Essays and Research Papers on India

10 pages in length. While patriarchal bargaining seems very strange to us, not only is it the tradition in India, it is a tradition that is practiced routinely and with fervor. Any business aspiring to invest in India must understand that though patriarchal bargaining is not our way, it is theirs. US companies investing in ...

A 5 page paper relating three events of the Ramayana to corresponding verses from the Dhammapada. The events are Rama's reaction to the news of his banishment; his brother Bharata's pledge to return the throne to Rama at the end of his term of banishment; and Sita's abduction. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper examines the life and legacy of nonviolent political activist Mohandas K. Gandhi, known as the father of India, and includes some recent allegations that the spiritual leader wasn't as saintly has he has been historically portrayed. Bibliography included.

A 5 page style essay on why Mohandas K. Gandhi should serve as a role model for the improvement of our own society today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page research paper discussing Mahatma Gandhi's accomplishments as a spiritual and political leader. Beginning in South Africa and continuing in India, Gandhi led his followers on a path of non-cooperation and nonresistance. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at Payne's book in terms of the larger picture that was Gandhi's life. No additional sources cited.

12 pages critically analyzing the ideology of Gandhi (advanced-level research). Bibliography lists 6 references with all page #'s cited.

5 pages. Any comparison between Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi and Vladimir Ilyich Lenin might seem obvious in the dichotomy: while Gandhi was considered one of the greatest proponents of non-violence, Lenin was recognized as a significant figure in enacting violence and totalitarianism. But there are a number of similarities that come to light when considering the ...

A 3 page essay investigating population growth in India, possible ways to decrease the growth rate and what has been done to date. Options that might be used successfully are offered. Bibliography includes 3 references.

A 3 page analysis that attempts to answer, based on The Essential Gandhi, which is edited by Louis Fischer, the interpretive question: 'What, if any, were Gandhi's mistakes since, in the end he gained independence for India, but failed to prevent the partitioning of the country into India and Pakistan?' An 'interpretive question' is defined ...

This 7 page report discusses the long-running dispute between the nations of India and Pakistan regarding the state of Kashmir. Kashmir was one of the “loose ends left dangling” when the British Empire came apart at the seams. At the time of the 1947 partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan, more than 560 ...

An 8 page paper that describes and compares the population control policies that have been implemented in China and India over the last half of the 20th century. Included are discussions of the one-child policy that China implemented in 1979 and the 1970s failure of India's family planning program. Comparisons are made in ...

15 pages in length. The writer discusses Muslim faith and practice, Muslims in America, Muslim fundamentalism in America, Muslim education and Muslims view on American education. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the fundamental principles of Buddhism, as well as addresses issues surrounding its ongoing existence throughout the 21st century. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

10 pages in length. The people of India have forever been in search of spiritual peace and personal fulfillment; however, religious, economic and social obstacles have historically plagued this quest, proving time and time again to thwart such desires. As a means by which to uncover what they believed to be their inherent ...

This 7 page report discusses the consideration of India as a permanent member of the United Nations’ Security Council and the fact that the idea has provoked a great deal of debate in the past several years. Nobody doubts that the immense population that India encompasses does not present a major consideration in terms of how security policy should ...

A 5 page paper discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Satyagraha, the committed and ongoing search for and dedication to truth. Satyagraha was only one of three prongs in the philosophy under which Gandhi worked for India's independence from Great Britain, but it was the primary one. It strengths are admirable, but its weakness is that it ...

A 9 page paper discussing the history, growth and current state of India's leather industry. Large and modern production facilities as well as subsistence farmers participate in the industry; the largest provide garments and shoes for Europe and US markets. India has fought the stereotype of poor quality for years, and it appears that its leather industry ...

A 5 page summation and analysis of Simon Digby's study of military supply in the army of the Delhi Sultanate, War-Horse and Element in the Delhi Sultanate. No additional sources cited.

A five page paper which looks at the growth and development of the footwear manufacturing industry in India, including investment and training initiatives, and considers ways in which the industry can be made more competitive in the international market. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 11 page report compares the pros and cons of doing business in Malaysia or India. Using the construct in which a company in the United States has a partnership with a firm that relies on its partnership with a manufacturing organization in Asia, the report considers Malaysia and India in terms of: The financial system of the country ...

7 pages in length. Considered one of the outstanding statesmen of the century, one can readily argue the fact that Jawaharwal Nehru was, indeed, a successful Prime Minister. Radical in intellect and compelled by the overwhelming love he had for his country and its people, Nehru has been credited with single-handedly providing India's ...

A five page paper which considers whether the social and political organisation of medieval India could be defined as feudal, and looks at the differences between the European model of feudalism and the caste system. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A six page paper which looks at the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar of India, and the way in which British perspectives on Akbar and his cultural innovations altered from the time of Elizabeth 1 through the era of colonialism and post-colonialism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

15 pages in length. Mahatma Gandhi has long been considered a saint among men, inasmuch he and his life's work represented all that is benevolent and compassionate on this planet. His efforts to ease physical and emotional pain, accept people as they are and make one's existence that much more tolerable have ...