Ramayana

Radha, as the only one of all the characters in the novels is a true representing of the modern Indian woman. In her study of the imaginary of Indian women in literature, Rajan states that "The image of the "new Indian woman" is of course derived primarily from the urban educated middle-class woman" (Rajan 130) and describes her as "attractive, educated, hardworking, and socially aware" (Rajan 131). In spite of her origin as a daughter of a middle class traditional family, while studying and in the

The concept of Colonialism in Derek Walcott’s The Saddhu Of Couva In the poem The Saddhu Of Couva by Derek Walcott, the presence of the concept of colonialism is evident through the extensive use of Indian words, words related to the Indian tradition and also Trinidadian creole. This is not at all strange since Couva is a town on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in which a kind of creole is spoken even though the official language of the country is English. Also, the speaker, who is afraid of

The beginning of Buddhism started in 5th century B.C. in India (Violatti). Siddhartha, also referred to as Buddha, was said to have seen the suffering of the world and set out a way to fix it. He was said to have reached a state of enlightenment that was said to have begun at the end of attachments. These attachments were said to have been able to be achieved through a large amount of meditation and analysis of the world (Violatti, Buddhism). Buddhism does not have a direct set of books to follow

Question #1 The 320 year rule of the Delhi Sultanate in the subcontinent of India ushered in a unique synthesis of cultures that would forever alter the fabric of the empire’s cultural landscape in countless ways. The Delhi Sultanate stretched from the years 1206 to 1526 with its perhaps most notable and lasting effect being its bringing together and assimilating of Indian and Islamic cultures, which had up until this point, never happened on quite this scale. This monumental conquest was part of

The literary genre of science fiction is diverse and its exact definition is still a subject of argument for both scholars and students. The genre of science fiction, as quoted by Britannica Encyclopaedia, “is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals”. The term science fiction was popularized in 1920s by an American publisher Hugo Gernsback, who is considered as one of the principal advocates of the genre. This lack of unanimity

Breaking the Shackles of Caste and the Past Aravind Adiga effectively captures the true image of modern India through the story of the fictional character Balram Halwai. The novel takes the reader through the struggles of class that exist in India at a time when the country is undergoing rapid modernization and globalization. The novel contradicts the exotic image of India that is generally represented in literature (for example, the stories of Rudyard Kipling.) Instead the novel familiarizes us

A complex society is an organized and well developed community that is made up of a large group of people. Complex societies encompass sophisticated characteristics that its inhabitants created, and as a result arose into independence. In general, all complex societies have a system of governance, social classes, religious beliefs, and systems of formal education. Complex societies are spread in many regions including Mesopotamia and India. Although both of these complex societies bear some superficial

Devadasis Devadasi literally means servants of the gods. Where few class of women gave themselves to a life of religious service. Ancient literature termed devadasi as just temple dancing girls. The dedication of girls were mostly seen during post-Vedic era. The puranas supports the view that dedicating girls might have emerged due to love towards god. A dedicated girl is considered as a bride to god of temple and is restricted/ banned from marriage. Women through the ages There has been lots of

that is to say a story, told and retold over generations, develops its own sub-plots, introduces new characters and relatable events and changes perspectives according to the storyteller. This is especially true of the epics oh Hindu mythology, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata reached its final form somewhere between 300 BCE and 300 CE. It is generally thought that it was initially a simple folk story. With each retelling, it was “appropriated, Sanskrit-ized, and sanitized by Brahmins”

Social stratification, which is the categorization of people based on their income, social status and derived power is one of the most common topics researched by sociologists. Because of its vast population and extraordinarily rich mythologies and the classification of its society along the Varna system, India has been highly researched by sociologists and historians. In this paper, we will be comparing and contrasting the understanding of the Aryan Civilization and the classification of society