arena of governance in any country. Governance relates to a set of rules‚ institutions‚ and values that are involved in the management of state and society. Governance institutions and processes include political parties‚ parliaments‚ government and their interactions with society. Although governance is a generic term which could mean good government or management‚ the governance values
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Years active: Ancient India was active from 3300 BC - 1300 BC. Location: South central Asia‚ on northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Geography: Ancient India had the indus river valley flowing through and also had large and well planned cities. Social Structure The order of social hierarchy is‚ the highest caste is the Brahmins (priests)‚ the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers)‚ Vaisyas (skilled traders‚ merchants‚ and minor officials)‚ Shudras (unskilled workers)‚ and the lowest Pariah
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engineering education has worried the likes of Bill Gates‚ India is thought to be much better placed. There is now said to be an army of technologists and engineers in the country‚ created by all the engineering colleges that have been set up in the last 10 years. In Tamil Nadu alone‚ there are more than 220 engineering colleges with an intake capacity of around 72‚000 students. The state has 50‚000 graduating engineers each year. The all-India figure would be mind-boggling. Yet‚ a good percentage
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Structure of the organised banking sector in India. Number of banks are in brackets. Banking in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Banking in India originated in the last decades of the 18th century. The oldest bank in existence in India is the State Bank of India‚ a government-owned bank that traces its origins back to June 1806 and that is the largest commercial bank in the country. Central banking is the responsibility of the Reserve Bank of India‚ which in 1935 formally took over these
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ANCIENT INDIAN CIVILIZATION INTRODUCTION In the 1920s‚ a huge discovery in South Asia proved that Egypt and Mesopotamia were not the only "early civilizations." In the vast Indus River plains (located in what is today Pakistan and western India)‚ under layers of land and mounds of dirt‚ archaeologists discovered the remains of a 4‚600 year-old city. A thriving‚ urban civilization had existed at the same time as Egyptian and Mesopotamian states — in an area twice each of their sizes. The Indian
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Republic of India Sandra Cox Sociology 300 Dr. Anjel Stough - Hunter May 30‚ 2013 Republic of India This paper is about the third world country of the Republic of India I will cover 8 major points in this paper as follows. * Geography and History - describe the geographic location of the country and history * Rural/Urban * Economic development * Social * Political – describe the current type of government * Religion * Status of women * Current development
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1. How did the geographical location of the Indus Valley make possible the growth of civilization there? The growth of civilization in the Indus Valley was made possible by the many geographical features surrounding the area where settlement in India first began. For example‚ the Indus River‚ which flows across the northern region of the subcontinent‚ would flood when the heavy snows of the Himalayas melted. As a result‚ a layer of fertile soil was left behind along the banks of the river‚ creating
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to be called as Palani later‚ according to the historions. In Thirumurukatruppadai ( a Sangam Literature ) Palani has been mentioned as the 3rd PadaiVeedu. This was the southern end of the Kongu Nadu and edicts refer to this place as Vaiyapuri Nadu ‚ which was ruled by king Vaiyapuri Kopperumbaegan. Many Siddhas are said to have lived in this region. The idol of Palani Andavar is said to have been made of Navapashanam ( a combination of Veeram‚ Pooram‚ Rasam‚ Jathilingam‚ Kandagam‚ Gauri Pasanam
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them how to fire bricks and cultivate cotton. I believe their writings would tell us how they learned to build vast assembly halls and what type of occasions they were used for. Since they were largely an agriculture-based society (114) did they perform sacrifices? Did they worship the bull that seems to be so prolific in their art? What‚ if any‚ is the indirect link between them and the Minoans‚ who had a similar cult. (114) I would like to know why the bull was so important‚ what did they
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intercultural universal concept defining what music might be. Music in India includes multiple varieties of folk‚ popular‚ and classical music. India’s classical music tradition‚ including Carnatic and Hindustani music‚ has a history spanning millennia and‚ developed over several eras‚ it remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration‚ cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups‚ speaking their own languages and
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