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How has colonialism impacted our lives? You can either focus on one aspect, like culture or politics, or treat them together.
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You may be living in a very small town, may be in a very big city, a semi-urban settlement or a village.
- Describe the place where you live.
- What are the features, which make you think it is a town and not a city, a village and not a town, or a city and not a village?
- Is there any factory where you live?
- Is agriculture the main job that people do?
- Is it the occupational nature that has a determining influence?
- Is it the buildings?
- Is it the availability of educational opportunities?
- Is it the way people live and behave?
- Is it the way people talk and dress?
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Read the passage given and answer the questions :-
The harsh working conditions suffered by labourers in Aghanbigha were an outcome of the combined effect of the economic power of the maliks as a class and their overwhelming power as members of a dominant caste. A significant aspect of the social power of the maliks was their ability to secure the intervention of various arms of the state to advance their interests. Thus, political factors decissively contributed to widening the gulf between the dominant class and the underclass.
i. Why do you think the maliks were able to use the power of the state to advance their own interests?
ii. Why did labourers have harsh working conditions?
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Read the snippets from the debates held in the Constituent Assembly. Identify the interest groups. Discuss what kind of interest groups exist in contemporary India. How do they function?
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The 73rd amendment has been monumental in bringing a voice to the people in the villages. Discuss.
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Write an essay on the ways that the Indian Constitution touches peoples’ everyday life, drawing upon different examples.
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Hindi and regional language films were often set in rural areas. Think of a film set in rural India and describe the agrarian society and culture that is shown in it. How realistic do you think the portrayal is? Have you seen any recent film set in rural areas? If not how would you explain it?
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Why are states often suspicious of cultural diversity?
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The ______ refers to the number of live births per 1000 women in the child-bearing age group, usually taken to be 15 to 49 years.
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Identify one of the reasons for population explosion.
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The book "An essay on the principle of population" was written by ______.
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Who is related with the theory of population growth?
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According to Robert Malthus, population rises in ____________ progression whereas agricultural production grows in ____________ progression.
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The hierarchical ordering of castes is based on the distinction between ____________.
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The ____________ sociologist and social anthropologists were known for his works on the caste system and terms such as 'sanskritisation' and 'dominant caste'.
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Caste is determined by ____________.
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Who gave the concept of "Dominant Caste"?
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Who gave the concept of "Sanskritization"?
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Who is the founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj?
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The watchwords "One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men" were given by:
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