The nineteenth century witnessed a cultural, religious and literary resurgence in India- the Indian Renaissance. It was a period of great social, cultural and political change. The Europeans, especially the British, who came to trade in India assumed the role of colonisers and greatly influenced the Indian life. Though the British rule caused much destruction to the wealth and culture of India it also brought forth a reawakening of the Indian spirit, with the introduction of the English language
obligation. The story gives the spectator a knowledge into the conditions common in the Bengal locale of the frontier India. The story happens during an era when the Bengali social order in Calcutta is isolated into universal customary Hindus and the Brahmos, who are modern... ... middle of paper ... ...f the Indian subcontinent. The novel is very unpredictable to be abridged as it arrangements with numerous parts of India before freedom providing for us an impression of the then overarching conditions
Amachya Ayushyatil Kahi Athawani is a book of reminiscences by Ramabai Ranade, published in 1910 in Marathi and translated into English as Ranade : His Wife’s Reminiscences by Kusumvati Deshpande. Although she does speak a little about her childhood, a major portion of her autobiography deals with the life which began at the age of eleven when she got married to the well known scholar, jurist and social reformer Mahadev Govind Ranade. She was born on January 25, 1862 in the family of Kurlekars
Introduction to the Caste System The famous social hierarchy of India, known as the caste system, played a large part in setting prejudices against and limitations for the people of India. Recent genetic studies find that the caste system originated nearly 2,000 years ago, not at the very beginning, but very close. First written records of this classification process and way of life were dated as early as 150 B.C. The caste system gave people the belief that their life was chosen for them the day
A Bengali mystic and artist, Rabindranath Tagore was a great poet, philosopher, music composer and a leader of Brahma Samaj who became a prominent voice of the Indian heritage. Best known for his poems and short stories, essays, novels articles etc., Tagore largely contributed to the Bengali literature in the late 19th and early 20th century and created his masterpieces such as Ghare- Baire, Yogayog, Sandhya Sangeet, Naibedya, Gitanjali and Gitimalya. As a Bengali polymath, he redesigned his region’s
Introduction In India, past and present, the status and freedom that are held by women has and is in a constant decline due to both external and cultural factors that not only causes large panic, but defensive reactions that negatively affect and hinder the women in their culture. Many studies conducted, have shown that the influence of other cultures and religions have made an impression on the ideas of Indian men that have resulted in alterations to certain behaviors, attire, possession and
that the consecrated image of Vishnu in the temple is making a presence and he wants to be attainable. On the other hand, some of members reject the concept of worshipping images. According to the Oxtoby University Press, “…. members of the recent Brahmo Samaj and the Vira Shaiva movements-reject images altogether. (Oxtoby p.296) When the devotees enter the temple for their visit the essential part is to walk inside one of the enclosures. The formal act of worship can be fulfilled by archana and can
Africa, Gandhi returned to India where he took a major role in the opposition to British rule. Gandhi is universally known as Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma means great soul, an appreciative name given to him by Rabindranath Tagore, the leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect (Nicholson). By meeting with politicians, fasting, and launching campaigns, Mahatma Gandhi was able to successfully regain ownership of Indian self-government, and fulfill his goal of enforcing ideas of nonviolence
One section of our society that has attracted the great attention of various scholars and activists during the last decade are the abased people who call themselves ‘Dalits’. The word ‘Dalit’ hails from Sanskrit language, meaning, suppressed, crushed, ground or broken to pieces. Gandhi Ji coined the word Harijans meaning ‘Children of God’ as a way of reverentially identifying the untouchables. The term ‘Scheduled Castes’ and Scheduled Tribes’ are the official terms used by Indian government documents
Charulata, one of Ray’s most admired films, inhabits a significant historical background that unfolds to problematise the presupposed role of the contemporary Indian woman. Based on Tagore’s novel, the film is set in 19th century Bengal on the threshold of change and is one of Ray’s attempts to chart female subjectivity at a time when Bengali society and culture was in a state of flux between modernity and tradition. In Charulata, Ray seems to suggest that the Bengali Renaissance was essentially
Hinduism and Buddhism The concept of God It is first of all necessary to establish what is meant by the term "God". This term is used to designate a Supreme Being endowed with the qualities of omnipotence and omniscience, which is the creator of the universe with all its contents, and the chief lawgiver for humans. God is generally considered as being concerned with the welfare of his human creatures, and the ultimate salvation of those who follow his dictates. God is therefore a person of