Essays about: "india essay"

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  1. 6. Creating Urbanity – Destroying Cultures : Relationships Between Public and Private in Kathputli Colony, New Delhi

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Konstvetenskap

    Author : Tove Hansson Grönroos; [2017]
    Keywords : Informal; slum; public; urban; architecture; open; closed; private; modernism; high-rise;

    Abstract : Through the story of Kathputli Colony, thiss essay; Creating Urbanity – Destroying Cultures, Relationships Between Public and Private in Kathputli Colony, New Delhi, India, discusses various degrees of public and private in urban architecture. It compares the architecture of the former Kathputli Colony with the new architecture proposed for the site. READ MORE

  3. 7. A White Orphan’s Educational Path in British India : A Postcolonial Perspective on Rudyard Kipling’s Novel Kim

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Karin Uhlén; [2016]
    Keywords : Rudyard Kipling; Kim; postcolonial theory; pedagogy; the British Empire; India; white orphan children; father figures.;

    Abstract : In this essay Rudyard Kipling’s novel Kim (1901) is dealt with from a postcolonial perspective, and the aim is to show how three father figures - Colonel Creighton, Mahbub Ali and the lama - individually influence Kim’s education. Furthermore, how their point of view on education and parenting can be used to understand the larger concepts of postcolonialism and the pedagogy of Empire. READ MORE

  4. 8. Honor and Happiness: An ethnographic study of arranged marriages in a context of tradition and globalization in South India

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Karin Hallberg; [2015-09-04]
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    Abstract : The tradition of arranged marriages is still the most popular form of organizing a marital relationship in India. Traditionally, parents are in charge of choosing the life partner for their child, which is a manifestation of honor in the Indian society. READ MORE

  5. 9. Mutual understanding in an intercultural company : Researching the interactions in the relationships Sweden-Ukraine and Sweden-India from a perspective of culture, communication and context.

    University essay from KTH/Organisation och ledning

    Author : Matilda Kaba-Liljeberg; Johanna Öhrling; [2015]
    Keywords : mutual understanding; negotiated culture; business communication;

    Abstract : Different national cultures use communication in different ways. When international businesses use resources in different countries, the communication needs to work for mutual understanding to occur. This essay focuses on the interactions between Sweden and Ukraine, and Sweden and India. READ MORE

  6. 10. Dharavi : Space, time, human condition towards a theory on unplanned settlements

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Charlotta Eriksson; [2013]
    Keywords : Unplanned settlement; Dharavi; Human condition; paticipatory planning;

    Abstract : Dharavi, one of the largest unplanned settlements in the world, inhabit over 700 000 people. The illegal settlements dating back to the 18th century are now under threat to be torn down in order to develop highly modern office and apartment spaces. READ MORE