Essays about: "india essay"

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  1. 21. Images of Kabir : As described by Yadav in Assi and Nagwa, and Julaha in Shivala and Saket Nagar

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten; Karlstads universitet

    Author : Kristian Niemi; [2008]
    Keywords : india; banaras; benares; varanasi; kabir; kabirdas; poet-saints; nirgun; nirguna; julaha; yadav; assi; asi; nagwa; helgonpoet; helgon-poet; indien;

    Abstract : In his own time, the nirguna poet-saint Kabir was a controversial figure. He spoke ill of Islam and Hinduism alike, yet, in the end, both groups claimed him as their own. In this essay, various images of Kabir are discussed. Kabir as he appears in legends; Kabir as he appears in his poems; Kabir as a historical figure. READ MORE

  3. 22. PARTITION MEMORIES IN BANGLADESH: INTERPLAY BETWEEN OFFICIAL HISTORY WRITING AND FAMILY NARRATIVES

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Reefat Imam; [2007]
    Keywords : British India; Partition; Memories; Family narratives; Official history writing; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This essay discusses how Partition (of British India) is remembered today in Bangladesh and how personal memories and narratives may differ considerably from public history writing. It examines the influence of state, community and family on the formation of popular memories about Partition. READ MORE

  4. 23. India, Russia, and the Iranian Nuclear Crises - an analysis of Indian and Russian foreign policy towards Iran

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Fredborn Larsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Energy; foreign policy analysis; India; Iran; nuclear weapon; Rosenau; Russia; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Nuclear activity in Iran has during last years been a widely discussed topic worldwide, as well as an important element in international relations. United States has looked for allies in attempts to isolate Iran politically and economically. India and Russia are powers of growing importance with interests in Iran. READ MORE

  5. 24. Everyday Movement Patterns of Women in Assi : A Socio-spatial Approach

    University essay from Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper

    Author : Ingrid Ranke; [2006]
    Keywords : Human geography; India; Women; Caste; Socio-spatial dialectic; Place access; Varanasi; Assi; Everyday routine; Kulturgeografi; Indien; Kvinnor; Kast; Socio-rumslig dialektik; Varanasi; Assi; Vardagliga rörelsemönster;

    Abstract : This essay seeks to explore the societal institution of caste from a socio-spatial perspective. The focus is on everyday routine of individuals and on the places this routine is connected with. A special interest is the access that different people have to different places. READ MORE

  6. 25. Engaging Water? - Integrated Water Resources Management and Civil Society in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mats Kullander; Daniel Klasander; [2006]
    Keywords : IWRM; civil society; India; participation; democracy; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This essay contains a research on the impact of IWRM-projects on the civil society. IWRM is a water project strategy with local stakeholder participation as an important part. READ MORE