Bringing Back Grand Father (2007), is a humorous story about how a body deals with being foreign, being bald and being separated from someone he loves like crazy. Sea Glass Summer (2010) tells the story of a resourceful, determined girl who can’t wait to grow up, but brings to recognize just how much she has left to discover. Amitav Ghosh is one of the most widely known Indian writers in English today. The Circle of Reason (1986) traces Alu’s journey across two continents. It is an excellent novel by one of India’s most celebrated writers in English in which the normal and the abnormal, the ordinary and the extraordinary, reality and illusions, desire and resignation are all touched up. The Apprentice (1974) is a fine example of a cute …show more content…
The major theme running throughout is closely related to colonialism and the effects of post colonialism, the loss of identity and the way it travels through generations with a sense of loss. The major portion of the Indian sub continent was under British rule from 1857 to 1947. The nine fundamental rights acknowledged by the Indian constitution are “ Right to freedom , Right to life, Right against exploitation, Right to equality, Right to education and Right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, right to constitutional remedies, Right to life, and Right to information”.(en. Wikipedia.org)
In India every citizen is respected giving to the Indian constitutional rights. But in the foreign countries, the same doesn’t happen with Indians. It so happened when Gandhi was travelling to Pretoria. The conductor of train said
“Take this coolie out and put him in lower class!” “Hey Sami come along with me to the next compartment, “Insulted, Gandhi refused to move saying that he had purchased a first class seat and was entitled to be there “your ticket does not matter”, growled the conductors. “Go to the third class compartment at once!” (Gandhi library.
The British East India Company's lack of respect for the people of India, be it religious, economic, or administrative,
The British rulers of India helped settle 500 million diverse peoples with different religions all over India during their rulership, providing stronger communities held together by values of religion (Paragraph 6). However, the people of India were given little to no responsibility of themselves and their own nation (Document 1). Meaning the British also created a great divide of the native people and the British imperialists get to dictate what taxes and laws exist, all of which to only better the lives of themselves and did not pertain to the basic human needs for the people who actually lived in India. Paragraph 12 shows that the British did bring several different states of India into one unified nation to help establish an effective justice system, civil service, loyal army, and efficient police force to protect the people of India. On the other hand, document 2 shows that the Indians had no say in the taxes they had to pay to the British or how they spent their money as a nation.
In “Traditional Mother and Father” Still the Best Choice for Children” (2002), Tom Adkins argues that heterosexual parents are a better choice for a child than homosexual ones. Adkins supports his claim by undermining the AAP’s data that concludes that “parents ' sexual orientation alone cannot predict their ability to provide a supportive home environment for children”, by citing the report No Basis: What the Studies Don 't Tell Us About Same Sex Parenting, whose author states "the studies are fatally flawed in methodology, technique and analysis. Some didn 't even have control groups.”
By discriminating only on the grounds of race for a seat in railway coach, it is restricting not only equality but also the right to personal
In document one, railway travel in India was discriminatory in their treatment of the Indians regardless of their status. The document was written by
One of the most powerful people in a person's life is their dad. This is an important philosophy in our society. However, opinions on what makes a father such a powerful figure in our lives vary. I believe a father must be strong and able to provide and protect the family. A father must be there for the family to lean on, they have to be the core of the family.
In the book, Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie’s relationship with his father is distant, but as the story progresses the relationship grows, eventually degenerating, but resolving in peace. In the beginning of the book Elie’s relationship with his father is distant. They don’t speak to each other that often, his father cares about the community more than his family, he didn’t leave when they had the chance, and lastly he never wanted to study the cabbala with Elie because he’s too young. Elie’s father is more concerned about the community than his own family.
Furthermore, without political rights, citizens cannot participate in the government nor their society. So, people under British authority felt that they could not contribute to society. In the document: “The Pros and Cons of British Rule”, Dadabhai Naoroji vividly explains why the citizens of India were not treated fairly and were not given certain rights. “Political aspirations and the legitimate claim to have a reasonable voice in the legislation and the imposition and disbursement of taxes, met to a very slight degree, thus treating the natives of India not as British subjects, in whom representation is a birthright” (Naoroji). This quote describes how the indigenous people in India were
India, one of the many colonies England controlled in the past was the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire. Although in the beginning, it was controlled by the British East India Company as a source of cotton, tea, and indigo. The British had indirect control of India until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857. Although Britain created India’s government and military, improved trade, protected land, claimed to improve education, and increased minority safety, however the government and military controlled and excluded Indians, trade only benefitted the British, statistics show education was better after Indian Independence, valuable land was degraded and minorities still felt fear and insecurity.
British rule over india as a colonial state was effective and precise in the eyes of British supporters, but it was only this way through its discriminatory measures, separating Indians as well as creating conflict, and was thusly not in the benefit of India’s natives. At first glance, it may seem that Indians were advanced by the efficient rule which the colonists employed(Lalvani). However, this governing body was led by a tiny minority of native Indians, outnumbered 1 to 15 by British invaders( Document #2). This left them all but voiceless as the British installed drastic laws such as the Rowlatt Act, meant to disempower aboriginals by allowing the British to imprison supposed terrorists, meaning protesters, without a trial(Gandhi). Still, the British feared further revolt among Indians, and with so few of them there to enforce their laws they needed a police force staffed by the very people they sought to oppress.
What makes a good father? It is someone who is a leader, someone who always wants what is best for you. Especially when times get rough. Over time parenting has changed and grown in many different ways. Authors tackle the ideal parent and different parenting actions and views.
Anita Rau Badami’s second novel, The Hero’s Walk, is an acknowledgement of ordinary and extraordinary acts of heroism in daily life. Anita Rau Badami won the Commonwealth Best Booker Prize in the Canada/Caribbean region for her second novel The Hero’s Walk (2001). This novel is about an Indian Brahmin family finding its way within the Hindu tradition at the end of the twentieth century. Intensive reading examines the poignant feeling to connect back to her native country but also being confronted with contemporary problems they have to adapt themselves. Reconsider their opinions about what is important in life and rooted in the new culture.
A father plays a crucial role in the life of his children. One modern adage expresses a touching thought about fathers, stating, “Dad, a son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love.” This quote embraces the relationship of Atticus Finch and his children, Jem and Scout, in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Jeremy, the older of the Finch kids, holds his father in extremely high regard and depends on his guidance in life while his younger sister, Jean Louise, trusts Atticus whole-heartedly and adores him despite her occasional indifference toward him. During the three years in which To Kill a Mockingbird takes place, the author grants a glimpse of Atticus’ method of upbringing.
Amir’s relationship with his father is a complex one. On a hand, Amir admires his father and is proud to have as his father. On another hand, he hates his father because he feels like he is incapable of amounting to (meeting up with/ rising to/ fulfilling) his father’s expectations. Amir said: “Most days, I worship Baba with an intensity approaching the religious. Butright then, I wished I could open my veins and drain his cursed blood from my body.”
Strongly established ideological disagreements and cultural variances have remained at the forefront of struggle dating back thousands of years, albeit the form of government and societal composition. In Gandhi 's "Hind Swaraj," Gandhi outlines his explicit and adversarial outlook surrounding the brittle relationship between the British Empire and India, along with his opinions on modernization and the methods of resistance India should engage. Firstly, the title of the text refers to Indian self-rule; meaning, the people of India should have absolute and unimpeded control of their government. It is essential to note that at the time of Gandhi 's writing, the British Empire ruled over India. Gandhi advocated for an India that is self-governed in accordance with Indian principles, values, and practices.