(i) (a) Wide disparities in poverty are visible between rural and urban areas and among different states. (b) Certain social and economic groups are more vulnerable to poverty. (ii) Poverty reduction will make better progress in the next ten to fifteen years due to the following reasons: (a) HigherRead more
(i) (a) Wide disparities in poverty are visible between rural and urban areas and among different states.
(b) Certain social and economic groups are more vulnerable to poverty.
(ii) Poverty reduction will make better progress in the next ten to fifteen years due to the following reasons:
(a) Higher economic growth.
(b) Increasing stress on universal free elementary education.
(c) Declining population growth.
(d) Increasing empowerment of the woman and the economically weaker sections of society.
(i) Meaning of vulnerability to poverty: It is a measure which describes the greater probability of certain communities like backward castes or individuals like a widow or physically handicapped person of becoming, or remaining, poor in the coming years. (ii) Determination of Vulnerability: It is deRead more
(i) Meaning of vulnerability to poverty: It is a measure which describes the
greater probability of certain communities like backward castes or individuals like a widow or physically handicapped person of becoming, or remaining, poor in the coming years.
(ii) Determination of Vulnerability: It is determined by the options available to
different communities for finding an alternative living in terms of assets, education, health and job opportunities.
(iii) Basis of analysis : It is analysed on the basis of the greater risks these groups face at the time of natural or manmade disasters (earthquakes, tsunami and terrorism etc.). Additional analysis is made of their social and economic ability to handle these risks.
social scientists look at poverty through a variety of indicators. usually the indicators used are levels of income and consumption-. But now poverty is looked through other social indicators like literacy level, lack of general resistance due to malnutrition, Iack of access to healthcare of job oppRead more
social scientists look at poverty through a variety of indicators. usually the indicators used are levels of income and consumption-. But now poverty is looked through other social indicators like literacy level, lack of general resistance due to malnutrition, Iack of access to healthcare of job opportunities, lack of access to drinking water, sanitation
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below: (i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India's national dress should combine elementsRead more
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below:
(i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India’s national dress should combine elements of Hindu and Muslim dress. Thus, the chapkan ( a long buttoned coast) was considered most suitable dress for men.
(ii) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife Satyendranath Tagore, the firstIndian member of lies in the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch, and worn with a base and shoes. This was quickly adopted by Brahmo Samaji woman and came to be known as the Brahmika in. This style gained acceptance before lung among Maharashtrian and Uttar Pradesh Brahms as well as non-Brahmas.
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth. He consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic andRead more
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth.
He consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic and adopted the dress of the poorest Indian. Khndi, white or coarse, was to him a sign of purity, simplicity and of poverty. Weaning it became a symbol of nationalism.
Which are the problems still being faced in India relating to poverty? Why poverty reduction will make better progress in the next ten to fifteen years?
(i) (a) Wide disparities in poverty are visible between rural and urban areas and among different states. (b) Certain social and economic groups are more vulnerable to poverty. (ii) Poverty reduction will make better progress in the next ten to fifteen years due to the following reasons: (a) HigherRead more
(i) (a) Wide disparities in poverty are visible between rural and urban areas and among different states.
See less(b) Certain social and economic groups are more vulnerable to poverty.
(ii) Poverty reduction will make better progress in the next ten to fifteen years due to the following reasons:
(a) Higher economic growth.
(b) Increasing stress on universal free elementary education.
(c) Declining population growth.
(d) Increasing empowerment of the woman and the economically weaker sections of society.
Write a short note on vulnerability to poverty.
(i) Meaning of vulnerability to poverty: It is a measure which describes the greater probability of certain communities like backward castes or individuals like a widow or physically handicapped person of becoming, or remaining, poor in the coming years. (ii) Determination of Vulnerability: It is deRead more
(i) Meaning of vulnerability to poverty: It is a measure which describes the
See lessgreater probability of certain communities like backward castes or individuals like a widow or physically handicapped person of becoming, or remaining, poor in the coming years.
(ii) Determination of Vulnerability: It is determined by the options available to
different communities for finding an alternative living in terms of assets, education, health and job opportunities.
(iii) Basis of analysis : It is analysed on the basis of the greater risks these groups face at the time of natural or manmade disasters (earthquakes, tsunami and terrorism etc.). Additional analysis is made of their social and economic ability to handle these risks.
How is poverty seen by social scientists?
social scientists look at poverty through a variety of indicators. usually the indicators used are levels of income and consumption-. But now poverty is looked through other social indicators like literacy level, lack of general resistance due to malnutrition, Iack of access to healthcare of job oppRead more
social scientists look at poverty through a variety of indicators. usually the indicators used are levels of income and consumption-. But now poverty is looked through other social indicators like literacy level, lack of general resistance due to malnutrition, Iack of access to healthcare of job opportunities, lack of access to drinking water, sanitation
See lessDescribe the contribution of Tagore family in the designing of national dress in Indian.
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below: (i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India's national dress should combine elementsRead more
The Tagore family of Bengal experimented, beginning in the 1870, with designs for a national dress for both men and women in India Their contribution was given below:
See less(i) Rabindranath Tagore suggested that instead of combining Indian and European dress. India’s national dress should combine elements of Hindu and Muslim dress. Thus, the chapkan ( a long buttoned coast) was considered most suitable dress for men.
(ii) In the late 1870s, Jnanadanandini Devi, wife Satyendranath Tagore, the firstIndian member of lies in the Parsi style of wearing the sari pinned to the left shoulder with a brooch, and worn with a base and shoes. This was quickly adopted by Brahmo Samaji woman and came to be known as the Brahmika in. This style gained acceptance before lung among Maharashtrian and Uttar Pradesh Brahms as well as non-Brahmas.
Which symbols were used by Gandhiji in freedom struggle against British in India?
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth. He consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic andRead more
He made spinning on the Charkha and the daily use of khadi, or Coarse cloth made from homespun yam, very powerful symbols. These were not only symbols of self reliance but go of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth.
See lessHe consciously rejected the well known clothes of the Indian ascetic and adopted the dress of the poorest Indian. Khndi, white or coarse, was to him a sign of purity, simplicity and of poverty. Weaning it became a symbol of nationalism.