Raj Patel

but it was “sustained and strengthened by cultural technologies of rule” (Bernard S. Cohn, Colonialism and its Forms of Knowledge, ix). The British “had to devise novel, and exceptional, theories of governance,” (Thomas R. Metcalf, Ideologies of the Raj Vol. 3, ix) as they started making space for themselves as the rulers of India. Further, they started to make their power visible through ‘officialising’ the process of administration. The reconstruction and transformation of cultural forms was…

The film revolves around two main characters, Danny and Peachy, that were both ex soldiers in India at the time of the British rule. The country, according to them is too small to house them; so they end up traveling to Kafiristan where they would then become kings in their rights. Rudyard Kipling, the author of the entire film, is regarded as a character that was present at the very beginning up to and until the end of the whole movie. The film tells the story of the above mentioned charming…

of mutual benefits. From a post colonial perspective, after nearly six decades, independent India reveals how meticulous Forster was in depicting the psychological barrier that existed between the British and the Indians during the days of British Raj. To Jan Mohamed, A Passage to India attempts “to overcome the barriers of racial difference” (Childs 1999:348). Nirad Chaudhuri, on the other hand, criticised it “for its reduction of political history to a liberal’s preoccupation with…

India and the UK Two very powerful countries, but there was a time when the British empire used to rule over India (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh). In those decades the UK learnt somethings from India, and India learnt a few things from the UK, while somethings will never change. So in this text I will reflect, compare and share my opinions on the differences and similarities between India and the UK. One huge similarity is the language English. English is growing rapidly all around the…

Racial assortment within a society additionally contributes to the breakdown of a regulated system, showing how a population cannot be restricted. A controlling force, like the British empire cannot sustain its influence after India’s natives respect their own culture and other ethnic groups. The reason why Aziz is so successful, is due to the fact that he accepts British people. He seeks the opportunities and benefits that resonate with possessing many social interactions over a wide range of a…

Killer, entrepreneur, and biased all words that describe Aravind Adiga’s main character in The White Tiger. Balram grow up in the darkness as a boy his father was a rickshaw puller, a poor man. His mother died when he was at a young age and then his father dies in a doctorless government hospital. He then made his way to driver’s school and got a job as Mr. Ashoks driver and begins to make his way into the light. Despite Adiga thinking he has an unbiased scope through Balram, he is biased…

The Sepoy Mutiny is about Indians that back in the 1850’s when they worked for Great Britain that heard rumors that the soldiers used cow and pig grease in their weapons which is against their religion and they rebelled. I don’t think that the soldiers use animal grease as cartridges in their rifles. The Sepoy Mutiny was caused by a rumor and a rumor only. That rumor seems to be that cow and pig grease were used as cartridges in british rifles and that is against the Indians religions. Evidence…

Lance Freeman 116799810 RE220 April,1 2015. Analysis # 2 Holy Cow Sarah Macdonald’s gives us her depiction of her experience in Native India in her book Holy cow which is an encapsulation of Western Orientalism. Sarah Macdonald’s takes a very unique approach by initially giving the reader the description of the terrible Quality of life In India. It was clear that Macdonald viewed India as a Begging Bowl and her depiction of her involvement in India was fuelled by her prejudice…

Riya Patel Q1. After the end of British ruling on India, India gained its independence on August 15, 19472. When the representatives of the Raj’s Muslims claimed that partition between India and Pakistan would solve all contests over who had authority to rule the territory of British India by dividing the land to two successor states (Sunil 29). But in reality, it became repeated image in the following history which will never die away to a long-lasting challenge to the territorial authority…

Introduction On August 14, 1947, as a result of 3rd June plan, a new state in the world came into existence known as Pakistan. This state was divided into two wings-the East Pakistan and the West Pakistan. From the creation of Pakistan, the Eastern wing was constantly at stake and it faced many problems such as difference of language, Ayub Khan’s biasness and his policies regarding East Pakistan, six points presented by Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and the influence of Indian government in the East…