Hindu and Muslim residents of Sendhwa town in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh came together to cremate 75-old-year Sitaram who had no family member left behind. People from both the communities attended his funeral ceremony and cremated him with full honour. This instance depicts inter religious harmony. Religious harmony in […]
Caste system is an integral part of the Indian social system. It is the arrangement of people in a hierarchy of status where there is negligible mobility up and down the social ladder. Origin of the caste system: Caste system is very complex and complicated that is why a number […]
National Human Rights Commission, a statutory body , was established in 1993 under a legislation enacted by the Parliament namely, the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The commission is the watchdog of Human Rights in the country, that is, the rights related to life, liberty, equality and dignity of […]
On February 20 1947, the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee declared that the British rule in India would end by June 30 1948 after which the power would be transferred to responsible Indian hands. This announcement was followed by the agitation by the Muslim League demanding partition of the country. […]
According to M N Srinivas “westernization refers to the changes brought about in Indian society and culture as a result of over 150 years of British rule and the term subsumes changes occurring at different levels of technology, institutions, ideology, values”. Main features of westernization: Westernization is a simpler concept. […]
The term “Sanskritization” was introduced into Indian sociology by Prof M N Srinivas. The term refers to a process whereby people of lower caste collectively try to adopt upper caste practices and beliefs as a preliminary step to acquire higher status. Thus, it indicates a process of cultural mobility that […]
The concept of PIL originated and developed in the US in the 1960. In the USA it was designed to provide legal representation to previously unrepresented groups and interests. In India, the PIL is a product of the judicial activism role of the supreme court; it was introduced in the […]
The Government of India recognising the importance of disaster management as a national priority had set up a High powered committee in 1999 and a Nationals Committee in 2001 after the Gujarat earthquake to make recommendations on the preparation of disaster management plans and suggest effective mitigation mechanisms. However, after […]
Political parties are voluntary associations for organised groups of individuals who share the same political views and who try to gain political power through constitutional means and who decide to work for promoting the national interest. There are four types of political parties in the modern democratic states : Reactionary […]
India is a land of widespread diversities in terms of religion, language, caste, tribe, race, religion and so on. Hence, the achievement of National Integration becomes very essential for the all round development and prosperity of the country. Obstacles to national integration: Regionalism- Regionalism refers to the sub-nationalism and sub-territorial […]
India adopted its nuclear Doctrine in 2003 the salient features of this Doctrine are as follows: Building and maintaining a credible minimum deterrence. A posture of no first use nuclear weapons will only be used in retaliation against the nuclear attack on Indian Territory or on Indian forces anywhere. Nuclear […]
The foreign policy of India regulates India’s relations with other states of the world in promoting its national interests. Principles of foreign policy: Promotion of world peace- India’s foreign policy aims at the promotion of international peace and security. Article 51 of the constitution directs the Indian state to promote […]
“The soul of religion is one but encased in a multitude of forms. Wise men will ignore the outward crust and see the same soul living inside a variety of crusts.”– Mahatma Gandhi “At the bottom of all tributes paid to democracy is the little man and woman, walking into […]
India is ranked third in the world in terms of building large dams, of the over 5,200 large dams built so far, about 1,100 large dams have already reached 50 years of age and some are older than 120 years. Minor and medium dam shelf-life is lower than large dams […]
Sexism is an ideology which is used by men to victimize women. “Sexism is the ideology that one sex is superior to the other. The term is generally used to refer to male prejudice and discrimination against women.” Barbara Bovee Polk has stated that men in their own interest to […]
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