1. 1829 – Abolition of Sati System ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- This event is the most important in Indian History. India in ancient time was the place of high superstitions and much disbelief. Wives were to self-immolate themselves after the death of their husbands. The practice of this widow self-immolation was abolished by the great reformer of Bengal‚ Raja Ram Mohan Roy. With the help of Lord William Bentick‚ the then Governor-General
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UNIT 2 COUNSELLING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY FEB 2010 Based upon your readings and other sources‚ give some examples of different family systems and beliefs‚ and indicate how these may affect the outcomes of counselling. Defining main cultural traditions “It is essential to understand our own cultural heritage and world view‚ before we set about assisting other people.” (Ibrahim‚1985; Lauver‚1986). It was noted by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy in 2006‚ that
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THE ASSEMBLY BOMB OUTRAGE In the face of the actions by the revolutionaries‚ the British government enacted the Defence of India Act‚ also known as the Defence of India Regulation Act. It was an Emergency Criminal Law instituted by the Governor General of India in the year 1915. The British Government enacted it with the objective of restricting the revolutionaries and nationalist activities and endeavours and the German supported threats‚ during the aftermath of World War I. With the arrival of
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Life without electricity Imagine life without electricity‚ not just a brief power outage. We all know how inconvenient life becomes when our electricity is out for only a few hours. How hard it is to remember for that short period of time that the light switch will not produce instant light‚ the hair dryer will not immediately blow dry our hair‚ or that we can’t even run water into our homes. Our homes and lives have become so dependent on electricity it is really hard to imagine everything that
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Research Paper No. 2092 Veterans‚ Organizational Skill and Ethnic Cleansing: Evidence from the Partition of South Asia Saumitra Jha Graduate School of Business‚ Stanford University Steven Wilkinson Yale University January 2012 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES Veterans‚ Organizational Skill and Ethnic Cleansing: Evidence from the Partition of South Asia Saumitra Jha Stanford GSB Steven Wilkinson∗ Yale University January 16‚ 2012 Abstract Can combat experience foster organizational skills that
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References: Sansar Chand (c.1765–1823) The Gurkhas‚ a martial tribe‚ came to power in Nepal in the year 1768.[7] They consolidated their military power and began to expand their territory.[7] Gradually the Gorkhas annexed Sirmour and Shimla
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INTRODUCTION TO MAMMALS OF SOUTH ASIA Mammals are thought to have evolved from the class Reptilia particularly within the order Therapsida of the subclass Synapsida or “mammal-like reptiles” (Novak 1999). Adelobasileus cromptoni from the late Triassic of Texas about 225 million years old was said to be the earliest known mammal (Lucas and Hunt‚ 1990). However‚ with respect to several important characters‚ Adelobasileus shows an intermediate condition between cynodonts and mammals and its status
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Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry Plot Summary Such a Long Journey examines the life of a handful of Parsi Indians in the turbulent early 1970’s. When Britain withdraws from the subcontinent in 1948‚ two states are created. Muslims form one state‚ Pakistan. Pakistan’s two parts are widely separated by its massive southern neighbor‚ India. In India‚ Hindus predominate‚ although society is officially secular. Parsis are a tiny‚ secretive religious minority. The inhabitants of Khodadad
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Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working in approximately 90 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty§ and related injustice§ around the world.[1] In all Oxfam’s actions‚ the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. Oxfam works directly with communities and seeks to influence the powerful‚ to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them. Each organization
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Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Extent of Disclosure: Evidence from Companies in Nepal Bikash Gajurel‚ Dinesh Pyatha‚ Ganesh Joshi‚ and Jyoti Kafle Uniglobe College Baneshwor‚ Kathmandu Abstract The main purpose of the study is to investigate whether the existence of corporate governance mechanisms is effective in increasing the extent of disclosure amongst public listed companies in Nepal. Dscore index is prepared to collect data for the study. Regression analysis is used to determine
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