World History II: Unit 2 Project Proposal

Group Member(s): Peem, Jane, Ford, Link

Country assigned: India

Development goal selected: Reduce poverty and social exclusion ( Goal 1 )

Type of Product: Stop Motion Film

Product Description:
(Make sure it is clear what the product will look like, what it will include, and how it will be
organized.)

- The film will be a stop motion film. We are inspired by three videos. The first one is a
stop motion film by auroraMeccanica
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQkC0Qs3aD0). The second one is also a stop
motion video but they cut papers out to make different characters which is very cool
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYUganlWC2A). The last one is a video which
explains about the Trojan War using simple texts, animations and voiceover
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH9OxlGAaHE&t=69s).

- The final product will be a short film, similar to Crash Courses videos, explaining the
social problems in India. As of now, we are aiming around 8 minutes so that the guests
can come in the room, watch the video, understand it and continue to other room very
quickly. Stop Motion will be used to demonstrate the problems and will also be used as
a tool for us to tell the story. It will include an introduction to the problems, the situation
Indians are facing in the present and summary of the main events that have
happened.

- The process of making the film will be very organized. After researching, we will create
a list of things we wanted to include in the video. After that, we will cut the paper into
the things we need in our stop-motion. Next, we will begin filming. Because we are
doing stop-motion, we will be able to film during class time. Lastly, we will edit our
video and add the voiceovers and texts. Our goals is to create something that can be
understood very clearly and people who preferred visual and aural style can use our
video while theyre researching.
Summaries: (one paragraph minimum for each section with main ideas only)

Brief background of your country in written in your own words: (post 1900 creation of
country + some major events that made the country what it is today)

- India, officially known as the Republic of India, is one of the worlds largest country in
South East Asia. Almost 80% of the countries population believe in Hinduism as
estimated in 2011. As they practice Hinduism, theres a system which classifies people
into different social classes called the Caste System. People are divided based on
their karma and dharma which are concepts in Hinduism. Lower-caste people are
discriminated even in todays world. Despite having laws against it, unemployment,
crimes and discrimination are what the lower-caste people face on the daily basis. On
the good side, since 1950, new constitutional was written to protect the lower-caste
and since then, many movements happened to stop the discrimination.

- India is also famous for its wealth and power as a country. India is the second-most
biggest oil production in South East Asia which makes up a huge share in the
countrys revenue. However, the richest 10% of Indians owns over 80% of the
countrys wealth. In 1947, India gained independence from the Great Britain but it left
over 70% of the population in very deep poverty. The other 30% grew to power and
control the country in place of the colonizer. Its lead to the inequalities in society where
you can see the huge difference between the poor and the rich. Some of the main
reasons why Indians are facing this problem are the inequalities in the society,
illiteracy, over growth rate of population and also gender inequalities.

- As mentioned above, India was a colony of the Great Britain in the early 1900s. This
colony in particular has left many effects on todays India. The most notable on is the
partition. When India gained independence in 1947, the partition has divided India into
India and Pakistan. Despite their shared history, the conflict between these two
countries can still be felt today. It also affects the countrys economy both positively
and negatively. It introduces education to the Indians, something that was not common
in the time before. Moreover, Indians were given better technology and advanced
medicines. The negative effect however, is much more significant. India is left
dependent on other countries goods because they were forced to produce crops for
so long. Even now, the countrys imports are almost twice the exports.
Brief summary of the history of the social issue (based on MDG selected) in your country:
(causes of the social issue in your country)

- Poverty in India is caused by its role as a British colony, population growth and caste
system. As a British colony, Indians were forced to produce cash crops like cottons. As
a result, when India gained independence, it faced many problems like the lack of food
and the inability to be independent as they needed to rely on other countries
manufactured goods. Moreover, the British people founded the British East Indian
Trading company which is a way to sell the raw materials back to Britain in a really
cheap way, cheating the Indians. The India Partition is also the reason why poverty is
happening in India. India Partition happened in 1947 and people need to move to
either India or Pakistan based on their religion. Over 50 million Hindus moved into
Indias territory, abandoning their jobs and houses in Pakistan land. Many struggled to
adapt, thus, became the majority of people who are facing poverty today.

- The growth in population is also a factor. Theres simply not enough jobs for everyone
in the country. Moreover, government cannot efficiently provide education and
financial resources for that amount of people. These uneducated people wont know
how to use contraceptives and pills which will lead to more population and more
poverty.

- Caste system plays a huge role in both poverty and social exclusion in India. People
born in higher caste will generally have better education which results in better jobs.
Theres also a caste discrimination in workplace which people in lower classes tend to
be paid less despite doing the same amount of works. Also, they tend to get employed
less despite being qualified because of their castes. Moreover, the lower castes are
not allowed to share food and drink, wear shoes in the presence of the higher classes
or even attending the same temple. Despite having laws against discrimination, it still
exists in every part of India.

Brief summary of how the social issue (based on the MDG selected) has affected your
country (post 1945): (effects of the social issue in your country current situation)

- Poverty is a huge problem that can be found anywhere in the world. Even rich and
developed countries have some poverty. India is one of the great example for what
poverty is and what will it affects. There are many bad effects of poverty to India or
other countries as well. For example, poverty affects childhood. It affects children
whether in education or behavior. It often change childrens behavior in bad ways;
such as, they will commit crime. Childrens parents which have low income will not be
able to send their child to good school. Moreover, children in poor family may have low
self-esteem because of their family condition. Children may also have some mental
issues and they are more likely to engage in violence in teen age. Children that are
born into poverty are also more likely to grow up to be poor because they have less
 opportunity to do things than other kids that have good education.
- There are two social exclusions in India that are very obvious which is caste system
and gender inequality. Social exclusion mainly affects mental health of people in India
and its the one of the main cause of Indias poverty. Social exclusion develops many
kinds of deprivation to the people which means some people will have less than others
and some people will have more than others. In conclusion, social exclusion has huge
negative impact to the quality of life of people.

Brief summary of what your countrys government has done to deal with the social issue
(based on the MDG selected): (policies in place and progress in dealing with the problem)

- The government tries to use different programs to prevent poverty in India. The
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is one such program. It provides
economically-disadvantaged people access to different financial services such as a
basic savings account, insurance, etc. People can earn interest from investing, and
have accidental insurance to cover amounting. Another program is Jawahar Gram
Samridhi Yojana which provides jobs for the unemployed Dalits.

- For the social exclusion, India have a problem about population of kids, they have
more girl infant than boys, they are likely to have more children or people in the
country. There was exclusion in India where the people get send out of the country
because the overwhelming of people but the government of India is also tried to help
by reduce the social exclusion and control the number of birth that they can have in
that particular time. As an example, Indian government had set up various Female
Sterilization camps to reduce the population growth.

Reference list for the starter sources used: (APA format)

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- MADDISON, A. (2014). The historical origins of Indian poverty. PSL Quarterly Review,
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- Kaur, R. (n.d.). Poverty and its causes in India. Retrieved November 03, 2017, from
https://www.mapsofindia.com/my-india/society/poverty-in-india-and-its-causes

- What is Indias caste system? (2017). Retrieved October 17, 2017, from
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35650616

- Pathak, V. (2016). Essay on Poverty in India: Causes, Effects and Solutions. Retrieved
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- Panda, R. K. (2016). Socially Exclusion and Inequality: Opportunities in Agenda 2030.

Retrieved November 06, 2017, from
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20in%20India%20Report.pdf