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According to the American Indian Relief Council, the majority of Indian reservations in India are suffering from chronic poverty. These reservations have been compared to Third World countries in terms of their living conditions. In Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” the protagonist is Junior, a 14-year-old teenager from the Spokane…

Introduction The role of mustard in India’s edible oil sector is vital as it contributes about 40% of total edible oil production. The country is self sufficient in mustard production and there is no exportable surplus. Most of the country’s mustard oil consumption is based in Eastern and Northern India. Besides being used for cooking,…

The 1967 General Elections brought a historic shift in the trajectory of Indian politics. This year saw the end of all omnipotent Congress and announced the arrival of regional parties in the Indian political landscape. It is in this year that Dravidian Mantra Gymkhana (DMS) of Tamil Nadia came to power at the state level…

All elements, all entities, all phenomena are then related directly and indirectly to one another n the universe. Therefore, single modification in the vast organized mixture of survival would certainly, in the long run apply power on all things. Jansenism Geographical Origins of Jansenism: Mayfair organized the Shanghai to spread his teachings. He admitted both…

Northeast India gets the highest rainfall in the country and its thick and extensive forests give birth to huge rivers. With a view to tapping the hydro power potential of these rivers, a nexus of policymakers, technocrats and contractors have mooted plans for the construction of dozens of dams. In the process, however, little regard…

The Emerging Power series takes a close look and dramatic changes in the economy of Mexico, Brazil, India and China in the year 1996. The motive was to compare and contrast the economies with other countries and themselves also with the past economic conditions. Actually the economic reforms of the governments of these countries in…

 Market Strategy Merc India Mercedes-Benz India has evolved a four-pronged strategy towards passenger cars this year as it transfers its truck and bus business under Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV). The company had been selling buses — inter and intra city and Actros mining trucks — in the India market, which would now fall under…

Everyday, when I go to school, I recite the pledge “India is my country and I love my country”. However, one day, I questioned whether I truly mean those words. The answer came quickly – yes, I love my country! Although there may be corruption, poverty, and filth all around, even after 67 years of…

There are two chief groups of Patels in Gujarat that make up the Patidar community: 1. Leva Patel/Patidar and 2. Kadva Patel/Patidar. The Kadva Patidar sub-caste is found largely in territories of the Saurashtra part like Rajkot. Junagadh. Jamnagar. Bhavnagar and Mahesana. The Leva Patidar sub-caste is chiefly concentrated in the Charotar Region ( which…

            The Aryan History in India which is commonly referred as the Vedic Civilization is termed as the Rig Vedic Period which was between 1700- 1000 BC. The name Rig Vedic, referrers to the “religious praise poems” called the “Rig Veda” that are the oldest forms of Indian Literature.[1] The Aryans were a legendary tribal…