beautiful girl’s role. It’s always the sensuous, sultry roles that the dark skinned actress’ potray. In fact, come to think of it, how many dark skinned actresses can you think of? What’s even more surprising is the movie industry down south. In India, the color of the skin gets darker as you move down south and one would expect the south Indians to be more sympathetic to the issue. But, one look at the actresses of the southern film industries and you’d quickly throw away that notion. Once, you
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over the world. In many countries, law have been passed prohibiting discrimination between men and women in matters relating to payment of wages for similar work. o The State Policy article 39 of the Constitution envisages that the State shall direct its policy, among other things, towards securing that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women. o The International Women’s Year, President of India promulgated the Equal Remuneration Ordinance, 1975 on 26th September
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discuss how my selected religious group interacts with other groups, and how it has contributed to the United States culture. I will also provide examples of prejudice or discrimination against the selected religious group. This will help me to understand about the group and how to reduce prejudice and discrimination against them. I will also do the same for a selected racial/ethnic group of choice. My choice for a religious group is Evangelical Protestant, and my racial/ethnic group of
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the two neighbours broke out soon after their independence in 1947. Armed Pathans from the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan entered the territory of Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir, who was yet undecided on the issue of accession to either India or Pakistan. Indian military help was sought by the Maharaja to fend off the invasion. Forces arrived on October 27, after the Maharaja decided on accession of Kashmir to Indian Union. Despite early successes, the Indian Army suffered a setback in
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Indian Political and Economic History Stages of British Rule 1. What are the characteristics of the “First Stage “ of colonial rule in India? 2. How did East India gain by capturing political power in India? 3. Describe about early settlement Acts? 4. If one carefully studies the period of Indian history between 1757 and 1940 one finds clearly identifiable stages of British colonization each with its specific and distinguishable characteristics. Can you identify the main features of each stage
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Kashmir conflict From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [pic] [pic] The disputed areas of the region of Kashmir. India claims the entire erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmirbased on an instrument of accession signed in 1947. Pakistanclaims all areas of the erstwhile state except for those claimed by China. China claims the Shaksam Valley and Aksai Chin. |[show] | |v
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Using Figure 4 and your own knowledge, explain why some groups of people within a country have a lower level of development than others. (10) Figure 4 shows that rural areas, especially in the North West are less prosperous and less developed. This is shown by the high score of 55% in poverty in rural areas compared to the urban rate of 40% and national rate of 50%. In the capital city, Dhaka, the poverty rate is almost half the rural poverty rate at 28%, and the regions close to Dhaka also have
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enough sector of society is affected by an issue, it becomes a social issue. Although one person fired is not a social issue, the repercussions of 13 million people being fired is likely to generate social issues. Caste system[edit] Caste system in India resulted in most oppressed Untouchables on earth for the past 3000 years . UK recently banned caste system[1] and US is also planning to ban [2] caste system. Economy[edit] Main article: Economic problem Unemployment rates vary by region, gender
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Kashmir and the India-Pakistan dispute…7 Other factors supporting the rise of terrorism in Kashmir……….10 Impact of terrorism and the proxy war……………………………..12 Potential steps towards a peaceful solution………………………..15 Latest developments………………………………………………….18 Appendix I: List of Works Cited/Bibliography……………….......20 Appendix II: Map of the region.……………………………………21 Appendix III: Copy of instrument of Accession of Kashmir to India…22
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emergence in the international business arena presents challenges to Western-trained expatriate managers assigned there. These expatriates are familiar with management theories and practices based on value orientations very different from those in India. Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's Value Orientations Framework is used to provide an overview of the different types of cultural values an expatriate manager will confront in Indian society. The impact of Indian values on various management practices, including
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