Essays about: "British India"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words British India.
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1. Despite going through numerous education reforms during British Colonial rule, why does India still experience low literacy rates and poor institutional health?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Many reforms have been concluded in India during British Colonial rule however India still has not succeeded in the provision of valuable education across all strata of the society. A lot has been written on the topic and it seems the end conclusion is that British Colonial rule is did not have sufficient fund and personnel to cater the vast county’s needs. READ MORE
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2. Mass Media and Press Freedom as Mechanisms for Value Change: Evidence from 19th Century India
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : I analyze regional variation in the prevalence of press freedom and newspapers involved in socio- religious debate in 19th century colonial India, and test empirically whether they have had a persistent effect on values held by current day Indians. I find that press freedom is associated with a higher prevalence of socio-religious newspapers in colonial presidencies. READ MORE
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3. The Fighting Man and the Beginning of Professionalism : The East India Company Military Officer 1750–1800
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : Earlier research has claimed that the British officer corps did not go through professionalization until the emergence of institutionalized education for military officers in the 19th century. This study argues that British officers in service of the East India Company in India showed signs of professionalization before 1800, contrary to earlier claims. READ MORE
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4. Hydro-securitization in the Indus River basin: An analysis of Indo-Pakistani security frames
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The animosities between India and Pakistan have been continuous since partition of British India over seven decades ago. Disputes over Kashmir and the rivers flowing through the region can be said to represent a nucleus of the tensions between the two countries. READ MORE
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5. Right to be and act Queer? : A descriptive analysis of how Indian LGBTQI activists framed Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in order to challenge it, preceding the 2018 Indian Supreme Court verdict to overrule the law
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study aims to contribute to the under-researched area of LGBTQI activism in the ‘Global South’ by performing a case study of LGBTQI activism in India, a country that provides an intriguing setting in which a wide range of sexual expressions has developed over time with attitudes towards them varying alongside. Same-sex activities have since the 1860s been considered a penal offence under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code but in September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court overruled the law and decriminalized same-sex conduct. READ MORE
