Essays on India

“The Namesake” is somewhat fiction with reality and the story moves around cities in India and United States and is about a family that has migrated from India to United States. Gogol Ganguly who is born in United States to Indian parents Ashima and Ashoke Ganguly struggles to be Americanized.

The name “Namesake” comes from the idea where in the US he gets compared to Nikolai Gogol (his Continue reading...

During the early 1940s, most colonized countries were involved in struggles to end the colonization. These struggles differed from one country to another, in India, for example, Mohandas Gandhi was at the forefront of the fight to gain self-rule. The struggle to gain independence in India had begun earlier dating to the Indian Mutiny of 1857. In 1916, the struggle for independence was under the leadership of Mohandas Gandhi. He was a western trained lawyer, spiritual Hindu theologian and a philosopher. His ideologies were for the people to embrace non-violence in their struggle for independence. He held wide notions Continue reading...

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Fantasy Hotels is a leading UK based hotel chain which was established in the year 2004. The company mainly focuses on establishing and running budget hotels across Europe. Over a quick span of time, Fantasy Hotels had grown into a leading player in the European hospitality sector. Even though a budget player, the company’s hotel properties provide all the basic facilities like wireless internet, LED televisions with cable access, swimming pools, dry cleaning, etc. The company manages to provide these additional facilities by charging an extra fees over and above the regular room charges. As Fantasy Hotels is Continue reading...

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The company that changed the world
England’s East India Company (EIC) was established by a royal charter on one cold New Year’s Eve in 1600. It was established in order to take part in beneficial space trade, the monopoly on which Spain had till 1588. Firstly, the company conducted separate voyages to India. Few years later, in India were built first factories, and since that time Britain begun its ardent activity in the region. The company had a full monopoly for all the trade between Britain and Asia. The greatest impact this company had in Continue reading...

The narrator places himself as a British police officer to represent the symbol of the imperial country. The police officer describes how he is agitated by the British authority to the Burmese people. He feels that the Burmese are oppressed by the British imperialism to the extent that he believed “I had already my mind that imperialism was an evil thing” (p.3). This indicates that people lived in poor conditions such as poverty due to the forces of imperialism and although he was British, he could not support the Britain oppressive authority. He said that he was “for the Continue reading...

The use and application of power are first defined by the social set up that constitutes a society and the country. A country is a composition of multiple nationalities with almost similar cultural practices comprised together in a formal political union and economic integration. Cultural practices in a country determine the overall application of law and practices that defines the do’s and don’ts of a country. The constitution of a country stipulates the scope of power of the government. In drawing up a constitution, cultural practices of the society are put into consideration so that the laws Continue reading...

Indian Poverty and slums: Government perspective

Republic of India is a biggest democracy and the second most populous country in the world. Geographically, it is situated in South Asia and with its vast area, it is the seventh largest country in the world. As a newly industrial state, the economy of the country is considered as eleventh-largest by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) in the world (Ravallion and Martin, 2008). The economic progress witnesses the reduction of poverty to 21.9 percent. However, about 68 million people still live in slums (Census, 2011). United Nations report reveals that third Continue reading...

The battle for water between India and Pakistan is long and has a rich history. This situation dates back to 1960 when the two countries decided to share the water based on rivers in the Indus water treaty of 1960 (Aaron T. Wolf and Joshua T. Newton, in institute of the water and watershed). The eastern rivers, Beas, Sutlej, and Ravi were exclusively set aside for India. At the same time, the rivers in the western, the Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum where set aside for Pakistan. Times have changed since then, and the demand for water and water related Continue reading...

Introduction

The rise and development of America has a lot of historic landmarks. Being a nation of multiracial origin, discrimination was among the major problems that the minority groups in America faced. People were discriminated based on the skin color and their race. People lived very suspicious lives. Due to the differences, the Americans lived very suspicious of one another. The most devastating aspect of this discrimination was manifested when the incidence of “trail of tears occurred.” It was a historical happening where there was forceful relocation and ethnic cleansing that took place when the Native Americans were evicted from Continue reading...

Cultural syncretism occurred in some societies, in the course of history. The introduction of new cultures in some societies would change the shape of the societies in a number of ways. Western Europe became the power house as it used to dominate the other countries and nations around the world. European domination in Africa and Americas was well received, and did not face the resistance met in India and China. The success of the Europeans in Africa and Americas could not be replicated in China and India.
In Africa and the America, there were various tribes with divergent views; Continue reading...

Section A

- What is your student identification number?
- How many Indigenous nations are there in Canada?
There are twelve nations: Great Basin, California, Great Plains, Northeastern Woodlands, South West, South East, Mesoamerica, Circum-Caribbean, Eastern Subarctic, Northwest Coast, Western Subartic and Arctic.
- How many Indigenous language families exist in Canada?
There are close to 75 indigenous languages, but according to Norrls (104), up to 2008, there were sixteen selected aboriginal languages. They include Cree, Ojibway, Innu-aimun, Algonquin, Ml’kmaq, Blackfoot, Malecite, Dene, Dogrib, Carrior, Satish, Gitksan, Nisga’a, Mohawk, Iroquoian and Haida.

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- How many indigenous creation stories did Continue reading...

Surrogacy refers to an arrangement whereby a woman carries a pregnancy for another person, especially for individuals who cannot give birth. The rapid rise in outsourcing surrogacy has raised concern among people around the world. Some of the issues that develop from the practice include ethical concerns on women who offer themselves as surrogates, the women paying for surrogacy services, the agencies that contract such women, the government authorities, and the medical practitioners who build their practice around the practice. It is essential to identify the factors that contribute to the rise of surrogacy and outsourcing surrogacy, especially in Continue reading...

Little House on the Prairie often uses didacticism. In at least 150 words, explain how this affects the realism of the piece? Use one specific example of didacticism to prove your point.
Didacticism is informative and reflects the history of the Native Americans and their story on the frontier. The issue of racism is very strong and should not be introduced to children, but in reading, it is Pa’s conflicting views of this group of people that leaves Laura undecided in regards to racism. The novel tells the story of how misconceptions can prevent one person from seeing Continue reading...

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“The Day After Tomorrow”, a feature US movie of 2004 directed by Roland Emmerich, was undoubtedly a commercial success. There have been many disaster movies before, but quite a few of its predecessors might have been compared to it in terms of computer effects and quasi realism. The general public liked the effect of the new Judgement Day, and the box office of ‘The Day After Tomorrow” has exceeded 550 million dollars worldwide, while the original budget was around 125 million. The filming took place in the total of 17 locations, including New York City (with a hefty amount Continue reading...

Indian classical music influencing western music in 21st century

The concept that Indian classical music has influenced western music has gained so much weight in the recent years. Classical music is the considered to be the music of east. While hip hop, jazz, rock and pop music is associated with western culture.
Introduction: the influence of Indian music is very prominent on western music. There are various evidences that show how western music is inspired from the Indian classical music. When we see at the Jazz music, it’s played in clubs, concerts, and even in balls. In the beginning, it was played in few western countries but Continue reading...

Despite what many think, or what many may want to think, Hinduism has been leaving its mark in America since the 1800’s . However, at that time the religion was relatively insignificant to the local population, due to the small number of Hindu’s in the country. It was not until the 1970’s that the Hindu population became a number great enough to sustain the public’s interest in the religion. Migrating by the thousands to work in the medical industry, as well as IT, their religion both intrigued and mystified a public ready to take on anything Continue reading...

Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the word’s well known polytheistic religions. They are similar in some ways, yet different in others. Both Hinduism and Buddhism are originally from the Indian subcontinent. They share a long but uncomfortable relationship with each other. Hinduism is a process of understanding the soul of a human being. It is all about understanding the inner soul or being, hence you are able to understand existence of a being from within. In order to attain the highest life process, you need to remove all manner of distractions from your life so as to Continue reading...

Hinduism, the dominant religion of India and Nepal, consists of several different traditions. With teachings on daily morality and traditions referred to as Shaktism, Shaivism, and many others, the culture surrounding Hinduism is rich and vibrant. In order to understand it better, I sought to have a religious experience involving Hinduism. On March 19, 2014, I attended the Malibu Hidden Temple, located at 1600 Las Virgenes Canyon Road, Calabasas, California, 91302. It was my hope to have a religious experience that would enlighten me to the ways of the Hindu culture.
Upon first arriving at the Malibu Hidden Temple, Continue reading...

Ancient Chinese can be said to be one of the main areas where logic initiated, together with Greek and India. This was during the regime of Mohi who was a follower of Confucius. However, they existed under different doctrines. There was also Mo-tzu who made major contributions in the field of logic and linguistics in China. They introduced Hu Shih as a contribution of logic.
Confucius and Mo-tzu had philosophical contribution to linguistic and logical reflections in their cultural tradition of Chinese. Confucius would rectify names as a move in realizing political and moral reforms. Therefore, Hu Shih referred Continue reading...

Introduction

In every market system, two key players are involved; buyers and sellers. Buyers purchase products at their willingness and ability while the seller supplies the products and services to the market at their willing price and ability to the market. (Kumra, 2007)
The market system is defined by the forces of demand and supply. Demand is the capability of a consumer to purchase products at the prevailing price within a given period .Supply is the ability and willingness of a seller to produce and supply products and services to the market at the prevailing price at a given period. Continue reading...

Living in a foreign land while observing one’s cultural beliefs is one of the biggest challenge that the narrator of the intended had to face. Life in England was becoming more sophisticated even as he grew from a boy to a man. With wide spread discrimination based on his race as well as other struggles of education and earning a living made life quite unbearable for the young boy. Having come from a strict Indian background, Shaz's, Patel's, and Nasim face racial discrimination, which makes it hard for them to survive in the English culture. Apart from the Continue reading...

Child labor is prevalent in India and Peru. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 138, a person in normal circumstances may participate in economic activities provided that he is older than 15 years old. Following this, a person within aged 15 and below is considered a child. The child is then referred to as a laborer if he is economically active. This constitutes being gainfully employed or working on a regular basis for which there is remuneration or that the output from his labor is intended for the market. Both these definitions serve as basis for Continue reading...

California is the most populated U.S state, located on the West Coast of the United States of America. It ranks as the third largest state after Alaska and Texas and is home to one eighth’s of Americans that is approximately thirty eight million people. California is the home to the country’s most populous census and fifty of the country’s most populated cities, San Diego, San Jose, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Sacramento, Oakland, and Fresno. Sacramento is the capital city. A variety of Native American tribes settled in what is now California (Grant, 54).This was before Continue reading...

Introduction

The contact between the European and Indigenous people led to many points of conflict and clashes. The indigenous people for this are the Indians in America. The conflict of the Indian cultural and religious beliefs with the Christianity and European cultures made it almost impossible for the existence of the two groups of people without conflicts. The Hindu religion clashed with the Christianity leading to conflicts and differences between the Europeans and Indians in America (Tompkins 8-10). The differences in cultural background between the Europeans and the indigenous people led to many grounds of conflicts. The attitudes and perceptions Continue reading...

Indians in Unexpected Places

Philip Deloria is the author of the book “Indians in unexpected Places. In this book, the author describes, the photograph of the mid-twentieth century through a woman who is dressed in a beaded buckskin dress. She is sitting under a hair dryer salon. The author has depicted the picture of non-Indians and their way of thinking towards Indianness and the modernity influenced by Americans and their reactions towards their indigenous people. Deloria also points out certain pictures of the Indian through their participation in the athletic events, buying of goods like automobiles, in Indian films, and the popularity of Continue reading...

Thesis: Since the migration of Europeans to the America’s in the 15th century, Native American culture has come under pressure; nonetheless, great efforts have been made (since the 19th century) to revive the culture, albeit with many challenges too.
- The dilution of the Native American culture can be traced back to two important developments.
- One is the entry of Europeans to the America’s in the 15th century.
- With the coming of Europeans, Native Americans involuntarily lost some aspects of their culture.
- Integration with Europeans
- The second important point is when the government Continue reading...

26the February, 2014

Comparing the determinants of FDI inflows to China and India
‘FDI’ abbreviated for Foreign Direct Investment, has gained significant importance in global commerce and economic growth. The term has brought a much appreciated change in the industrialized world. In simple meaning, FDI can said to be a saver centered in one nation who obtains a possession in another offshore nation with the objective to work on that property. By the end of 2006, the global supply of FDI at the conclusion of 2006 was $10 trillion, which amounts to GDP of five leading markets of the world, USA, Japan, Continue reading...

Child labor is a major challenge facing the world. Such children fail to enjoy their years of childhood to the optimum. In addition, some miss schooling opportunities owing to the devotion of time to work.

Negative publicity

With child labor in Bayer Company, there is negative publicity. The use of this child labor is criticized at the international platform and by other organizations in India. This aspect of weakness in child labor is exhibited through bad picture portrayed. This farming is viewed negatively owing to the vice that children miss their studies and engage in cotton farming. Failure to educate such Continue reading...

Innovation for BOP - Knowledge and Technology Management

Introduction
Frugal Innovation is a distinctive approach of reducing the complexity and limitations of resources, in the form of finance, material and institutional, and turns these to advantages and opportunities to innovation (Frugal Innovations, n.d.). Frugal innovation results in lower cost products and services, by minimising the use of resources in production, development, distribution and delivery or by leveraging them into newer and advanced ways. It can also refer to removal of unnecessary features from the durable goods like mobile, car, etc, in order to sell in the developing country at a much cheaper rate, so that it can Continue reading...

I. INTRODUCTION: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY
Upon looking at the history of the British East India Company in India, there can be little doubt that much of Britain’s superior ability to colonize areas of Africa, Asia, and the Americas was due in large part to the success and power of the British East India Company. In its heyday, the British East India Company commanded immense amounts of political and economic power in England, Britain, and abroad; however, its initial beginnings were much more humble. Initially, the East India Company was founded by London Continue reading...

Education for extinction is a history of the American Indians education during the assimilation era precisely in boarding schools. Adams explains that the boarding schools were used by the government as the major communication channel for communicating the American Indian issues. Even if the student failed in the assimilation, the schools left cultural and psychological marks on the lives of the students.
The war was against the Native American children in the classrooms and dormitories of government schools. Those in the authority thought that taking Indian students from their homes for long periods could cause civilization of the white Continue reading...

Religion since the ancient times has played a great role in uniting people and answering the metaphysical questions that try to explain the world as it is. Religion has, therefore, contributed to many aspects of culture that has shaped many issues and provided the foundation upon which rules and regulations that govern the society have originated. In some instances, political parties have been formed along religious lines and religious laws have shaped and have been used as the guiding principles upon which other countries laws are founded. There are many religions that exist, both ancient and modern that has Continue reading...

India and the British Empire

India was the greatest jewel in the British Empire’s crown and although it started off as a commercial venture, the impact that the British had on the sub-continent remains practically to this day after 300 years of rule. The beginnings with the East India Company were quite daredevil with several risks being taken but after the British took control of the trade routes inside India, their economic power simply exploded.
The East India Company ran India like a fiefdom, and it brought great profits to its shareholders as well as to Britain as a whole. The creation of Continue reading...

Diarrhea in Orissa, India

Introduction
India is one of the countries with the largest area in the world. it is also the second-most populous country after China with a population of about 1.23 billion people. The poverty standards in India have remained very high with a number of regions living in slum areas. Orissa, India, is one of the densely populated slums in India, which has a high number of their population living on less than one dollar every day. Research indicates that most of the people prone to air and water borne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea live in poor conditions Continue reading...

I have always dreamt of learning all the languages of the world. Language is my passion and to learn these, therefore, is my hobby. However, my first tryst with learning a new language came only about two years back. The language I took a fancy to was Bengali (an Indian language). While learning new languages was always my hobby, I never really got a chance or rather incentive to learn any. I simply did not make any effort into learning a new language except just dreaming about learning them all one day! My first chance to learn a new Continue reading...

What are the key problems that Gupta should focus on in short and long term?

According to Gupta, the old saying of “out of sight out of mind” applies to the Indians approach products usage. So in the short term the company should draw such measures to attract the public. While, in long term, the standard should also be increased to handle the competition that is faced. Large numbers of multinationals have lost their products due to the low quality
How well prepared was coke India to deal with the CSE’s allegations. Give example to support your answer.
Who are the key constituents? What do you recommend based on the study of your Continue reading...

The American Revolution is the political era between 1765 and 1783 when the Thirteen American Colonies disintegrated from the British Empire and formed an independent nation today called the United States of America. The Americans rejected the parliament authority to extract taxes from citizens without elected representatives in 1765. This battle continues until 1783 after the British sent combat troops to maintain peace, leading to the today called the American Revolutionary War (Fradin 12). The American Revolution had specific political goals while the creation of the new republic created some different effects on women, blacks and Indians.

The philosophical values of the American Revolution

The American Continue reading...

Introduction:

Over the last decade, 1993-2013, China has become the world’s largest holder of foreign exchange. According to China Business News (28, March 2006), China’s foreign reserves had increased up to $853.7 billion. Foreign exchange reserve accumulation was useful to the country during the process of economic reform. It greatly boosted foreign trade and investments.
Macro-econometric data explains the differences in trade performance between China and the developed countries based on comparative and analytic framework. China and India, for instance, adopted different development strategies. Over the last two decades, China has been adopting export-led development strategy that has Continue reading...

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Marketing department is one of the most important and effective departments from the standpoint of an organization and no organization can increase its financial belongings without having effective marketing department in particular. The world of marketing has been with numerous concepts and among them; the name of Consumer Behavior is one of them. Consumer behavior is the name of analyzing the behavior of the consumer in particular. There are number of authors who have identified regarding the consumer behavior stance and its effectiveness in particular.
There is a case study attached with this assignment, which is Continue reading...

John Ford’s 1956 film The Searchers is commonly understood to be one of the finest Westerns of all time; much of that is due to John Ford’s gorgeous cinematography, but the lion’s share of the film’s appeal rests on the captivating nature of John Wayne’s character Ethan Edwards. The dubious nature of Ethan Edwards’ heroism is at the heart of the film - a mysterious stranger who rides into town after a long absence, Ethan’s behavior and attitudes change the other characters around him in an irrevocable fashion. Because of his dry, easy Continue reading...