The post-independence era of India saw the appearance of the congress party as the first even party to form a government also India’s Predominance of congress at nationalism that it brought along itself, thereby giving congress a national identity whose legacy could not be challenged by the merge opposition. Uttar Pradesh due to its sheer size and historical importance has always remained to be a key state within the Indian union. The first UP assembly was held in 1951-52. Congress kept on changing
Dalit Movement In Modern India All those people of distinct castes and sub-castes among the depressed classes who were traditionally subjected to invidious discriminations on grounds of untouchability, and categorized as the downtrodden, untouchables, depressed classes, exterior classes or Scheduled Castes were called Dalits. Dalit movement can be defined as institutional or organizational efforts made by Dalit leaders for the liberation of the downtrodden masses. It is a movement of protest against
politically gained relative to the others. For instance, in the 1980s, the SCs established a successful caste-based party (Bahujan Samaj Party [BSP]), significantly increased their representation in national politics and allowed them to extract more public resources from the state than
Politics of India India is the largest democracy in the world. India has the biggest number of people with franchise rights and the largest number of political parties, which take part in election campaign. In the 1996 national elections, almost 600 million people voted and an average of 26 candidates competed for each of the 543 territorial constituency seats. Elections are held at different levels. The two major election levels are at national level, after which the national government is established
India won her independence in 1947 and for winning this independence Congress, as a political party, played the predominant role. The leaders of the Congress party, then, were great leaders — stalwarts — really dedicated to the cause and to the party which they served. Mahatma Gandhi was the undisputed leader and there were leaders of such caliber as Jawahar Lai Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, C. Rajagopalacharya, Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Sarojini Naidu, Subhash Chandra Bose
IIndian nationalism Indian nationalism refers to the many underlying forces that molded the Indian independence movement, and strongly continue to influence the politics of India, as well as being the heart of many contrasting ideologies that have caused ethnic and religious conflict in Indian society. Indian nationalism often imbibes the consciousness of Indians that prior to 1947, India embodied the broader Indian subcontinent and influenced a part of Asia, known as Greater India. National
The Indian caste system describes the system of social stratification and social restrictions in India in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed jātis or castes. Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname). The
We will be importing handmade traditional jewelry from India’s local stores to the United States. This paper will talk about India’s Risk and Analysis, like its geography, demography, economic situation, political situation, social and cultural situations. Geography: India is located in southern Asia next to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Burma, Pakistan, and Nepal. Its climate varies from tropical monsoon to temperate plus upland plains in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges. It also has
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED TO : Dr. SHASHI RANI DEV : Mr. SUDHIR MASKE SUBMITTED BY : QUAMRUL HUDA CLASS : MSW-III SEMESTER TOPIC : MARGINALIZED PEOPLE IN INDIA- SCHEDULE CASTE INTRODUCTION Marginalized people are those people who are excluded from the society or society’ s people don’t provide them opportunity for integrating them because of this they leg behind in social as well economic progress. We need two kinds of identity for
Is India a ‘Caste Democracy’? Introduction: Caste based politics in India Though the idea that caste is a part of a natural and moral order of things, that it is a hereditary quality which once for all defines ones position and occupational affiliation and which is associated with a particular law of conduct is rejected both by intellectuals and political leaders, caste is in Indian post independence politics continually used and abused in different ways. State politics in India has been particularly