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Natalia Trevilla Mtz
Ivana González Monsivais
Yessel Paola Cavazos Salazar

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how does the media influence our perspective of the world?

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how does the media influence our perspective of the world?

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many times we are influenced by the headers of the news, because they are atractive, and we forget to read the whole new, so we may loose pieces of information.
also, most of the times the news that are shared are negative, about thing of violence, wars, etc

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what general assumptions could we summarize about what culture is like? 

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what general assumptions could we summarize about what culture is like? 

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Some general assumption made when thinking about India is that India is violence, with no educating system, dirty, with religion conflict.

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Studies show that Indian Kids lack reading culture

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Studies show that Indian Kids lack reading culture

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One of the major problem areas is children's publishing sector is the lack of reading culture among children.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/burdened-with-studies-indian-kids-lack-reading-culture-says-study/articleshow/94408659.cms

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Bengaluru: Indian children do not have a robust reading culture, especially in middle grade and young-adult age group when studies start taking over and they get overburdened with tuitions and extra-curricular activities, said a report - A study on children's publishing sector in India - by Kanishka Gupta, literary agent and publishing commentator, that was presented on Friday.
Identifying the major problem areas in children's publishing sector in India, Gupta said the major issue is a lack of reading culture among children. "Children who are keen on reading do not have easy access to books because of a poor library system in India. Schools too lack the initiative to encourage inclusion of new and innovative books in their syllabi," he said.

The advances paid are very less - starting from Rs 5,000-10,000 and can go up to Rs 30,000-Rs 50,000. "Meanwhile, the cost of production has sky-rocketed due to paper shortage. Cost of special paper used for illustrated and picture books has gone up by 30%," said Gupta.
"Indian children's book publishers are working on shoestring budgets to market and promote books. The marketing budget is set to dip further post Covid," he added.

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Burdened With Studies, Indian Kids Lack Reading Culture, Says Study | Bengaluru News - Times of India

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Bengaluru: Indian children do not have a robust reading culture, especially in middle grade and young-adult age group when studies start taking over and they get overburdened with tuitions and extra-curricular activities, said a report - A study on children's publishing sector in India - by Kanishka Gupta, literary agent and publishing commentator, that was presented on Friday.Identifying the major problem areas in children's publishing sector in India, Gupta said the major issue is a lack of reading culture among children.

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Controversial Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI) is holding a strike in the southern state of Kerala on Friday, a day after authorities raided its offices in several states and arrested many of its leaders.

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Controversial Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI) is holding a strike in the southern state of Kerala on Friday, a day after authorities raided its offices in several states and arrested many of its leaders. So, what do we know about the PFI?

About the raids

India's top anti-terror agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which fights financial crime, carried out raids on Thursday morning in 11 states and arrested 106 PFI members, reported the Press Trust of India (PTI).

TV channel News18 quoted NIA sources as saying it was their "largest-ever investigation process [to] date".

Later in the day, PFI members protested against the arrests in the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

"The raids are taking place at the homes of national, state and local leaders of PFI," the group said in a statement, accusing the government of trying "to use federal agencies to silence dissenting voices".

A press release from the NIA said it had arrested 45 people in connection with five cases.

The agency says that during the searches, "incriminating documents, cash, sharp-edged weapons and a large number of digital devices have been seized".

What is PFI?

Formed in 2006, the PFI describes itself "as a non-governmental social organisation whose stated objective is to work for the poor and disadvantaged people in the country and to oppose oppression and exploitation".

The PFI came into existence after the National Development Front (NDF) - a controversial organisation established in Kerala a few years after the Babri mosque was demolished in 1992 - merged with two other organisations from the south. Over the next few years, the PFI developed a broader base as more organisations across India merged with it.

At present, the PFI, which has a strong presence in Kerala and Karnataka, is active in more than 20 Indian states and says its cadre strength is in the "hundreds of thousands".

Why is PFI controversial?

In its mission statement on its website, the PFI claims to want to establish an "egalitarian society where everyone enjoys freedom, justice and a sense of security". It says that changes in economic policies are required so that Dalits (formerly untouchables), tribal people and minorities get their rights.

However, the government has registered a host of charges against the group and its members, including "sedition, creating enmity between different sections of society and taking steps to destabilise India".

Members from the group have been linked to the beheading of a Hindu man in the western state of Rajasthan in June.

A few months ago, police in the eastern state of Bihar claimed that the group had allegedly circulated a document that spoke of making India an Islamic nation. The PFI had denied the allegations saying that the document - India 2047: Towards Rule of Islamic India - was forged.

One of the main allegations against the PFI has been its connection to the banned Islamist group - Students' Islamic Movement of India (Simi), which was outlawed by the government in 2001. The PFI has also been linked to the Indian Mujahideen, another banned militant group.

Prof P Koya, a founding member of the PFI and its earlier incarnation NDF, has denied these allegations in an earlier conservation with the BBC and said that he established NDF in 1993, years after his relations with Simi ended in 1981.

Authorities have also linked the PFI to several incidents of political violence.

The PFI first stepped into the limelight in 2010 after an attack on Prof TJ Joseph in Kerala. The assault came after several Muslim groups accused him of asking derogatory questions about the Prophet Muhammad in an examination. A court convicted some of its members for the attack, although the PFI distanced itself from the accused.

In 2018, in the coastal city of Ernakulam in Kerala, PFI activists were accused of stabbing to death a leader of the left-wing Students Federation of India (SFI).

How popular is PFI?

PFI leaders get a lot of media attention for speeches which some consider to be provocative.

The group claims to have a large supporter-base, but it has not enjoyed much political success so far. Its registered political party - the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) - has participated in local elections in Kerala and has enjoyed modest success, but hasn't won any parliamentary seats.

"The PFI is not a significant political or social force in India. Whatever influence it has is mainly limited to Kerala and some other southern states. Muslims in the rest of India do not even know of its existence as a political entity," says Adil Mehdi, retired prof from Jamia Millia Islamia university in the capital, Delhi.

Earlier this year, the Karnataka government accused the PFI of inciting protests after a school in the state banned female students from wearing hijabs. Observers said the student and women wing of PFI - Campus Front of India, and National Women's Front - actively participated in these pro-hijab demonstrations.

Hindu groups, aligned with India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have long demanded a total ban on the PFI and the Kerala High Court once described it as an "extremist organisation".

However, the PFI continues to deny any involvement in terror activities and analysts point out that terrorism charges, used to conduct raids and arrests, often fail scrutiny in court.

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PFI: Who are the Popular Front of India and why are they being raided?

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Controversial Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI) is holding a strike in the southern state of Kerala on Friday, a day after authorities raided its offices in several states and arrested many of its leaders. So, what do we know about the PFI?

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"The city has been brought under heavy security cover after miscreants hurled petrol bombs at three places on Thursday night"
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The Indian government has advised its nationals in Canada to exercise caution, citing “a sharp increase in incidents of hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities” in the North American country.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/23/india-warns-its-citizens-in-canada-of-increase-in-hate-crimes

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Thousands of Sikhs gather in Toronto to celebrate a religious event [File: Chris Helgren/Reuters]

The Indian government has advised its nationals in Canada to exercise caution, citing "a sharp increase in incidents of hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities" in the North American country.

In an advisory issued on Friday, the Indian foreign ministry asked the Indians in Canada to "remain vigilant".

"In view of the increasing incidences of crimes ... Indian nationals and students from India in Canada and those proceeding to Canada for travel/education are advised to exercise due caution," it said.

Advisory for Indian Nationals and Students from India in Canada https://t.co/dOrqyY7FgN pic.twitter.com/M0TDfTgvrG

- Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 23, 2022

The advisory said New Delhi has requested the Canadian authorities to investigate the crimes and take appropriate action. "The perpetrators of these crimes have not been brought to justice so far in Canada," it said.

New Delhi urged its nationals - workers and students - in Canada to register with the Indian mission in Ottawa or consulates in Toronto and Vancouver.

Indian media reports on Friday said the advisory followed reports of a "referendum" purportedly organised by a faction among the Sikhs in Canada, demanding a separate Khalistan nation in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

The separatist movement was at its peak in the 1980s.

In June 1984, New Delhi sent troops to the Golden Temple - the community's holiest site in Punjab's Amritsar city - to go after pro-Khalistan leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other fighters. The Operation Blue Star, as the Indian army assault was known, killed hundreds.

In October that year, former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards, an event that led to nationwide anti-Sikh riots in which thousands were killed.

Today, Sikhs form a large chunk of 1.6 million Indian diaspora in Canada - more than 3 percent of its population. Canada has 17 parliamentarians and three cabinet ministers of Indian origin, including defence minister Anita Anand, the Hindustan Times newspaper said.

India has repeatedly raised the issue of Canada allowing the Khalistani separatist groups to operate on its land.

New Delhi believes the Justin Trudeau government has not done enough to address its concerns about the activities of pro-Khalistan elements in Canada, the Hindustan Times said.

India's foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday called the referendum in Canada a "farcical exercise held by extremist and radical elements," according to a report by the NDTV network.

Bagchi said it was "deeply objectionable" that such an exercise was allowed in a friendly country.

In response, the Canadian government said it respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India and will not recognise the so-called referendum, according to Indian media reports.

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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India warns its citizens in Canada of 'increase in hate crimes'

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The Indian government has advised its nationals in Canada to exercise caution, citing "a sharp increase in incidents of hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities" in the North American country. In an advisory issued on Friday, the Indian foreign ministry asked the Indians in Canada to "remain vigilant".