India

The keyword India is tagged in the following 6 articles.

Health and Nutritional Status of the Indian Tribes of Tripura and Effects on Education

March 14, 2011 - 6209 words | Health Science » India

Tribal communities in India mainly consist of forest dwellers who have accumulated a rich knowledge on the uses of various forests and forest products over the centuries. According to Article 342 of the Indian Constitution, the Scheduled Tribes are the tribes or tribal... Read Article »

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India International Health Tripura Health Factors Educational Development

Resistance in Luci Tapahonso's "A Radiant Curve": The Application of European Poetic Form to Navajo Storytelling

February 15, 2011 - 3556 words | Literary Criticism »

Elements of defiance in the face of traditionally European ideals and practices are evident throughout Luci Tapahonso’s 2008 A Radiant Curve, most notably in her use of French- and Italian-based forms for many of her poems. Her use of the sestina and villanelle... Read Article »

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Poetry Luci Tapahonso A Radiant Curve Navajo Storytelling American Indian

The Power of the Nation and its Influence on Native 'First Nations'

November 29, 2010 - 2896 words | Political Science » Nationalism

The term ‘nation’ is notoriously hard to define, not only because it has multiple meanings, but because the prevailing definitions change in response to various social and political factors (Ozkirimli 2000). In its most basic form a nation is conceptualized... Read Article »

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First Nations Nationalism Native American Indian Self-governance Reparation Politics

Food and Dining in Jhumpa Lahiri's "Interpreter of Maladies"

April 28, 2010 - 1811 words | English » Jhumpa Lahiri

In the collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri uses food and dining as a vehicle to display the deterioration of familial bonds, community, and culture through the transition from Indian to American ways of life. This is most evident... Read Article »

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Impressions of Ashoka in Ancient India

November 18, 2009 - 1292 words | History » Ancient India

In the latter part of the third century B.C. India was rapidly changing. The Mauryan dynasty was expanding across the sub-continent of India and the line of kings which had begun with Chandragupta had lost another of its sons, Bindusara. Bindusara's son Ashoka was... Read Article »

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Decolonization and the Collapse of the British Empire

October 19, 2009 - 1576 words | History » Decolonization

Before World War II it was stated fairly, “The sun never set on the British Empire.” For decades, this was true: the British colonial Empire touched all corners of the globe. After the War concluded, however, a worldwide process of decolonization commenced... Read Article »

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Decolonization British Empire Colonialism Ghana India Mahatma Gandhi Kwame Nkrumah