... goal for profit ignoring all possible factors of what might result in the country being stolen from. His writings and work ethics were influenced by the years taken from the imperialist era of the British over India. The process of India turning into a westernized civilization in Gandhi's opinion does not fit the definition of a civilization in which is a criteria based on positive ... identity, albeit the British. Gandhi's vision for change could only be accomplished through collectivity. Basically, Gandhi believed political change could only be achieved through a moral transformation. "...

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... of women, as it began to revert back to pre-Islamic ways. Hindu women, on the other hand, are gradually becoming equal in society and have played influential roles in shaping the country. Nevertheless, one should not forget what the women in India have endured for thousands of years. And while poor treatment in Islamic cultures can be attributed to radical regional customs which ... were forbidden to know their husbands prior to their wedding day, thus marriages were arranged by the parents of the prospective partners. It was also held that the perfect wife was one without a voice or op...

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... low level of education, this can affect many things like illiteracy, low level of jobs, less income, unplanned family, and short minded. Illiteracy is the state that when child dropout from elementary school or high-school due to their financial condition is laid-back. As we move on to low level ... minded people are similar to each other, as short minded people think that so stay stress free they indulge in a physical relationship with his wife, so then some time one more baby come. They do not care about increasing family and population; they think that one more baby will go ... , to c...

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... provides some comic relief. At first it appears that the novel may turn into a domestic comedy. All the elements combine to make this possible: family celebrations, the strife between generations, the husband-wife bickering, the children's education and hobbies and hopes for the future, and the escapades of the neighbors. Although this attention to domesticity and family affairs continues throughout the novel, it serves as a backdrop and as a contrast to ... seem self-imposed or a result of his overdrawn sensitivity, he finally succumbs to what he considers the hypocrisy of his country'...

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... provides some comic relief. At first it appears that the novel may turn into a domestic comedy. All the elements combine to make this possible: family celebrations, the strife between generations, the husband-wife bickering, the children's education and hobbies and hopes for the future, and the escapades of the neighbors. Although this attention to domesticity and family affairs continues throughout the novel, it serves as a backdrop and as a contrast to ... seem self-imposed or a result of his overdrawn sensitivity, he finally succumbs to what he considers the hypocrisy of his country'...

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... be divided into six natural regions: the Northern Mountains, the Submontane Plateau, the Indus Plain, the Balochistan Plateau, the Western Bordering Mountains, and the desert areas. The only visible physical feature of Pakistan is the Indus River which carves its way thru the center of the country splitting it in half, and its border with the Arabian Sea to the south, where the Indus River empties itself into. The Northern and Western Highlands cover much ... agrarian societies. Most families live together in large extended families. A woman's place in society is low, and she is restric...

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... example a Harijan boy refuses to drink water from a Valmiki boy. Also the documentary has interviewed an urban Dalit doctor and his wife who is a lecturer at a college .Thus the documentary illustrates not only the rural Dalit problems but also the urban ones. The interview of a Dalit girl form Jawahar Nehru University shows the practice of untouchability even in such reputed universities of India. Thus, all ... such accounts made me realize the hollowness and ills of the Indian culture and society which ... is that it is not restricted to a particular region or religion. Rather, it fo...

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... 17,000 animals and nearly 14,000 birds, yet he was a great patron of the arts. His successor, Shah Jahan, secured his throne by murdering rivals, yet he was also the romantic who built an exquisite shrine, the Taj Mahal, to the memory of a beloved wife. Jahangir's father, Akbar, the greatest Mogul emperor, prudently married Hindu princesses, observed Hindu festivals and even placed Hindus in ... high office. Thus, even those he displaced were inclined to see him not as the head of a Muslim state, but simply as ... to murdering every foreign man, woman or child they could lay hands on. W...

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... culture is still full of distinct and undefinable aspects. In the movies and popular literature it is represented as the culture of silence, religion and spirituality. This paper is aimed to discuss the representation of South Asian culture in the movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. On the contrary to traditional representation of India as strictly traditional country, this movie performs both traditional or historical component of ... and family is the most important thing ever and that family interests must be met (Bhattacharya and Pandharipand 31). Another aspect of family relationship is...

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... in terms of a social and economic hierarchy. On the basis of relative pollution and purity, the village was separated into castes and the conditions of intercaste interactions were clearly defined. The subordinacy of the women to the men in generic relationships as well as husband-wife interactions was equally stressed and the servility and deference of the women to all males senior to them was expected at all levels ... . As the structural anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss commented on India, "it is a country where the cultural tradition encourages every ... ...

• Word Count: 1193
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