Short Answer TypeDiscuss the changes that have emerged in Indian industries after globalisation and liberalisation.
Long Answer Type‘Tribes have been classified according to their permanent and acquired traits.’ Explain.
How far did the status of women improve in contemporary India? Give examples to support your answer.
There were a large number of women’s organisations that arose both at all India and local levels in the early twentieth century. And then began the participation of women in the national movement itself.
In 1931, the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress issued a declaration on the Fundamental Rights of Citizenship in India whereby it committed itself to women’s equlality.
All citizens are equal before the law, irrespective of religion, caste, creed or sex. Women shall have the right to vote, to represent and the right to hold public offices.
Jotiba Phule came from a socially excluded caste and his attack was directed against both caste and gender discrimination. He founded the Satyashodak Samaj with its primary emphasis on “truth seeking”. Phule’s first practical social reform efforts were to aid the two groups considered lowest in traditional Brahmin culture: women and untouchables.
Tarabai Shinde, a Maharashtrian housewife, wrote 'Stree Purush Tulana as a protest against the double standards of a male-dominated society. The burning issues were-the rape of women in police custody, dowry murders and gender injustices etc.
Social inequality differentiates between individuals. Highlight the principles to explain the concept of social stratification.
Colonialism introduced a wide range of change in every sphere, be it legal or cultural or architectural. Justify the statement with examples.
Read the given passage and answer the following questions:
The Indian Language Newspaper Revolution
The most significant happening in the last few decades has been the Indian language newspaper revolution. The beginnings of this growth predated liberalisation. The top two dailies in India are Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar with a readership of 21 million and 17 million, respectively. The fastest growing dailies are the Assamese dailies in urban areas (51.8 per cent increase) and the Bengali dailies in rural areas (129 per cent)
Source: National Readership Survey 2002.
The Eenadu story also exemplifies the success of the Indian language press. Ramoji Rao the founder of Eenadu, had successfully organised a chit-fund, before launching the paper in 1974. By associating with appropriate causes in the rural areas like the Anti-arrack movement in the mid-1980s, the Telugu newspaper was able to reach into the countryside. This prompted it to launch ‘district dailies’ in 1989. These were tabloid inserts or sensational features carrying news from particular districts as well as classified advertisements from villages and small towns of the same. By 1998 Eenadu was being published from ten towns in Andhra Pradesh and its circulation accounted for 70 per cent of the audited Telugu daily circulation.
What are the different forms of Print media?
Read the given passage and answer the following questions:
The Indian Language Newspaper Revolution
The most significant happening in the last few decades has been the Indian language newspaper revolution. The beginnings of this growth predated liberalisation. The top two dailies in India are Dainik Jagran and Dainik Bhaskar with a readership of 21 million and 17 million, respectively. The fastest growing dailies are the Assamese dailies in urban areas (51.8 per cent increase) and the Bengali dailies in rural areas (129 per cent)
Source: National Readership Survey 2002.
The Eenadu story also exemplifies the success of the Indian language press. Ramoji Rao the founder of Eenadu, had successfully organised a chit-fund, before launching the paper in 1974. By associating with appropriate causes in the rural areas like the Anti-arrack movement in the mid-1980s, the Telugu newspaper was able to reach into the countryside. This prompted it to launch ‘district dailies’ in 1989. These were tabloid inserts or sensational features carrying news from particular districts as well as classified advertisements from villages and small towns of the same. By 1998 Eenadu was being published from ten towns in Andhra Pradesh and its circulation accounted for 70 per cent of the audited Telugu daily circulation.
What reasons can be attributed to the emerging growth of Indian language newspapers?
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