My character, Dayananda Sarasvati would most likely have been fairly please with the results of the Conference. In all honesty, many of the things he would have wanted, (such as absolutely no British presence in India and only hand-woven cloth,) are not exactly reasonable, I still feel as though he would have agreed with and supported many of the resolutions at the Conference. In particular, the resolutions on public education were something that he was very much in favor of. Sarasvati believed everyone, no matter what gender or caste, should have the right to an education. Both his own class and the intellectuals supported the education of the masses in order to improve the chance of success for a child, as well as the chance of success for his/her own country in the future.
As….myself, I agree with many of the resolutions presented at the Conference. I believe that the ruling elite’s resolution was extremely generous, unlike many of the other students. Also, I was extremely amused by everyone’s concern for the safety of the proposed “sweepers” to clean the factories. I really enjoyed learning about the different parts of this project. Before we started, all I knew about India during this time was from The Secret Garden. At first glance, I was discouraged to see that my character was a Hindua religious figure, primarily because I’m not sure I exactly understand Hinduism. However, as the project progressed, Dayananda Sarasvati began to grow on me and I came to respect his beliefs and value them, as cheesy as it sounds. I also wanted to quote the lyrics of Across the Universe every chance I got, as fitting as it is for my character, but I’m proud to say I refrained. (Although I did hum it underneath my breath.)
At the beginning of this project, I also primarily associated the Industrial Revolution with Tiny Tim and other dirty, crippled children. However, I learned that the Industrial Revolution really did have global implications and civilization has changed because of it. India was incredibly affected by the sudden prosperity of the British, (cough invasion cough.) My character, as well as every other Indian figure, had to suddenly adapt to the industrialism and growing urbanization, a drastic change from the quiet villages in which many could trace back generations. All in all, I loved this project and really did learn a lot from it. Jai guru deva om. Nothing’s gonna’ change my world. (I just had to say it.)
Response to IR Simulation...
My character, Dayananda Sarasvati would most likely have been fairly please with the results of the Conference. In all honesty, many of the things he would have wanted, (such as absolutely no British presence in India and only hand-woven cloth,) are not exactly reasonable, I still feel as though he would have agreed with and supported many of the resolutions at the Conference. In particular, the resolutions on public education were something that he was very much in favor of. Sarasvati believed everyone, no matter what gender or caste, should have the right to an education. Both his own class and the intellectuals supported the education of the masses in order to improve the chance of success for a child, as well as the chance of success for his/her own country in the future. As….myself, I agree with many of the resolutions presented at the Conference. I believe that the ruling elite’s resolution was extremely generous, unlike many of the other students. Also, I was extremely amused by everyone’s concern for the safety of the proposed “sweepers” to clean the factories. I really enjoyed learning about the different parts of this project. Before we started, all I knew about India during this time was from The Secret Garden. At first glance, I was discouraged to see that my character was a Hindua religious figure, primarily because I’m not sure I exactly understand Hinduism. However, as the project progressed, Dayananda Sarasvati began to grow on me and I came to respect his beliefs and value them, as cheesy as it sounds. I also wanted to quote the lyrics of Across the Universe every chance I got, as fitting as it is for my character, but I’m proud to say I refrained. (Although I did hum it underneath my breath.) At the beginning of this project, I also primarily associated the Industrial Revolution with Tiny Tim and other dirty, crippled children. However, I learned that the Industrial Revolution really did have global implications and civilization has changed because of it. India was incredibly affected by the sudden prosperity of the British, (cough invasion cough.) My character, as well as every other Indian figure, had to suddenly adapt to the industrialism and growing urbanization, a drastic change from the quiet villages in which many could trace back generations. All in all, I loved this project and really did learn a lot from it. Jai guru deva om. Nothing’s gonna’ change my world. (I just had to say it.)