similarities of both religions and using articles and journals to back up my stand‚ I would like to display that the depiction of Christianity as the source that tore the clans apart is only perpetuating prejudice and ignorance as much as the word ‘tribe’ does and only telling one very small side of the story of the deterioration of the African clans‚ lineages‚ cultures‚ beliefs and ways of life. The particular religious practices of the Ibo people of Umuofia are focused on respecting and praying
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major issue in India and people have been exploited on the basis of their caste and gender for years. The two main legislations that have been enacted by the Parliament of India to prevent such discrimination are The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act‚ 1989 and The Hindu Succession Act‚ 1956. Article 15 of the Indian Constitution also prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion‚ race‚ caste‚ sex or place of birth. The Hindu Succession Act‚ 1956 codifies the
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Article 15(4). This clause empowers the state‚ notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Articles 15(1) and 29(2)‚ to make special reservation for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Cast based reservation system
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to the processes of reproduction of caste‚ class‚ cultural and patriarchal domination-subordination. In post independence educational policy‚ modification of content supposedly aimed at indigenization resulted in Brahmanisation as a key defining feature of the curriculum. Brahmanisation has been evident in the emphasis on (1) ‘pure’ language‚ (2) literature and other “knowledge” of society‚ history‚ polity‚ religion and culture that is produced by higher castes which reflects
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vociferous demands for individual rights and civil rights found in this section. One such right that is embedded in the Indian Constitution is the right to equality. In this section‚ the practice of untouchability and the seedy underbelly of the caste system is abolished. At the same time‚ the Right to Equality demands that affirmative action measures to rectify that which has been wrong are included‚ suggesting that those previously seen as undervalued and underrepresented can be included in the
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73rd Amendment Constitution of India THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA "PART IX * THE PANCHAYATS 243. Definition -In this Part‚ unless the context otherwise requires:a) "district" means a district in a State; b) "Gram Sabha" means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level; c) "Intermediate level" means a level between the village and district levels specified by the Governor of a State by public notification
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inequalities. It was a caste ridden‚ stratified hierarchical society‚ and a particular segment of the society had been denied the bare human rights. Their education‚ wages‚ living conditions‚ social status was dictated by the whims of upper strata of society‚ reducing them to destitution. The economic backwardness brought social awkwardness which consequently made them downtrodden and thus depriving them even of the dignity of life. In a society compartmentalised on caste basis‚ upper castes controlled the
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the downtrodden sections of society called Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The special provisions were primarily for a limited period often years from the date of application of constitution. There is no fixed period for continuation of this privilege. The constitutional safeguards continued to be extended each time by ten years. before the period of earlier ten years expired. According to historians‚ the most important factor in the growth of caste system: was the occupations. Occupations
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concept as enshrined in our Constitution. The Right to Equality is a Fundamental Right‚ and our Constitution gives all Indians the right to practice it‚ irrespective of caste‚ creed‚ economic status‚ race or gender. Ancient Indian civilization was steeped in inequalities‚ mostly of caste. With the advent of Buddhism and Jainism‚ the caste system received a jolt‚ as the common man started questioning its very basis. Later‚ Christianity and Islam too‚ spoke of the equality of all men in the eyes of God
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word adivāsi[edit] Although terms such as atavika‚ vanavāsi ("forest dwellers")‚ or girijan ("hill people")[6] are also used for the tribes of India‚ adivāsi carries the specific meaning of being the original and autochthonous inhabitants of a given region and was specifically coined for that purpose in the 1930s.[7] Over time‚ unlike the terms "aborigines" or "tribes"‚ the word "adivasi" has developed a connotation of past autonomy which was disrupted during the British colonial period in India and
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