... Husbands' souls and for their own, the sacrifice of self-immolation called Suttee (another spelling of sati)- which is not merely a sacred duty but a high priviledge(Stein, p. 222). For those who did not take part in this practice, the life of a Hindu widow was a very restricted one. A ... in America, where she wrote about the mistreatment of women in India. A converted Christian upon her return to India, Ramabia opened schools for high caste women. This effort, in conjunction with various projects Ramabia worked on for women, was far ahead of its time and it would take ... mobilized fo...

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... -English rather than content and style of poetry. Thus, they contributed little or nothing to any literary tradition, thereby limiting the scope of Indian-English poetry in the pre-independence period. The post-independence scenario emerged different. Admittedly, Indian writing in English is a very urban-India phenomenon. Urban India has seen a whole generation grow up on English as a medium of thought, ... English does not alter the way he thinks. His thoughts and feelings that find expression through the English language are original and not derivative unlike his predecessors from the...

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... how they looked and who they hung out with, but she didn't care about any of the things they thought to be important. She feels that by high school this is why she was a very well liked person. She began to take up modeling, which gave her more confidence, and then it seemed that all ... . As far as sexual relationships, Mary has never been sexually active. She has never even had her first kiss, or even been on her first date. In high school this didn't bother Mary because she didn't care too much about going on dates or having boyfriends. Mary's culture is much different from ours in Am...

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... of Indians living in Southern Africa. Back in India, it was not long before he was taking the lead in the long struggle for independence from Britain. He never wavered in his unshakable belief in nonviolent protest and religious tolerance. When Muslim and Hindu compatriots committed acts of violence ... , whether against the British who ruled India, or against each other, he fasted until the fighting ceased. Independence, when it came in 1947, was not a military victory, but a triumph of human will. To Gandhi's despair, however, the country was partitioned ... Gandhi was born on October...

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... normal childhood in India. He was in a normal middle class family that stood out in no ways politically or in wanting to protest. Once Gandhi finished high school, he left India to go to law school in England. While studying law in England, Gandhi began his search for self-discovery and started studying religious philosophy, which would be the basis of his beliefs ... 4). This helped to further Gandhi's popularity amongst all classes of India as well as the world, due to his charitable works such as these and his continuing crusade for Indian independence. After WWI, Gandhi continued hi...

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... and so called orthodoxy society as she married a lower caste boy, against society and parents will. After a few years Ramabai went to Philadelphia and wrote a book which focused to the high caste Hindu woman. In this she discussed about discriminatory aspects of Hinduism, child marriage, widow's status and lack of education for women. She desired to create a body of Indian women ... concentrating majority of her day time understanding the preaching's of Bible. On the other hand, she was a role model for poor women who came in contact with her in the school/association. These poor women ...

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... voice. In fact, when I think of the word 'liberal', Rabindranath Tagore's stirring words instantly come to mind: "Where the mind is without fear and the Head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, Let my country awake" ... that has fallen on deaf ears, time and again. He was, indeed, ahead of his times in reminding us that in freedom lies the ultimate awakening. Sixty-eight years after Independence, we may remember to hoist a massive flag every year to mark our hard...

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