concentrates on the study of the selected ‘bakhars’. The ‘bakhar’, means a Marathi prose historical narrative. Except Mahikavati bakhar, most of the ‘bakhars’ were written from the 17th century to early 19th century. These bakhars were written by Maratha officials on the directions from their masters or senior officials. Those officials were considered as ‘Mahitigar’ i.e. well-informed and knowledgeable persons. The word ‘bakhar’ derived from Arabic word ‘khabar’, which means news or information.
In. Rustam Satin v. Dr. Sampoornand, one of the contentions concerning an appeal was that it was based on caste consideration and hence a corrupt practice under Section 123(3) of the Act. The appeal was made by a Prominent Yadav to his Yadav brethren in the following form: I, therefore, appeal to you to cast your valuable vote for the Congress to strengthen the nation. Heavy industrial centres are being established at Varansi also on behalf of the State Government. There are several schemes for
As the famous American poet named Carl Sandburg once remarked, “Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me. These unforeseen incidents had also made my life fascinating, which led to my presence. The majority of these significant episodes were not under my control, yet they have molded me into a unique individual I am today. My life chapters have left a profound impact in my life, such as descending from a revered king, my parents becoming American citizens
and open customs houses in Chittagong. Because of this, Bengal was one of the richest parts of the subcontinent until the late 16th century. During the 18th century, the Maratha Empire, a Hindu empire overran the Mughals. The Maratha performed a series of raids on the Bengali region demolishing large parts of its economy. The Maratha imposed a tax on the Bengalis called the Chauth. The Chauth amounted to roughly one fourth of total revenue in the region. Meanwhile, European traders began to have a larger
In his text, Foran explores the decline of the Safavid empire and presents changes in the Empire’s structural- economic conditions as being responsible for decline. (Foran, 1992; 281) Following the death of Abbas, his successor Safi further instituted the policy of converting state provinces which were managed by the local Qizilbash tribes, into crown provinces managed by representatives of the Shah. This was under the guidance of his grand vizier Saru Taqi; the objective being to centralize the
Elizabeth Inchbald’s A Mogul Tale The year 1784 found an earnest young female playwright, Elizabeth Inchbald, sitting down to pen what would become her “first success as a writer” humbly titled A Mogul Tale.1[1]. The story involves what appears to be an outlandish plot, since it is a farce which revolves around a party of London ballooners who accidentally land in the seraglio of a great mogul2[2]. But applied research finds that Mrs. Inchbald had indeed done her homework, for the dynasty of
Pandurang Hari, published in 1826, is an Anglo-Indian novel belonging to the pre-Kipling era. The novel was written by an English official named William Browne Hockley. It contains a scathing criticism of Indians in general and Marathas in particular. Hence, scholars have readily recognized it as a colonialist work. What remains unnoticed is the fact that the novel also criticizes aspects of British rule in India. Focusing on this, the present article tries to show how the novel at times subverts
Shah Waliullah’s renaissance movement was aimed at political, social, economical and spiritual regeneration of Muslim society. However, to bring these reforms, he had to alter the approach and intellectual life of Muslim. Because after the departure of Aurangzeb, Indian Muslims were adversely affected they lost the glory of their rule. Need of intellectual reorientation of Muslims. Muslims were indulged into immoral, Hindu practices. They had become ignorant of Islamic teachings. Furthermore
India in the Eighteenth Century ‘ The eighteenth century saw not so much the decline of the Mughal ruling elite, but its transformation and the ascent of inferior social groups to over political power’. Christopher Bailey examines the changing degree of influence of the Nobility. This is linked to the decline in economic power, as witnessed by the breakdown of the system of assignments that was the Nobility’s instrument of subsistence. Commercial economy is said to have expanded in light of
Source: ddlogo.blogspot Rajwada Palace is one of the oldest historical monuments, situated in Indore. It was built in 18th century by Marathas of Holkar dynasty. It is a great example of architecture and was built in three styles namely Mughal, French and Maratha styles. It has garden with a statue of Queen Devi AhilyaBai Holkar. Rajwada Palace is open for visitors throughout the year in the visiting hours. During festive seasons, it is completely
Sociology Term Paper Syed Mohd Ali Rizwi 20161069 Question: Describe Max Weber’s categorization of the various forms of authority. – Illustrate each form of authority using examples (personal/political/social) from India. Max Weber: Max Weber (1864 –1920) was a German sociologist and philosopher. Weber is credited with Marx and Durkheim as the builder of the discipline of sociology. His major works include: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, The Methodology of the Social Sciences
Babur and Scurry While some of the enormous discrepancies between Babur’s Islam and James Scurry’s Islam can be ascribed to differences in age and role, the strongest cause of such dissimilarities is a very similar political instability. Admittedly, Babur’s position as conqueror and Scurry’s status as prisoner are the obvious differences that inform their vastly different experiences. Although centuries lay between Babur’s victories and Scurry’s capture, both times were dominated by insecurity
The influence of the political authority of the Moghul dynasty The success of a political entity, is defined to some level by ones use and establishment of a system of social and political authority that appeals to established groups. Babur in the Mughal dynasty improved the social and economic conditions of the dynasty by integrating and appealing to the nobility, clergy and merchants. He emphasized and contributed to architecture, literature, and poetry in a manner that appealed to the people under
Alexander The Great Biography Alexander the Great was an cunning and brilliant ancient Macedonian ruler who was born in Pella, Macedonia in 356 B.C. his father was King Philip the 2nd and his mother was Queen Olympias. Alexander came to be one of history's greatest military leaders in the history. Even being taught and influenced by the greatest western philosopher Aristotle. Alexander was never once defeated in battle throughout his life. He would come to build one of the greatest and largest empires
Akbar needed to build a formal relationship with these tribal leaders and even though he knew they are not a threat to the Mughal Dynasty, he needed to defend his empire from the rebels that could rise from these tribal areas. Ethnic groups like the Marathas from central India became major problems for Akbar’s crown descendants. They were rebellious and even conquered a major piece of Mughal Dynasty during the seventeenth century. Akbar tried to unite his empire by making a fair and just system. He did
Speak is a cleaver and an ironic title for a story in which the main character chooses not to speak. The story is written in first-person narration from the point of view of protagonist, Melinda Sordino. Speak is written like an interior monologue in the mind of an introverted teenage girl, like excerpts from her personal diary during her miserable freshman year of high school. Instead of blending in and finding her way through high school. She withdraws and secludes herself from the other students
It has been unanimously declared by the critics that Rabindranath had rejected the notion of nationalism in general and its Indian manifestation in particular, even though he happens to have composed the national anthems for three nations: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This refusal of nationalism, however, was a very complex enactment. This complexity of Tagore’s rejection of nationalism as an ideology can be best understood in the very complicated response of both the Indians and the Westerners
To better a story or emphasize a point, authors sometimes use allusions that involve references to myths or classical texts. Allusion is an imperative part of understanding literature because they give us an unfathomable understanding of an author 's message. An author can carefully draw upon allusions to give a story, poem, or other works of literature from more meaning or to provide clues about the author 's message. The most familiar are Greek and Roman myths. The Greeks and Romans had an abundance
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INTRODUCTION The Hindu marriage is considered to be sacramental and divine. The objective of the institution of Hindu marriage is to achieve, by cohabitation of man and woman, the supreme values of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha., these being the material determinants of the concept of marriage. Marriage is one of the essential samskaras (sacraments) for every Hindu. Quoting Manu, a famous Dharma shastrakar, “every Hindu must marry. To be mothers, were women created and to be father, men. The Veda