Essays about: "the change of indian culture"

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  1. 1. Women and Maids : Perceptions of domestic workers, house work and class among young, progressive, middle-to-upper class women in Delhi

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

    Author : Otso Harju; [2016]
    Keywords : Domestic workers; Delhi; Class; Gender roles; Reflexivity; Social change; Family; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses ten indepth interviews on domestic workers, class and gender roles with ten young, politically inclined and often adamantly feminist women towards the upper end of the Indian class spectrum. It aims to deepen the understanding of employerworker relations and gendered domestic roles in contemporary Indian households. READ MORE

  3. 2. Holy cows and dirty dogs : the influence of culture and religion on animal welfare in India

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Jennie Allard; [2013]
    Keywords : india; animal welfare; attitudes; religion; culture; cows; dogs; cow; dog;

    Abstract : India is home to every sixth person in the world, some 30 million dogs and a quarter of the total world cattle population. A vast majority of Indians are Hindus, and even though the Hindu religion proclaims love, nurturing and worshipping of animals, sometimes the same religion constitutes an obstacle for animal welfare in practice. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Multinational Township as a Revitalization Movement: A Case Study on Auroville in South India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Magnus Thor; [2010]
    Keywords : cognitive anthropology; hegemonic decline; Sri Aurobindo; Revitalization movements; Auroville; acculturation; New Age; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Auroville is a spiritual intentional community in South India. It consists mainly of Westerners and Indians and they share a common belief in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, a philosophy that has clear references to the New Age Movement in the West. READ MORE

  5. 4. A green lung for the Stone Town : the challenge of developing a green structure for the users of Zanzibar historical city core.

    University essay from SLU/Landscape Architecture (until 121231)

    Author : Anna Hall; [2009]
    Keywords : Tanzania; Zanzibar; Stone Town; World heritage; City planning; Urban forestry; Open space; Socio-cultural landscape; Urbanization; Urban poverty; Slum; Livelihood strategies; Minor Field Study;

    Abstract : The state of the unique socio-cultural landscape in the World Heritage site Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania, is critical.Current financial and technical aid is focusing on safeguarding the traditional buildings, but there are no clear and up to date planning strategies for the public spaces where the local inhabitants and visitors run their daily life. READ MORE

  6. 5. Marknadsetablering i Indien

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Gustav Nilsson; Philip Olsson; [2009]
    Keywords : etableringsfaktorer; tillväxtmarknad; Indien; internationalisering; kvalitativ studie;

    Abstract : The demand from Swedish companies of new potential markets to enter is increasing. One of these companies is Väderstad-verken which has the vision to grow approximately 15 percentages every year. To make this possible they must find new emerging markets to enter to be able to grow. READ MORE