The cacophony of “noise” which emanates from the contemporary photographs (and here I will use a section of text which mirrors the form) ––– from grids of hairy male legs seen from a child’s perspective (childhood memories / male figure / Indian family / perspectives of a child) to...
This was supposed to be voluntary, as an act of devotion, as Sīitā did for her husband Rāma in the Epic , but it mainly became an act of murder, by which the husband's family could rid themselves of an unwanted daughter-in-law. Now I hear the claim that it was only done to ...
It also offers a snapshot of the aspirational consumption that is characteristic of the new middle class in India. Three case studies are reported here relating to mobiles and family financial decisions, romantic relationships, and domestic space. The studies show that, wher...
2008. `"Express Yourself " and "Stay Together": The Middle Class Indian Family.' In Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies, edited by James E. Katz, 325-37. Cambridge: MIT Press.J. Donner, N. Rangaswamy, M. W. Steenson, and C. Wei, ""Express your- self"/"Stay together": ...
it marked the transition of Indiannationalismfrom a middle-class movement to a nationwide struggle. Gandhi, at this point, emerged as thede factoleader of both the Indian National Congress and the independence movement itself. The noncooperation movement also drew support from theKhilafat movement, ...
Language, Religion:Inscriptions recovered from the Indus Valley have no resemblance to Indo-European family (Sanskrit, Latin etc) or the middle-eastern languages. Although it seems to be written from right to left, the closest resemblance is thought to be with the Dravidian languages (Tamil, Telu...
freedom and equality for all human beings. But people were divided into class system the oppression of the priests, became prone to their teachings and large number of people among the middle class and kings changed to Buddhism and Jainism was mostly followed by the richer merchant class (Sen...
Though, you know that both communities are huge, hundreds of millions of poor in each those working hard, self-reliant. Everyone must respect hard work. Also a huge middle-class in each group, similarly rich and educated too. Check data or see who are the poorest of poor who die most ...
Another plain saree/polka dot blouse combo. The polka dots are almost invisible but they are there:) Note the watch – a staple back in time to denote the working woman. Also note the room decor – the basics of a lower middle class home. ...
These factors were wealth index (grouped into poorest, poorer, middle, richer and richest), educational level (categorized as no education, primary, secondary and higher education), social group (categorized as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC), and General...