Author: Kiran
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Indian Political Thought: List of 10 Indian Political Thinkers
There was a constant tradition of political thought in India and it provided us with many renowned political thinkers. Political thought is an umbrella term that embraces all theories and thoughts including various perspectives and ideologies of Indian thinkers conferred in different time frames. The prominent factor in analyzing their viewpoint is to study the…
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Dalit Feminism: Meaning, History, Personalities and Books
The struggle of third world feminists could be marked in the final decades of the 20th century. In the Indian context, women always remain the dual victims of caste and patriarchy. The Indian social movements are conventionally concerned with the role of caste and caste identity. In the early 1990s, when autonomous Dalit organizations were…
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Leela Dube: Biography, Works, Contributions and Achievements
Fondly known as Leeladee, Leela Dube was an anthropologist, sociologist, feminist, teacher and above all a mother and a homemaker. Along with Irawati Karve, Vina Majumdar, and Lotika Sarkar, she worked in anthropology when the field did not even recognize women as a subject in male-dominated academia. She explains gender biases through her own examples,…
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Top 10 Colleges for Sociology in India: Rankings, Faculty
10 Best colleges for Sociology in India! Our connections with society start the day we born. Therefore, it is not very easy to study societal institutions. Sociology indeed is a dynamic field which is evolving every day. To promote, what Giddings says, “human adequacy”, one needs to be logical and reasonable in their approach. Here…
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Environmental Movements in India: All you need to Know
With the growing concerns for environmental degradation worldwide, we can feel the utmost need for a better environmental balance. Unfortunately, there are hundreds of instances of abuse, and only a little paid attention, and that too only when the local community protests. Usually, the conflict is seen as Environment v/s Development. We find that India…
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Backward Classes and Dalit Movements in India (Summary)
Historically speaking, India is of those countries where there is a maximum number of downtrodden sections. The idea of education especially western education was made compulsory for superior classes only. Moreover, lower castes were detached from every cultural and religious activity. M.N. Srinivas described that more Sanskritization was not adequate for the lower classes. Therefore,…
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Interlinking of Rivers: Advantages, Disadvantages and Way Forward
Interlinking of Rivers: Floods and Droughts are two major disasters of India. Due to Global Warming, the frequency of floods and drought has enhanced. Taking all these into consideration, the Government of India started the river interlinking project for various rivers. It is a Civil Engineering project which aims to join Indian rivers by several…