Marriott notes that the association of Krishna with the Holi festival might have been a relatively recent development. ... The second aspect of Krishna's character which is emulated at Holi is his sense of playfulness. ... Krishna as an avatar of Vishnu took an earthly form and resided among men, and is thus more easily identified with worldly matters than Shiva, who did not reincarnate in human form and is relatively inaccessible to the common man. ...

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Child neglect is the most common type of child abuse. 1. ... Emotional Emotional Abuse is a pattern of behavior that impairs a child's emotional development or sense of self-worth. ... Physical abuse includes but is not limited to the following: • Isolating or excluding a child • Stigmatizing a child • Withholding love, support, or guidance • Treating a child who is a victim as a suspect (repeated questioning and investigation) • Failing to provide a supportive environment • Failing to give a child an appropriate sense of self (for example, criticizing wei...

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Chapter One ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CASTE It seems necessary at the outset to point out the specific features of the caste system, in order more clearly to bring out the difference in social structure which has always existed between Europe and Africa. The originality of the system resides in the fact that the dynamic elements of society, whose discontent might have engendered revolution, are really satisfied with their social condition and do not seek to change it: a man of so- called "inferior caste" would categorically refuse to enter a so- called "superior" one....

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In India, the average woman makes around two dollars a month, which comes to about twenty-four dollars a year. That is not even enough money to survive on. The average American woman makes about fifty-eight dollars a day at minimum wage. In America, that is barely enough to survive. With that being ...

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Mountbatten expressed his profound sense of honour at the suggestion but said that he could only proceed if Gandhi could obtain full backing of Congress for it. ... In the same note, Menon still considered that the ideal solution would be if the two parties could agree to the Cabinet Mission Plan. ... They should then try to link Pakistan and India in respect of the three common subjects, namely, defence, external affairs and communications. ...

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Abstract The object of this study is to explore specific identity-formations that have occurred under specific cultural and socio-political contexts that have enabled women politicians in India to acquire political power. The paper will examine Indira Gandhi, Mayawati, Mamta Banerjee, and Jayalalithaa, and try to understand what led to the personalization of power in all four cases. The idea is to analyze the relationship between particular identities that these figures have acquired in popular discourse and particular modalities of power. What do the invocation of mother or sister figures sig...

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