Politics And History Through An Alternative Path For Self Rule

As a first generation Indian-American, I am no stranger to being a part of a distinct community while observing two unique cultures. Traveling to India exposed me to a dynamic population with rich diversity comprising of numerous languages and differing religions. Though these individuals may have had differing customs from their neighbors, there were similar ambitions to conquer grinding poverty. This poverty can be clearly noticed by seeing citizens sleeping on floors of a railway station, or the lack of air conditioning in searing hot weather. The frailty and mortality of the human condition was starkly visible in India. As a fellow human, I was humbled not only by the lack of privilege and opportunity of many citizens, but also by their

“The Inconvenient Indian” speaks to a general audience and particularly to US and Canada. The book is organized into chapters and each chapter refers to a variety of themes. Some of these themes are history, culture, politics, and laws. By incorporating all these themes,

Many of the themes explored by Gandhi in Hind Swaraj are directly or indirectly influenced by these texts. ‘I lay no claim to originality. They have been formed after reading several books.’ For instance, Gandhi’s explanation of colonialism is built upon Tolstoy’s Letter to a Hindoo where he argues that ‘it is not the English who have enslaved the Indians, but the Indians who have enslaved themselves.’ Similarly, an uncompromising critique of industrial culture, the hallmark of Gandhian thought, is derived from Ruskin, Tolstoy and many other writers. Further, Maine’s contention, that Indians were inheritors of a civilization that had representative institutions but destroyed by the new utilitarian state, was used by Gandhi to point out the superiority of

Government throughout history and throughout different cultures has changed from one system to another. People fight for power, and a steady government means usually means more prosperous times. When bad times come, power levels may increase, overthrows are enacted, and sometimes the system itself changes. Societies often go about this differently, and patters may be hard to find. However, one thing that history seems to show is that rich people dominant the government. Social classes have always been a part of society, and those who already have more money, education, and resources tend to be the one’s ruling over those who have less. Most people who rule are given extra resources and valuable because they rule. But the pattern that is seen throughout history shows people who already had much, getting power, instead of an average person getting to power, then becoming rich.

The dominant idiom of Indian writing today is firmly entrenched in pain, anxiety of displacement, nostalgia, yearning to belong to roots, and so on. Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things and Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss are two such novels that explore the tragedy of man on several levels using different perspectives. Both the novels are about averted culture-clash tragedies, homogeneity vs. heterogeneity, and about Indian sensibilities.

In the year of 1787, delegates met in Philadelphia to write the Constitution. Tyranny, a type of government with an absolute ruler, was a fear. One way to keep that from happening was separate the powers of the central government and state government. It provided a double security and gives certain powers to everyone. (DOC A)

5. Every member citizen shall have an equal right to elect the members of the

Through out our history and even in modern times, colonialism, imperialism and revolution have played a major part in the rise and fall of power structure and governance in the world. Societies have been overtaken, ruled, risen, and fallen. Wars have been fought for the power of one society, faction, or government to rule another. Non violent revolutions have enacted changes in power as well, making significant changes in power structures.

Also known as Pontiac’s Uprising, this describes the event in 1763 in which Pontiac, the Ottawa Chief, led a

Each era of political structure brings, in its own way, something that our nation needed at that specific point in time. With each need answered comes a needed question, for that which works for one era make have disastrous consequences for the next. Whereas the founding era, or the eighteenth century to the american revolution, questioned the constitution, the time after questioned the union and Lincoln’s words. The questions asked during each era were crucial to the development of our nation and government. Without this chain of events and the specific form of thinking for each era, we would not be where we are today. Perhaps the most important era is the one that continues to this day. For though all of the eras are extremely vital to

Peepli Live, a 2010 Indian film, displays the controversial topic of “farmer suicides” by highlighting one significant farmer, Natha Das ManikPuri. Although there are various satirical lines of the film, Peepli Live reveals the chaos and blackmail that exists with the agriculture infrastructure in India. When Peepli Live came out in 2010, I had no interest to watch it with my family, however, seven years later, I am interested because it relates to the South Asian curriculum. After the film, I developed various emotions and reactions to the controversial topics addressed in the scenes. The strengths and weaknesses of the film correlate to the history of India, the corrupt agricultural system, and the media provokes the highly debated topic

It shows awakening of the protagonist Lalu as his experience in trench warfare in Spain gives him insight about colonial rule. The novel describes the action of Indian troops in the battlefields in France in the First World War. The novel tells us about the struggle of Indians during war. Indian community was poverty-stricken, immersed in superstitious religious beliefs and many social evils which afflict the Indian Society. The novel touches the progress of Lal Singh, from ‘innocence’ to ‘experience’. Lalu showed the urge to live and to stand against heavy odds. His bouts valiantly with the evil forces of the society. He becomes so determined that neither he succumbs to brutalities of the caste system nor surrenders before the old fashioned religious customs. His voyage ends when he becomes a crusader and a dedicated soldier. He gathered his strength and revolted against all the forces of callous suppression perpetrated by land owners. Lalu’s experience taught him to cherish those ideal and values of social equality and autonomy to the peasants which he saw in Europe. Lalu realizes the truth of English rule and that is he ultimately draws to his father. His father is sick and is taken care by a Miullah for his medical needs because of superstitious mind-set they did not bother him to take to doctor. After his

Satyajit Ray (2 May, 1921- 23 April, 1992) is one of the best directors from the golden era of Bengali cinema (1952-1975). During that period parallel cinema movement emerged in India. This parallel cinema movement was mainly led by Bengali cinema. Satyajit Ray was born in Calcutta, and his family was very prominent in the field of arts and literature. He earned his reputation with his first film Pather Panchali (1955), it won eleven international awards, and with this film, he introduced Bengali cinema to the world. And now he is widely admired as one of the best filmmakers of the 20th century. He received his bachelor from the University of Calcutta in economics.

Apart from the political criticism, a humanistic reading of the text reveals the social bias around the social politics, i.e. caste system. It bares the sad plight of the lower caste, even in the political system supported by the proletarian values. What Roy implies is that the Marxist party in Kerala worked from within the communal divides, never challenging them. Velutha is a member of the party. Yet he does not get help from the party leader Comrade Pilliai. Pilliai’s double standard distances him

E.M. Forster’s classic novel “A Passage to India” tells the story of a young doctor, Dr. Aziz, and his interactions with the British citizens who are residing in India during the time of the British Raj. Throughout the novel, the reader gets many different viewpoints on the people and the culture of India during this point in history. The reader sees through the eyes of the Indian people primarily through the character of Dr. Aziz, and the perceptions of the British through the characters of Mr. Fielding, Adela Quested, and Mrs. Moore. Through the different characters, and their differing viewpoints, the reader can see that Forster was creating a work that expressed a criticism that he held of the behavior of the British towards their Indian subjects.