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The Khasi matriliny generates intense role conflict for men. Elaborate.

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What are some of the rules that the caste system imposes?


The Khasi matriliny generates intense role conflict for men.This statement is explained below:

a. The Khasis are a group from Meghalaya. In this group, it is the women who inherit the property but do not have any control for it nor do they make any decisions for the family.


b. The authority and control go from maternal uncle to nephew and the inheritance from mother to daughter.


c. It generates an intense role of conflict for the men because they are torn between the responsibilities of their natal household and that of his wife and children.


d. There is an apprehension in the minds of the women related to a man with regard to his commitment to their welfare. A woman always wonders if her sister’s house is more appealing to her husband than their own.


e. The relatives of the man on his mother’s side are more important than the ones on his father’s side.


OR


The different rules and regulations imposed by the caste system are given below:


a. It is the birth of a person that determines his/her caste,


b. There are strict rules about marriage.


c. There are rules about the type of food permitted.


d. The members of the different caste are arranged in a hierarchy of rank and status based on purity and pollution.


e. The occupation for different caste is fixed.


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Read the given passage and answer the following questions :

The India Languages Newspaper Revolution The most significant happening in the few decades has been the India language newspaper revolution. The beginnings of this growth predated liberalization. The top two dailies in India are Danik Jagaran and Dainik Bhaskar with a readership of 21 million and 17 million, respective. The fastest growing dailies are the Assamese dailies in urban areas (51.8 per cent increase) and the Bengali dailies in rural areas (129 per cent).


The ‘Eenadu’ story also exemplifies the success of the Indian language press. Ramoji Rao the founder of ‘Eenadu’ has successfully organized a chit-fund, before launching the paper in 1974. By associating with appropriate causes in rural areas like the Anti-arak movement in the mid-1980s, the Telugu newspaper was able to reach into the countryside. This prompted it to launch ‘district dailies’ in 1989. There were tabloid inserts of sensational features carrying news from particulars districts as well as classified advertisements from villages and small towns of the same. By 1998 ‘Eenadu’ was being published from ten towns in Andhra Pradesh and its circulation accounted for 70 per cent of the audited Telugu daily circulation.


(a) What are the different forms of Print media?


(b) What reasons can be attributed to the emerging growth of Indian?