...CONTEMPORARY INDIA: Technology and the New City Course Description: The term ‘citizen’ has two overlapping meanings: as the bearer of political/juridical rights and a more diffuse sense of belonging, to a collectivity or an existing social order. The question of citizenship, statutory or anticipated, moreover has a special resonance with the city. The idea of the peasant mutating into the industrial worker in order to become a true citizen of the nation, for example, was an underlying theme of much of modern European social thought. The imagined move from a status of subordination to full citizenship was, of course, also the motive force of the anti-colonial struggles of the 18th to 20th centuries. A further fact to keep in mind is that the largest cities in the world today, especially those that grew most rapidly in the second half of the twentieth century, are not Western cities. Our course will examine concepts of citizenship and the new urban spaces that emerged, along with the crucial third term of the triad, technology. Moreover in the new grid of electronic capital, as the globe is re-drawn by virtual lines, the histories of the global South are being flattened out in very specific ways. The pervasive NGO culture of our times with its impatient philanthropy and electronic databasing needs more than ever to be ‘supplemented’ by the skill of slow and patient reading that is the unique mandate of Literature. Through our analyses of some of the new institutions...
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...Gandhian liberalism M. K. Gandhi (1869-1948) requires no introduction even to the layman. “The Father of the Nation”,”Bapu”, and numerous other honorifics have long been affectionately applied to him by the citizens of India. His appearance on the Indian political scene in 1915 changed the face of Indian liberalism and made him the most influential and prominent liberal in India and I aim to shed more light on his theory of liberalism in this section of the essay. Gandhi acknowledged Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political mentor. He took Gokhale’s strict liberal position and adapted it to fit what he believed to be India’s needs. The most radical departure was that Gandhi believed that the only way to ensure the British acceded to Indian demands was by non-violent protest or what he termed “Satyagraha”, unlike the traditional liberal who strictly adhered to the system and never attempted to work against it. Simply put, the liberals that preceded Gandhi such as Gokhale and Ranade were heavily shaped by western liberal movements and the British Whigs while he was able to provide Indian liberalism with its own distinct ideas. Gandhi heavily emphasised features of negative liberty in his agenda for the political, social and economic transformation of India. He favoured a government which was minimalistic in nature and occupied itself with maintaining law and order. He strongly believed in the maximum freedom of the individual as well. One distinctive feature of his thinking was...
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...Introduction Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the Central Bank of Nepal, was established in 1956 under the Nepal Rastra Bank Act, 1955, to discharge the central banking responsibilities including guiding the development of the embryonic domestic financial sector. Since inception, there has been a significant growth in both the number and the activities of the domestic financial institutions. To reflect this dynamic environment, the functions and objectives of the Bank have been recast by the new NRB Act of 2002, the preamble of which lays down the primary functions of the Bank as: * to formulate necessary monetary and foreign exchange policies to maintain the stability in price and consolidate the balance of payments for sustainable development of the economy of Nepal; * to develop a secure, healthy and efficient system of payments; * to make appropriate supervision of the banking and financial system in order to maintain its stability and foster its healthy development; and * to further enhance the public confidence in Nepal's entire banking and financial system. The Bank is eminently aware that, for the achievement of the above objectives in the present dynamic environment, sustained progress and continued reform of the financial sector is of utmost importance. Continuously aware of this great responsibility, NRB is seriously pursuing various policies, strategies and actions, all of which are conveyed in the annual report on monetary policy. Vision To...
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...Abstract The emerging concept of inclusive business and green economy can be a boon to develop the marginalized indigenous communities in the developing country like Nepal. With the very thought of merging green economy and inclusive business having the taste of ecology, economy and spirituality, the core concept of "Peepal Plantation Campaign 2012" was initiated by Krishnamandir Promotion Children's committee (KPCC). As an initial step to bring Krishna Gandaki on value chain, 108 peepal saplings were planted on the bank of river at Puruswottamdham, Khoriyaghat, Syangja on the occasion of World Environment Day 2012. Moreover, the campaign not being limited only in the tree plantations tried to demonstrate the avenues for several other aspects of the opportunities of the village. Establishment of "Krishnamandir Promotion Committee" and "Krishnamandir Promotion Children's Committee" as an initiation of Bandobasta have the strong involvement of children, especially the marginalized Majhi, Bote, Kumal, Darai and other close tribal groups related with water culture, the program have well addressed the thought of complete inclusion that foster green economy. Bandobasta on Green economy concept since 1995 People concern started from Stockholm Conference about environment conservation ultimately lead to Green Economy at 2012. "Green Economy; Does it include you?" was the theme adopted for the World Environment Day 2012. This was the foundation concept of Hindu as mentioned on...
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...CHAPTER – I 1.1 Background of the Study Internship program is a career-related work experience conducted as an integral part of the academic program. It is very essential to get exposure to "real" business projects and problems, development of managerial skills and increased insights regarding organizational work environments thereby enhancing communication skills as the foundation of professional correspondences and understanding the general structure of most business situations by acquiring the new information and ideas so as to apply them for the benefits of the organization as well as the one’s own career development. The term “Bank” was derived from an Italian word “Banca”. Banks perform various specialized functions. Banks may be defined in terms of the various functions it performs. So it is quite impossible to define bank in just one word. However, bank can be described as such a financial institution that takes in funds as deposits repayable on demand or at short notice. According to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, “Bank is an establishment for the custody of money received from or on behalf of its customers. Its essential duty is to pay their drafts on it, its profit arise from the use of the money left unemployed by them.” Types of Bank There are many types of bank among them the main types of bank can be categorized as follows: a) Commercial Bank b) Development Bank b) Central Bank 1.2 Brief Introduction about Commercial Bank A commercial...
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