Essays and Research Papers on India

This 6 page paper explores the Hindu religion, India’s caste system, and the transgendered individuals known as the Hijra as they exist within Indian culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 15 page research paper offers a comprehensive overview and discussion of the ramifications of India's caste system and its gender relations, describing how these issues affect the social stratification of the country. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

A 5 page research paper that contrasts and compares the leadership skills of Martin Luther King and Indira Gandhi. The writer argues that an examination of the leadership skills and accomplishments of King and Gandhi demonstrates that, while there is much to applaud in Mrs. Gandhi's political career, history has judged King's leadership more ...

This 10-page paper provides an overview and history on how China and India became manufacturing and IT producers, respectively. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 9 page essay provides a history of India under British rule and how nonviolence was used in the fight for independence. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the similarities between four distinct geographic and political regions in terms of social hierarchy. Emphasizes the role of the lower classes in shaping and supporting each region. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 9 page paper discussing child labor in India. Child labor within India is said to include between 11 and 60 million children in underpaid, exploitive and hazardous conditions. While the majority of child laborers (78.67%) are involved in agricultural labor positions, most human rights organizations focus more so on the urban-based child ...

This is a 6 page paper discussing the Indian Government’s actions against child labor and other issues in relation to international pressure and trade. Within the last decade, international pressure has been placed upon developing countries to eliminate child labor. Depending upon the source, it has been reported that there are between 11 and 60 ...

This 4 page paper discusses the government, economy, educational system, and religions of India, and whether it is a high-tech or low-tech nation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page research paper offers comprehensive overview of the Indian healthcare systems, its challenges and characteristics. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 12-page paper examines the past history between India and the United States and, based on that, discusses the future outlook between the two nations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the Western influences on the cultures of the East. This paper relates the influences that the West has had on the countries of China, Japan and India, through the process of colonialization. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the development of these three cultures and compares and contrasts them. Specifics of the modern states are relayed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. Current demographic rates of India and Japan reflect a significant separation in population that helps outline the reasons for various concerns each nation might have. Indeed, it is difficult to believe that Japan's populace can be so easily overshadowed, however, recent 2001 estimates clearly show that India's inhabitants outnumber ...

A 6 page overview of the varying interactions of African and Asian countries to Western influence. Provides specific examples from Sudan, Gold Coast (Ghana), Kenya, Morocco, Japan, China, Ethiopia, and elsewhere. Emphasizes that these reactions varied from almost total cooperation to armed resistance and were dependent on a number of factors including time ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the Western influences on the cultures of the East. This paper relates the influences that the West has had on the countries of China, Japan and India, through the process of colonialization. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the development of these three cultures and compares and contrasts them. Specifics of the modern states are relayed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. Current demographic rates of India and Japan reflect a significant separation in population that helps outline the reasons for various concerns each nation might have. Indeed, it is difficult to believe that Japan's populace can be so easily overshadowed, however, recent 2001 estimates clearly show that India's inhabitants outnumber ...

A 6 page overview of the varying interactions of African and Asian countries to Western influence. Provides specific examples from Sudan, Gold Coast (Ghana), Kenya, Morocco, Japan, China, Ethiopia, and elsewhere. Emphasizes that these reactions varied from almost total cooperation to armed resistance and were dependent on a number of factors including time ...

A paper which looks at the role of women in Hindu society, based on religious texts such as the Laws of Manu, and considers the socio-cultural reasons why they should have a subordinate role.

An 8 page overview of the history of patriarchal domination in India which sometimes results in such horrific practices as wife burning, the practice by which the family of a newly married man, or a man who is to be married in the near future, demands a large dowry from the wife’s family and if ...

This is a 6 page paper discussing Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies”. Jhumpa Lahiri (1967- ) wrote “Interpreter of Maladies”, a collection of nine short stories, in 1999 which since has been critically acclaimed in addition to having received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Although this was Lahiri’s first major publication, the cross-cultural, -gendered and ...

This 5 page report discusses Raja Rao's 1938 novel “Kanthapura,” a fictional but realistic account of how the great majority of people in India lived their lives under British rule and how they responded to the ideas and ideals of Indian nationalism. The book has been considered by many to be the first classic modern Indian writing in English and ...

This 5 page report discusses Gita Mehta’s 1997 book “Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India” that offers a new vision of the vast and multi-faceted, and very real world of India. Through out her series of essays about India’s history, politics, and economy, a reader sees the modern aspects of Indian life that have little to do with its ...

A 6 page essay that explores tourism in India. The writer begins with the reasons India attracts so many visitors and continues through the efforts being made by the Indian government to increase foreign visitors to the country. Bibliography lists 11 sources.