The Idea Of Nationalism And The Indigo Planting Mirror

Mahasweta Devi’s short story, “Giribala,” is about the life of Giribala, a girl of Talsana village located in India. Born into a caste in a time when it was still customary to pay a bride-price, Giri is sold to Aulchand by her father. From this point on, we see a series of unfortunate, tragic events that take place in Giri’s life as a result of the circumstances surrounding Giri’s life. There are many issues in Giri’s life in India that Devi highlights to readers. First, the economic instability of the village leads to an extremely poor quality of life for the lower, working classes. Next, the cruel role of women determined by men in society is to either satisfy the sexual desires of men or to reproduce offspring who can work or be sold off to marriages. There are also other social norms and beliefs which discriminate against women that will be discussed.

“Let us always remember that we are all children of our mother country. Indeed, I have never worked in any other spirit than that I am an Indian and owe a duty to my country and to all my countrymen. Whether I am a Hindu, a Mohammedan, a Christian, a Parsi or any other creed, I am above all an Indian. Our country is India; our nationality is Indian.”

What would have happen if america never went through any problems? Now you may be thinking america has always been great. Well that’s not the case. We wouldn’t have become a more stronger independent country if we never had to solve problems. During the time of the early 1800s many different events were happening to contribute to America's situation of nationalism and sectionalism.

The poem “The Mirror” is told from an interesting perspective. In this poem the story is being told from the point of view of the mirror itself. The author uses personification to bring the mirror to life. It tells us what it sees and how it perceives things. The first stanza of the poem is intriguing and optimistic as the mirror describes itself. The mirror is “silver and exact” (L 1) alluding that it is perfect, and makes no mistakes. It will show exactly what it sees with no bias towards who or what it is reflecting. It is truthful not cruel. It also refers Itself as “the eye of a little God” (L5) meaning that the mirror reflects truth, sees all things and sees who we truly are. This stanza represents youth and naivety. The poem then takes a depressing turn. Throughout the

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Nationalism claims that a person’s identity is obtained from their nation. This ideology dictates that citizens share a “common language, shared cultural traditions, and sometimes religion.” Its presence allowed citizens to acquire an identity during a time of growing frustration towards the changing social order and political borders that reforms (political and intellectual) and revolutions left behind. Despite the variability of reforms and revolutions, nationalism has remained static and can serve as a basis for political movements and ideologies that are on opposite sides of the spectrum, e.g. nationalism has served as a basis for both Conservatism and Liberalism. Consequently, I claim that, despite the term being static, it is flexible in its use, i.e., it can be applied to different movements across time. On this basis, I ultimately claim that nationalism as an

To embark on Djiboutian nationalism, we must start with that of the nationalism of Somalia and Ethiopia, since Djibouti is now an enclave within these two large countries. Somali political consciousness and aspirations for a national united front began when Italy invaded Ethiopia in October of 1935, but internal conflicts are creating turmoil, which encompass contemporary politics in Djibouti. As with any post-colonial African country, nationalism may be difficult to garner since there often lacks a coherent idea of the particular political framework and cultural consciousness. A concrete idea of what nationalism is then, degrades to an “us versus them”

Simmi Gurwara, the Head of Radha Govind Group of Institutions in India, goes in-depth about Celie, the protagonist in The Color Purple, dealing with the wrongful deeds done by the males in her life, such as her father and husband, and relates it to today’s society about men and their abusive use of power. Gurwara explains the effects of male dominance and what the wrong use of power can have on the weaker members in a family. This scholarly journal connects Celie’s father’s abuse of power against Celie through rape and physical abuse with the cultural aspects seen in society today about the men in the family being in a higher power, like in the Indian culture. For instance, the murder of a girl by her own father, Muhammad Parvez, because she

Many groups of people have been inspired to seek independence for many reasons. Nationalism being one because it gives people the idea that their nation deserves more than what is being given to them or not agree with with the form of rule from a controlling nation. “Nationalism is the ideology based on the premise that the individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpass other individual or group interests, advocacy of political independence for a particular country ”(Webster 3). During the course of history nationalism has led many groups of people to seek independence and start a revolution because people may believe their country or group is superior to another

Where does nationalism come from? This question has puzzled scholars since the study's inception and is also of vital importance. One only needs to examine modern history to grasp the overarching influence nationalism has had throughout history, especially during the twentieth century. It has sparked conflict and genocide, military campaigns, and civil unrest. Nationalism claims to be of a long heritage, culture, religion (usually at least), and history shared among a specific people group with specific territorial boundaries. However, nations and nationalism as we think of them today did not exist prior to the French Revolution. This dichotomy has led to a polarization of ideas on the subject of nationalism. Primordialism and Modernism are

The word country was utilized before 1800 in Europe to allude to the occupants of a nation and in addition to aggregate personalities that could incorporate shared history, law, dialect, political rights, religion and customs.

The first source begins with a quote from Voltaire, more specifically an French Enlightenment philosopher. The quote puts forth the idea that in order for a nation to succeed or to be powerful they must do harm to all of those around them. The era of Enlightenment was a key portion of the world's history in regards to nationalism. Some could say that the very conception of nationalism occurred during this era. The philosophers from this time wished to promote the idea of a government ruled by the people and their interests, rather than from a monarchy. Urging many countries to overthrow this type of ruling. This idea helped to influence the new National Assembly with the French revolution, when they were overthrowing King Louis. In the

In “Imagined Communities,” Benedict Anderson raises a discussion on nationalism and the roots of its emergence in different cultural situations. Powerfully, Anderson states, “nationalism thinks in terms of historical destinies, while racism dreams of eternal contaminations, transmitted from the origins of time through an endless sequence of loathsome copulations: outside history,” relatable to the Vietnamese case of nationalism (Anderson, 148-9). The emergence of this patriotic sentiment can be attributed to ‘outside history,’ and the slow, but evident disintegration of a said cultural identity. ‘Outside history’ and the threatening presence of outside forces were all to easy to despise. With an obvious, discernible enemy, it was only

The play “Dance like a Man” focuses on three generations –Amritlal Parekh ,Jairaj, his son, his wife Ratna , their daughter Lata and future son in law Viswas. It centers on an individual plight where a dying form of art serves as a backdrop. Amritlal is the autocratic father, a freedom fighter and reformist. He stands as a metaphor of the unwritten rules of authority that many come to accept as part of the Indian joint family. He is a representative of the society in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Though liberal in thoughts he curtails the freedom of his son who wants to become a Bharatanatayam dancer. Jairaj seems to be have a passion for dance which is accepted by the society of his

The Indian independence movement was simply a response to British colonialism and oppression of the Indian subcontinent inhabitants. Indian nationalism was the most crucial factor of Indian independence, because it resulted in the swadeshi movement and national heros that joined the different people of India. Shivaji preceded Mohandas Gandhi, but both were among the first national heros. Indian national heroes are closely connected to Indian nationalism, but it is critically important to first understand Indian Nationalism.