India Essays

Introduction The paper addresses a new dwelling typology that has developed in the contemporary world – ‘gated residential communities’; the problems associated with it at a social and urban level, focusing majorly on its impact on the city as a whole. It tries to explain the notion by taking the …

Features a richly diverse culture and religious practices. This diversity stems from the many immigrants and traders, as well as invading armies, who took part of their own philosophies to India. The landscape and climate throughout the Indian subcontinent ranges extraordinarily from dry deserts to tropical rainforests. India’s diverse culture …

This diversity stems from the many immigrants and traders, as well as invading armies, who took part of their own philosophies to India. The landscape and climate throughout the Indian subcontinent ranges extraordinarily from dry deserts to tropical rainforests. India’s diverse culture is in many ways a reflection of its …

What does it mean to be a modern Native American? How does their historical culture influence today’s society? Sherman Alexie does an outstanding job of influencing his characters with culture and traditions. He also outlines the societal problems experienced on the Spokane Indian Reservation and the struggle between the individual …

I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher Mr. Ashish Pathak sir for giving me a wonderful and golden opportunity to do this awesome assignment on “Role of law in peaceful functioning of society in Indian scenario”. It also helped me in doing a lot …

The Revolt of 1857 took place one hundred years after the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The Battle of Plassey was an important stepping stone for the British rule in India as the British had overcome the French in India, and the state of Bengal had effectively passed into the …

Leadership is the state or position of being a leader. It is being No.1 in one’s area of operation. This No.1 status is not easy to attain. Flexibility, trust, integrity and sustainability are just some of the virtues that make a person or an entity a leader. A leader can …

Before reading Richard Dawkins analogy between genes and memes I was of the opinion that a meme is nothing but a myth or a superstition that has existed in a particular culture. But a detailed research of this chapter impels me to think of the evolution of this meme. Through …

Choose any THREE of the cultures described overleaf and write a description of the differences and similarities between the cultures you have chosen and your own culture. Briefly discuss why it is difficult to trust the accuracy of the anthropological evidence. The three cultures I have chosen to talk about …

‘A Stench of Kerosene’ written by Amrita Pritam, portrays the consequences of the strong influence of Indian culture in a village, which destroys a couple’s marriage. Manak and Guleri have been happily married for eight years. The story opens to give the reader an insight into Guleri’s homesickness. “Whenever Guleri …