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A Study of the Scripts of Tamil Epigraphy and Their Development
Kučera, Jan ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Strnad, Jaroslav (referee)
A Study of the Scripts of Tamil Epigraphy and their Development Keywords (in English): Tamil script, Grantha, Vaṭṭeḻuttu, Brāhmī, epigraphy, palaeography, script development; India Abstract (in English): This thesis discusses the history of the Tamil script, from Brahmi variants in the very south of India, to vatteluttu and its variants, to the grantha script, up until the modern Tamil script. It gives introduction to these writing systems, shows examples of their primary sources and summarizes the recent scholarship regarding their development. Special attention is paid to the Tamil script reform in the 20th century, in which context a short summary of history of the Tamil press is also given. The thesis contains a review of Czech literature about writing systems in general, a summary of the current Proto-Indic script research, as well as megalithic graffiti. A separate appendix is dedicated to Tamil script in the context of digital technologies and the history of its encoding.
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Ethnic Separatism in North-East India with Special Reference to Bodo, Naga, and Mizo separatisms
Machačová, Gabriela ; Hříbek, Martin (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
The topic of this thesis is ethnic separatism in Northeast India, exemplified on the cases of three ethnicities of the region: Bodo, Naga and Mizo. In the first part, the thesis deals with nationalism and separatism in general. It is followed by a description of the historical development of the Northeast ethnic groups with an emphasis on the formation and creation of states in the region within the Indian Republic after gaining independence in 1947. Attention is paid to the manifestations of separatism of the ethnic groups and the formation of ethnic-separatist organizations. The conclusion provides a comparison of the situation of the Bodo, Naga and Mizo ethnicities and the application of the theory of nationalism to these particular cases.
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The Spread of Hindu Nationalism into the Indian Academia on the Example of Astrology
Hrabáková, Zora ; Hříbek, Martin (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
This thesis deals with the spread of Hindu nationalism into the Indian academia on the example of astrology. In 2001, the Indian government's institution University Grants Commission included astrology and Vedic mathematics among the university's fields of study and the subsequent introduction of astrological departments at selected Indian universities with the support of state subsidies. This decision sparked a wide-ranging debate among Indian academics at home and abroad. Most of them evaluated the introduction of astrology at universities as a manifestation of the so-called saffronization of education and a deflection from secularism to cultural nationalism and religious fundamentalism, rather than as the promotion of traditional forms of knowledge. The thesis focuses on the development of the RSS organization and its influence on Indian education policy. Further on it deals with astrology as an important phenomenon of Indian culture and its institutionalized form. The aim of this thesis is to set the institutionalization of astrology into the broader context of the discourse of modern Hindu nationalism.
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Dalit Christians in India
Machová, Dita ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Štipl, Zdeněk (referee)
Diploma paper deals with the history and current situation of Dalit Christian communities in India. It elaborates the phenomenon of mass movements, which represented a significant milestone in the history of Christianity in India. During these movements a substantial amount of untouchable castes converted to Christianity and the number of Christians multiplied. In the twentieth century Dalit Christians have become marginalized group by government measures which promised compensation benefits only for groups Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits. At the beginning of the twenty-first century Christian and Muslim communities in India are facing violent attacks made by militant Hindu groups. Since 1980s Dalit Christian communities have come together and fight for obtaining government benefits and against oppression made by churches.
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Religious aspects in ancient Tamil poetry
Horáčková, Jana ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Vihanová, Zuzana (referee)
The study deals with religious elements of sangam poetry and its subsequent changes in the next period. It is devided into two parts - the first part focuses on the literature and religion of the classical period. The second part shows how the literature and religion were influenced by brahmins and what kind of changes it is possible to see after the intensification of their influence. Historical background of the transition between the two periods is described in the chapter about aryanization. In the last chapter the author briefly outlines the transition to the next period - the bhakti period. The thesis was worked out with special reference to secondary literature but especially in the second part there is very important conjunction with the translation of Silappadigaram.
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Indian foreign policy towards the U.S. during the term of Indira Gandhi
Gilánik, Vít ; Štipl, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
The focus of bachelor thesis is foreign politics between India and the United States Of America in period of rule prime minister Indira Gandhi. The thesis is focused on four main fields: development of indo-american relationship; Pakistan - the origin of state Bangladesh; Soviet Union and Peoples Republic Of China. The introduction of bachelor thesis contains insight of these four fields up to the voting of prime minister Indria Gandhi in her office. The aim of the thesis is to describe development of situation of three areas as described before between the years 1966 to 1977 show political and diplomatical steps of both Indian and American governments. The conclusion of thesis contains development of these topics till nowadays.
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Political Movements of Dalits in South India
Blecha, Vlastimil ; Vavroušková, Stanislava (advisor) ; Filipský, Jan (referee) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
While growing strength of Dalit political organizations in India in the last years has been usually welcomed as a manifestation of rising self-confidence of Dalits and an expression of new orientation of the Indian society towards more social justice and equality, this thesis advocates for some restraint from an unwarranted optimism. It focuses on the impact of Dalit political movements and affirmative action on governance in Tamil Nadu rural societies and it sets the Dalit movement and the affirmative action on behalf of Dalits in the context of Dravidian political parties that have been the leading force in the Tamil Nadu since 1967. The main questions I am addressing in this thesis are: "Which factors/institutions are conducive to good governance/orderly rule in communities divided by caste while carrying out the project of social and political empowerment of Dalits?" "What is the impact of affirmative action and Dalit political parties on local communities and by extension on Tamil Nadu society?" The thesis uses neo-institutionalist theoretical framework and it is predominantly based on comparison of two different experiences of two Tamil Nadu villages with the Dalit movement and the affirmative action. I have collected most of the empirical data for the thesis during my two periods of fieldwork in...
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Same-sex love in India
Beranová, Petra Nina ; Bendíková, Soňa (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
This bachelor thesis 'Same-sex love in India' deals with selected aspects of homosexuality in Indian society. It describes aspects of homosexuality in film, television, traditional romantic friendship, family, marriage and suicides. It also deals with the corresponding health issues in one part. The first part of the thesis briefly describes history and terminology related to homosexuality in India, including practical examples from Urdu poetry and one of its genres called rekhti. The biggest attention of the thesis is paid to present selected homosexual aspects closer. Neither the names of people active on a homosexual Indian field are omitted from this thesis. Bachelor thesis also documents the most important organizations dealing with rights of homosexuals in India.
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The Pahari Doms: the case study of Dom communities living in surrounding of the town Bhimtal in Indian state Uttaranchal
Houdek, Lukáš ; Červenka, Jan (advisor) ; Hons, Pavel (referee)
The thesis introduces gathered Indian castes that are known as Doms. The Dom castes are considered to be the groups in where Roma originated. The thesis is a case study of particular localities of the North-Indian region Kumaon (Uttarakhand province). The thesis focuses on the daily life of local Dom groups, their position in the caste system, and also targets the professions they are performing. It further targets the practices performed during choosing the partner and also focuses on their religious ideas about the world around them. Finally it itroduces the parallels, that can be found between Doms and Roma.
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Caste Politics of India
Pecharová, Petra ; Hons, Pavel (advisor) ; Štipl, Zdeněk (referee)
This thesis discusses the trends in the caste tension in the politics of the modern Indian state, i.e. from Independence to the present day. The main topic of this work is the importance of caste and caste system in the current politics of India and the impact of these elements on the formation and operation of Indian political parties and their adaptation to the changing relationship between caste and politics. Special emphasis is placed on affirmative action policies as a triggering mechanism of political mobilization and transformation of the importance of caste in Indian politics.
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