Essays about: "indian history"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words indian history.
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11. Sports of Empire: Squash as Signifier in V.S. Naipaul’s A Bend in the River
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The protagonist of V.S. Naipaul’s 1979 novel A Bend in the River is an ethnic Indian living in Africa as part of an expatriate community of traders in the city at the bend in the river. He sympathises with the Western world, listens to BBC Radio, and tries very hard to distance himself and show himself as different from the native Africans. READ MORE
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12. History matters : A field study about Indian teachers and their outlook on the importance of history
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : In the light of a Nordic history didactical field this study examines how the Indian teaching practice handles the history didactical field. Why is history important to learn according to Indian history teachers? Which teaching methods and didactical tools do they use to teach history? How do Indian teachers process the use of history in their teaching? The historians Klas-Göran Karlsson and Ulf Zander argues that the mediation of history should take form in such a way where the teachers are aware of the following aspects of history; the use of history, history writing and the link between past, present and future. READ MORE
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13. Automatic phonological transcription using forced alignment : FAVE toolkit performance on four non-standard varieties of English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Forced alignment, a speech recognition software performing semi-automatic phonological transcription, constitutes a methodological revolution in the recent history of linguistic research. Its use is progressively becoming the norm in research fields such as sociophonetics, but its general performance and range of applications have been relatively understudied. READ MORE
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14. Socioecological Transformation and the History of Indian Cotton, Gujarat, Western India
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Landscape management is often referred to as a holistic concept, which deals with large-scale processes and multidisciplinary manners in regards to natural resource use with ecological and livelihood considerations. Seen in this light, landscape transformation should be understood within the context of the human-nature relationship, viewing human activities and their institutions as an essential part of the system rather than as external agents. READ MORE
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15. In the surge of healing- the case of Indus basin
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Water being a vital resource and an inevitable ingredient for the existence and sustenance of life drew the attention of human settlements from the beginning. Nearly all human activities i.e. commerce, sanitation and transportation get influenced by water in one way or the other. READ MORE
