figs 5 and 6 are two images of cotton prints. The image on the left fig 5 shows a kalamkari print created by Weavers of Andhra pradesh in Indian. On the right is a floral cotton print designed and produced by William Morris a famous poet and artist of nineteenth century Britain there is one thing common in the two prints both use a rich blue colour commonly...
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figs 5 and 6 are two images of cotton prints. The image on the left fig 5 shows a kalamkari print created by Weavers of Andhra pradesh in Indian. On the right is a floral cotton print designed and produced by William Morris a famous poet and artist of nineteenth century Britain there is one thing common in the two prints both use a rich blue colour commonly called indigo Do you know how this colour was produced? the blue that you see in these prints was produced from a plant called indigo it is likely that the blue dye used in the Morris prints in nineteenth century Britain was manufactured from indigo plants cultivated in India for india was the biggest supplier of indigo in the would at that time.
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Tammohun Roy was particularly moved by the problems widows faced in their lives he began a campaign against the practice of sati. Tammohun Roy was well versed in Sanskrit parsian and several other Indian and European languages he tried to show through his writings that the practice of widow burning had no sanction in ancient texts. By the early nineteenth century as you have read in chapter 7many...
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Tammohun Roy was particularly moved by the problems widows faced in their lives he began a campaign against the practice of sati. Tammohun Roy was well versed in Sanskrit parsian and several other Indian and European languages he tried to show through his writings that the practice of widow burning had no sanction in ancient texts. By the early nineteenth century as you have read in chapter 7many British officers had also begun to criticise Indian traditional and customs they were therefore more that willing to listen to Tammohun.
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Many of the reformers gelf that education for girls was necessary in order to improve the condition of women Vidyasagar in Calcutta and many other reformers in Bombay set up schools for girls when the first school were opened in the mid nineteenth century many people were afraid of them. They feared that school would take girls away from home prevent them to travel through public places in order t...
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Many of the reformers gelf that education for girls was necessary in order to improve the condition of women Vidyasagar in Calcutta and many other reformers in Bombay set up schools for girls when the first school were opened in the mid nineteenth century many people were afraid of them. They feared that school would take girls away from home prevent them to travel through public places in order to reach school many people felt that' this would have a corrupting influence on them they felt felt that girls hould stay away public spaces. Therefore throughout the nineteenth century most educated women were taught at home by liberal gathered of hudbands some times women taught themselves do you remember what you read about Rashsundari debi in you book social and political life last year she was one of those who secretly learned to read and write in the flickering light of candles at night .
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Established in 1867 at Bombay the Prarthana samaj sought to remove caste restrictions abolish child marriage encourage the education of women and end the ban on whidow remarriage lts religious meeting drew upon hindu Buddhist and christian texts. The Vada Samaj Established...
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Established in 1867 at Bombay the Prarthana samaj sought to remove caste restrictions abolish child marriage encourage the education of women and end the ban on whidow remarriage lts religious meeting drew upon hindu Buddhist and christian texts. The Vada Samaj Established in Madras Chennai in 1864 the veda samaj was inspired by the Brahmo Samaj it worked to abolish caste distinctions and promote widow remarriage and women .
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At his hearing in front of a committee in parliament clive declared that he had shown admirable restraint after the Battle of Plassey this is what he said consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey had me a great prince was dependent on my pleasure and opulent city lay at my mercy it's richest baskers bid against each other for my smiles I walked through vaults which were thrown op...
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At his hearing in front of a committee in parliament clive declared that he had shown admirable restraint after the Battle of Plassey this is what he said consider the situation in which the victory at Plassey had me a great prince was dependent on my pleasure and opulent city lay at my mercy it's richest baskers bid against each other for my smiles I walked through vaults which were thrown open to me alone piled on either hand with gold and jewels Mr chairman at this moment I stand astonished at my moderation.
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The National Curriculum framework 2005 recommends that children life at school must be linked to their life outside the school this principle marks a departure from the legacy of bookish learning which continues to shape our system and causes a gap between the school home and community and syllabi and textbooks developed in the basis of NCF signify an attempt to implement this basic idea they also...
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The National Curriculum framework 2005 recommends that children life at school must be linked to their life outside the school this principle marks a departure from the legacy of bookish learning which continues to shape our system and causes a gap between the school home and community and syllabi and textbooks developed in the basis of NCF signify an attempt to implement this basic idea they also attempt to discourage rte learning and the maintenance of sharp boundaries between different subjects areas we hope these measures will take us significantly further in the direction of a child centred system of education outlined in the National policy on Education (1986).
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Leatherworkers have been traditionally held in contempt since they would with dead animals which are seen as dirty and polluting During the first world war however there was a huge demand for shoes for the armies caste prejudice against leather work meant that only the traditional leather workers and shoemakers were ready to supply army shoes so they could ask for high prices and gain impressive p...
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Leatherworkers have been traditionally held in contempt since they would with dead animals which are seen as dirty and polluting During the first world war however there was a huge demand for shoes for the armies caste prejudice against leather work meant that only the traditional leather workers and shoemakers were ready to supply army shoes so they could ask for high prices and gain impressive profits. Madigas maing shoes nineteth century andhra pradesh. Madigas were an important untouchable caste of present day andhra pradesh they were experts at cleaning hides tannining them for use and sewing sandalso.
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Phyle was also critical of the anti colonial nationalism that was preached by upper caste leaders he wrote the Brahmans have hidden away the sword of their religion which has cut the throat of the people's prosperity and now go about posing as great patriots their country they give this advice to our shudra muslim and parsi youth that unless we put away all quarrelling amongst ourstry about th...
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Phyle was also critical of the anti colonial nationalism that was preached by upper caste leaders he wrote the Brahmans have hidden away the sword of their religion which has cut the throat of the people's prosperity and now go about posing as great patriots their country they give this advice to our shudra muslim and parsi youth that unless we put away all quarrelling amongst ourstry about the divisions between high and low in our country and come together our country with never make any progress it with be unity to serve their purposes and then it with be ne here and you over there again. Jyotiba Phule the cultivator whipcord.
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A newspaper Indian mirror wrote in January 1886 the first national congress at Bombay is the nucleus of a future parliament for our country and will lead to the good of inconceivably magnitude for our countrymen. Badruddin tyabji addressed the Congress as president in 1887 thus this congress is composed of the representatives not of any one class or community of India but of all the different comm...
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A newspaper Indian mirror wrote in January 1886 the first national congress at Bombay is the nucleus of a future parliament for our country and will lead to the good of inconceivably magnitude for our countrymen. Badruddin tyabji addressed the Congress as president in 1887 thus this congress is composed of the representatives not of any one class or community of India but of all the different communities of India.
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This is what a Moderate leader Dinshaw wacha wrote to Naoroji in 1887 Pherozeshah is nowadays too busy with his personal work they are already rich enough Mr Telang too remains busy i wonder how if all remain busy in the pemain busy in the pursuit of gold can the progress of the country be advanced? Activity What problems re...
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This is what a Moderate leader Dinshaw wacha wrote to Naoroji in 1887 Pherozeshah is nowadays too busy with his personal work they are already rich enough Mr Telang too remains busy i wonder how if all remain busy in the pemain busy in the pursuit of gold can the progress of the country be advanced?
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What problems regarding the early congress does this comment highlight ?
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