THE GROWTH OF REGIONAL PARTIES IN INDIA INTRODUCTION The 1967 General Elections brought a historic shift in the trajectory of Indian politics. This year saw the end of all omnipotent Congress and announced the arrival of regional parties in the Indian political landscape. It is in this year that Dravida Munnetra Khagazam (DMK) of Tamil Nadu came to power at the state level and challenged the hegemonic dicta of Congress. It won a commanding I38 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and 25 seats
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MSA 180 SQ 2013 Analytic paper two Colonial Modernity and Human Differences Colonization is the process through which one nation asserts its sovereignty over another for the following reasons. This process is both a mental and physical process that affects both the colonizer and the colonized. The first reason mentioned here for a nation to pursue a policy of colonialism is economic incentive. The imperial state could require more resources to continue its growth. Military incentives are
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throughout the park is absolutely amazing‚ a lot of it quite difficult to find nowadays throughout Thailand. Apart from some major reproductions such as the floating market‚ the reclining Buddha‚ the Pavilion of the Enlightened and the Giant Swing and Brahmin Temple‚ you can also see and walk through realistic depictions of traditional Thai villages which are still in abundance today in rural Thailand‚ but unless you have Thai friends or relatives to take you‚ it would be difficult to see during your stay
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ek when religion class started. This eventually led to Wertheimer being bullied by her classmates just because she was Jewish. Wertheimer’s story is not a secluded incident; there are millions of students who have been bullied because of their beliefs and the ignorance of others. By teaching all of the major world religions to a group as a whole‚ this presents a prime factor to prevent these kinds of incidents. Wertheimer was ridiculed and bullied because of the school teaching one religion to the
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Chapter 1 India on the Eve of British Conquest Maratha Power Sambhaji (1680 – 1689) * Elder son from first wife of shivaji; Raja Ram – second son from second wife * Kavi Kalash ‘Instigator of strife’ – Brahmin from north India; detested by Maratha leaders * 1681 – Renewed war with Mughals‚ raided Burhanpur and attempted attack on Ahmadnagar. * Politically isolated after fall of Bijapur and Golconda‚ troubled by internal conspiracies & uprisings – slowly lost grip on affairs of
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Siddhartha Guatauma (The Buddha) Monk Scholars Nagarjuna‚ Asanga & Vasubandhu (No single Founder Credited ) Monk Scholars Nagarjuna & Asanga (No Single Founder Credited ) Huineng (Chinese Peasant) & Indian Monk Bodhidharma (a.k.a.- The Wall Gazing Brahmin” Schisms Most Ancient/ Orthodox Sect with reform in some practices as “revival.” Schism Movement Vajrayana‚ Pure Land‚ & Zen are Subsets of Mahayana Schism Movement (Tibetan‚ Tendai‚ Tantric‚ Esoteric‚ Japanese Shingon‚ Mikkyo‚ and more) Rinzai
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A Response on Social Inequality We live in a culturally diverse world. Age‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnic heritage and race are some of the diverse areas in society that are deemed significant. In spite of all these differences we tend to center ourselves around people who are similar to us; those who share the same biological and physical characteristics‚ same status and similar lifestyles. Because of this it is our human nature to be ethnocentric towards those who are different from us
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There are three religions‚ Primitive belief‚ Hinduism and Buddhism. In the two or three century BC‚ India and Southeast Asia opened in waterway traffic‚ from then on‚ India Monks‚ businessman and in the local India disgraced noble emperor Lee‚ the Brahmin had arrived in Southeast Asia. India religious began to spread to Southeast Asia and had some impact. For example‚ In India‚ there were the origin and Garuda‚ the reason why Garuda and Naga is natural enemies‚ as well as the Garuda to save the mother’s
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and Epic ages. It became more complex after the Epic Age‚ as the five initial castes subdivided until almost 300 castes. The caste system was an important social bond across most of the subcontinent. The caste system consists of five levels. The Brahmins are the highest which consist of priests. The next level is Kshatriuas which are warriors and rulers. The middle of the caste system is the Vaisyas which are skilled traders‚ merchants‚ and minor officials. Then there are the Sudras which are the
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which relative reincarnation and that of karma. Karma is seen as the cause and effect and the reincarnation is indicates the cycle of life‚ death and rebirth as it pertains to cause and effect. Caste system encompasses different classes of people and Brahmins are the closest to divine. Though discrimination based on the caste system is considered wrong in India which the most Hindu followers‚ attitudes are difficult to discontinue ( Winfred Corduan‚ Neighboring Faiths‚ p. 195-197. In Hindu religion gods
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