Society’s biggest problem – Patriarchy and Its effects on Men and Women.

Patriarchy is a system of relationships, beliefs, and values embedded in political, social, and economic systems that structure gender inequality between men and women. Attributes seen as “feminine” or pertaining to women are undervalued, while attributes regarded as “masculine” or pertaining to men are privileged. Patriarchal relations structure both the private and public spheres, ensuring that men dominate both. Feminist scholarship traces the histories and geographies of patriarchal relations to demonstrate that patriarchy manifests in dynamic and flexible ways in order to sustain patriarchal relations. These approaches theorize the linkages between patriarchy and capitalism, colonialism, and nationalism, arguing that patriarchal relations operate across scales in ways that not only constitute those scales but also order social relations in hierarchical relationships. Such research examines patriarchal relations at the level of the body, the public-private divide, nationalism and citizenship, colonialism, and globalization. As an analytical tool, patriarchy has been criticized as too universalizing and overarching in its conceptualization of the unequal relations between men and women.

Earlier sociological and political definitions of patriarchy focused on domestic social relations organized around the law of the father and the social control that men, as heads of households, have over their wives and daughters. Within feminist scholarship, patriarchy has been understood more broadly as the system in which men as a group are constructed as superior to women as a group and as such have authority over them. In some instances, scholars have distinguished between ‘paternal’ patriarchy to refer to forms of a private, household organization run by the father and ‘fraternal’ patriarchy to refer to the domination of women in public civil society. For geographers, this distinction mirrors the division between private domestic space and public social space. More generally, patriarchy is conceived of as a broadly based system of social, legal, economic, political, and cultural structures and practices, which position men as the dominant social group and as able to marginalize, and exploit women. Some of the most widespread violations of human rights: Violence against women and girls takes many different forms, including domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, child, early and forced marriage, sex trafficking, so-called ‘honor’ crimes and female genital mutilation. It is rooted in the gender inequality that women face throughout their lives from childhood through to old age. One in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence, mostly by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, and the immediate and long-term physical, sexual, and mental consequences for women and girls can be devastating, including death. Violence negatively affects women’s general well-being and prevents women from fully participating in society. It impacts their families, their community, and the country at large. It has tremendous costs, from greater strains on health care to legal expenses and losses in productivity.

At least 155 countries have passed laws on domestic violence, and 140 have legislation on sexual harassment in the workplace (World Bank 2020). But challenges remain in enforcing these laws, limiting women and girls’ access to safety and justice. Not enough is done to prevent violence, and when it does occur, it often goes unpunished. For a woman to make more money than her male partner is frowned upon, and thus the male partner feels less than. These two examples are all directly linked to the fact that our culture sees parenting and childcare as feminine activity.

If we don’t begin by raising our children to understand that traditional gender roles are antiquated and unnecessary, we will have another generation of women, and society as a whole, living in a rape culture. By not understanding how patriarchy impacts men, we are negating the entire message of feminism: that there should be equality amongst all genders. It is time to change the standards that men and young boys are held up to. Instead of telling young boys that they cannot show emotion, that they must be self-reliant, and that violence is normal; it is time that we show them that being an “alpha male” is not something to aspire to, that being violent and destructive are not traits that we normalize, and that displays of emotion are both normal and encouraged. By doing this, we can restructure society and the way that society treats women.

The Pink Tax

Pink Tax refers to price discrepancy that calls out products and services marketed to women that cost more than identical versions marketed to men. About five years ago, the issue got a lot of attention when New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs found many instances of gendered pricing. The pink tax is not an actual tax, the additional revenue from the women’s product does not go to the government. Very few state and local governments have regulations to prohibit gendered price discrimination. The U.S. federal government does not, though bills have been introduced. A study that compared 800 products across 90 brands specifically targeting a particular gender showed that toys and accessories targeted at women/girls were 7% more expensive than those targeted at men/boys.The same stood for children’s clothing at 4% more for girls, and 8% more for adult women. A whopping 13% more for personal care products and 8% more for senior or home healthcare products. This phenomenon however, is not limited to just western countries. In India too, women pay pink tax on a wide variety of products and services marketed specifically to them.

Most discussions of the pink tax are not about an actual tax, but in one instance they are: import tariffs. In the United States, clothing companies pay higher import tariffs on women’s items such as silk shirts, wool jackets, blazers, leather shoes, and golf shoes according to a study published by Texas A&M University’s Mosbacher Institute, which focuses on trade, economics, and public policy. On the men’s apparel side, import tariffs are higher on cotton shirts, wool suits, synthetic fiber suits, and swimwear. Some goods have no gender-based tariff difference, while others have large differences. Overall, tariffs on women’s items are sinificantly higher. Clothing companies can price both items equally, which means either the producer, the retailer, or the consumer takes a hit. A 2007 lawsuit by clothing companies against the U.S. government tried but failed to eliminate these tariff discrepancies.

Social scientists and retail experts say that the pink tax stems from the fact that society in general, typically, holds women to a higher standard when it comes to their appearance. One way to beat pink tax is to not fall prey to the bright pink packaging. Go for generic versions instead as they usually do the same job for cheaper. Evidence of gendered price discrimination clearly exists, even if there is room to debate why it exists or how serious or expensive a problem it is.

The Downfall of Sushil Kumar

From making India proud by winning medals in two different Olympics to becoming the main accused in a murder case, decorated wrestler Sushil Kumar has come a long way, and fans are left gutted with the big twist in his life. Sushil’s international success triggered a revolution and created an inspirational legacy. The reserved grappler from Najafgarh’s Baprola village is till date India’s only world champion (2010) in the sport. He is also the only one to claim two individual Olympic medals, an exceptional feat for a country that has seen very limited success at the Games. But, now the goodwill, respect, honour that Sushil earned so far in his career is at stake as for the nation he is not just an Olympic medalist but also an absconder in a murder case.

Early Life

Son of DTC bus conductor, Sushil grew up in a non-descript village called Baprola on the outskirts of Delhi. He was inspired to take up the sport by his cousin Sandeep. However, Sandeep quit the sport because the family could support just one wrestler and Sushil was the chosen one. At the age of 14, Sushil started training at the Chhatrasal Stadium’s akhada under the guidance of pehalwans Yashvir and Ramphal and later by Arjuna awardee Mahabali Satpal Singh and then at the Railways camp by coach Gyan Singh. But it was not until he met former wrestler and Coach Satpal Singh, Sushil recognised his potentials in freestyle wrestling.

Struggle

Where other international athletes had their own equipment and training facilities, Kumar had to struggle with whatever he could do by himself and the support of his Guru Satpal. Being a pure vegetarian, he couldn’t eat flesh which is a usual dose for wrestlers. However, his family supported him for his dreams by sending him tinned milk, Ghee, and fresh vegetables so that he doesn’t rely on mess meals only. But what made him unique was that he never thought of quitting his dreams despite the lack of facilities. Instead, Sushil toiled hard to earn success and eventually awarded victory in the year 2003 by dominating the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships and also won a bronze at the Asian Wrestling Championship.

Rise to Fame

In 2008, Sushil’s bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics had ended India’s 56-year-long wait for an Olympic medal in wrestling following which he became a household name by coming out of nowhere and landing India a bronze in the Olympics. From training in mud pits to sleeping with 20 other boys, it was a giant leap for the grappler. The achievement had a tremendous impact as Indian wrestling witnessed the rise of Yogeshwar Dutt, Geeta, and Babita Phogat, their cousin Vinesh, Rio bronze medallist Sakshi Malik and World medallists Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, and Deepak Punia after that. For the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Sushil was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India’s highest sporting honour.Sushil credits his ‘father figure’ Satpal, under whom he has trained for 13 years, as someone who has inculcated in him discipline and dedication. In 2010, Sushil created history when he became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the FILA World Wrestling Championships held in Moscow. The same year, he also competed at the Commonwealth Games and made everyone shell-shocked with his unfazed and undeterred performance as he clinched the gold medal. Owing to his superb show, Kumar was chosen to represent the nation by bearing the Indian flag in the 2012 London Olympics and once again made the country proud by winning a silver medal in the 66 kg category which was India’s third Olympic medal in wrestling. Sushil then went onto win gold medals in the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 74 kg category, thus creating a stack of 3 Commonwealth gold medals through his sturdy performances at three consecutive Games.

The Downfall

Sushil first made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when in 2016 he had been involved in a dispute with the national wrestling federation over the matter of representing India at the Rio Olympics. Although another wrestler — Maharashtra’s Narsingh Yadav — had won the quota, Sushil, by virtue of his record, had wanted trials to be held. Yadav eventually ended up failing a dope test just weeks before the Olympics. Yadav claimed he was the victim of conspiracy and filed an FIR accusing a young wrestler from Chhatrasal of tampering with his food. That case remains unresolved. Then in 2018, Sushil once again found himself stuck neck-deep in a swamp when following an ill-tempered bout, Sushil’s opponent Parveen Rana and his brother were assaulted by a group of people he said were supporters of the Olympic medalist. Rana and his brother ended up requiring hospital treatment and an FIR was registered against Sushil and his supporters.

Murder Accusation?

Sushil Kumar is one of the accused in the Chhatrasal Stadium scuffle incident where Sagar Rana, a former junior national champion, lost his life on May 4. Sushil, who has been absconding since the night of the scuffle, is said to be involved in the incident where two factions of wrestlers allegedly opened fire on each other, leaving several injured and 23-year-old Sagar Rana dead. Following the incident, an FIR of murder, abduction, and criminal conspiracy was registered against Kumar. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police on Monday (May 17) said they will reward an amount of Rs one lakh to anyone, who can provide intel about two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar. The police have also stated that a sum of Rs 50,000 will be given to individuals, who will pass information regarding Ajay, also an accused in the same matter. As per the latest development in the case, Rohini Court in New Delhi will hear the anticipatory bail plea of two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar on Tuesday (May 18) apropos the case. Of course, the case is under investigation and Sushil’s involvement needs to be proved in a court of law. He remains innocent until proven otherwise, but the events leading to Sagar’s death and Sushil’s subsequent disappearance have already tarnished the decorated wrestler’s image and reputation.

Role of GST and its Impact on Indian Economy

 

Introduction to
GST


Goods and Services Tax replaced many Indirect Taxes in
India w.e.f. 01.07.2017 and is levied on the supply of goods and services. It
is much needed Tax reform which will lay path to aligning the Indian Economy
and the Indian Accounting standards with the International systems and
standards. It is the biggest Tax reform in India based on “One Nation, One
Market, One Tax”.


                                                                                  


Impact
of GST on Indian Economy

The instant impact of GST was that it resulted in fall
in the GDP. People were not prepared for the enormous change in the tax
structure. The Indian GST system is extremely complicated and requiring
specialized systems and softwares and many small businesses were forced to take
expensive services of professionals because understanding and handling GST is
beyond their capacities. The implementation of GST was neither effective nor
efficient with many changes taking place ion the framework and policies
continuously. 


With the coming in Force of GST there was an initial set back to
the Indian Economy. With the passage of time things are  improving, the processes have smoothened out.
The GDP is slowly recovering and improving. Gradually there is a steady
increase in the FDI and people migrating to India. On the flip side for a
common man at the micro level GST will translate into the common man paying
more taxes. There is also an increase in the cost of compliances for smaller
businesses which will translate into higher cost of production.



                                                                                 

Advantages of GST

 

GST has replaced about 16 different types of taxes which
were paid by Indian Businesses.  This has
reduced the burden on the tax payer in terms of no need to  file different returns for different taxes.
Hiring different professionals for different taxes. Compliances reduced because
one ACT one Rule has to followed. For the Government it has resulted in faster
detection of tax frauds and faster recovery mechanism by the government because
now various departments like (Sales Tax, Excise etc.) are unified under one
department of GST.


                                                                           

                                                                           

    

Down side of GST

 

In other countries like Singapore and Australia GST
works under a single tax rate which means that all the goods and services are
taxed under a single rate. However, in India the there are five tax slabs (nil,
5%, 12%, 18% and 28%) with 3 rates (IGST, CGST and SGST) because the single tax
slab will not work in the Indian economy since we follow the concept of
equitable distribution instead of equal distribution to ensure that tax
benefits are passed on maximum to the poorer sections of the society.


 The GST
common portal is still not equipped to handle traffic of more than 50 lac users
at a time resulting in huge glitches. Petroleum products and Alcohol have yet
not been covered under GST resulting in benefits not being passed on to the
customers in case of fall in the global crude oil prices.


Role of GST in the future of Indian Economy

 

It is anticipated that the Indian Economy will reap
benefits of GST which is the biggest Tax reform in Indian History in the long
run. With the removal of cascading effect of taxes, reducing and lowering tax
rates, single tax net in operation it is estimated that the prices will greatly
reduce leading to decrease in inflation. Due to its wide nature and since
the entire functioning of the GST is IT based monitoring and curbing of Tax
evasions will become very easy. This will result in increase of the revenue of
the Government. 


The entire economic operations of the country will be
streamlined and fine tuned to become an extremely efficient system. Red – tapism
and harassment at the hands of the Tax officials will be greatly reduced.
Fiscal Deficit will be kept in check. Exports are bound to increase due to
increase in the production capacities. Indian Industry will attract larger
number of FDIs and all in all the Indian Economy will see an upward growth
trend.


 Over the last few months it has been observed that the already volatile
stock market becomes extremely sensitive when any changes in the GST rate,
structure or policies are made for a particular industry. Therefore GST has
become a crucial factor in determining the net worth in an industry.


                                                                               



Conclusion


It is believed that GST which is the
biggest Tax reform of India will have positive impact on the Economy in the
long run with making it simpler with fewer tax slabs, reducing compliances and
streamlining and smoothening the implementation.




 

Demonetization : A broader perspective

 

Introduction to
Demonetization

 

Demonetization happed on 8th November,
2016 when the Indian Government declared that the Rs.500/- and Rs.1000/-
currency notes were not longer legal tenders. The move was sudden which stunned
the Indian Economy where there is a parallel cash economy operating at all
times. It is estimated that 86% of the currency was pulled out of Circulation.
The Government claimed that this was a necessary step to curb Black money and
rampant counterfeit currency which was used to fund illegal and dangerous
activities like terrorism. The suddenness of the scheme had huge side effects.


                                                                                        

                                                                                 

 

Impact
of Demonetization on Indian Economy

 Demonetization had a negative impact on the Indian
Economy. It largely did not deliver its promises. No fruitful gain was observed
for the Indian Economy. Demonetization adversely affected small operations and
businesses so much so that many of the businesses were not able to recover and
were forced to shut down. The entire operation and implementation was extremely
ill timed and planned.

 People  lost work
hours because they were forced to stand in long ques outside banks to either exchange the old currency that
they had or procure new currency. 86% of the cash currency was pulled out of
the system resulting in the industry to come to a grinding halt. There was a
sudden dip in GDP of the country. Many economists claimed that it will take
at least 2 years for the economy of the country to recover.  The Government was not prepared to tackle the
situation. 

The new currency was way short in supply as compared to the demand.
The cost of withdrawal of the currency and printing and issue of new currency was
greater than the benefits claimed. The Government has till date not quantified
or published data for the benefit of the public to clarify the benefits derived
from demonetization.

                                                                                

Advantages of Demonetization

 

Advantages of Demonetization ‘claimed’ have been removal
of black money and breaking the back of Terrorist and illegal activities in
India. There is no substantial proof of this being achieved by Demonetization.
However, the citizens of the country have moved towards cashless economy.
During the initial period inflation rate went down with the prices of
commodities declining. 


Banking operations have become stronger, their lending
portfolio has increased from MSME’s and small businesses. People are better equipped
with handling virtual money instead of paper currency. Also, the month of
November, 2016 saw maximum collections by the Government, Municipal and Civil
bodies in terms over due and advance taxes and utility bills. Example: The
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation reported collecting about 160 crores in
cash payments of outstanding and advance taxes, within first four days of
demonetization.

  

                                                                                   

                                                                             

     


Down side of Demonetization

 

There was a definite slow down of the economy. Many
sectors were hit hard like real estate and automobile. Agriculture sector was
worst hit because it is 80% cash based. Resentment was there because of the
poor planning and implementation.

According to RBI 99.3% of the
currency which was in the market came back into the banking system which is
interpreted as either there was very little black money in the market or the
entire exercise was futile as all the black money has been laundered and is
back into the system. Many are also of the view that the newly introduced Rs.2000/-
currency note will increase the presence of black money because of ease of
storage and hoarding. 


                                                                            

Conclusion

According to the Industry
Professionals, Demonetization was a step that should have been avoided since it
had negative impact on the Indian Economy and did not reap any substantial
benefits. 

JANMASHTAMI

Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of King Krishna. It is celebrated in August every year. Krishna Paksha Ashtami Day is a day to celebrate Janmashtami. Lord Krishna is considered to be the greatest of the ten creatures of King Vishnu. Hindus celebrate Janmashtami with splendor and honor. Let’s talk a little bit about King Krishna.

The Life Story of Lord Krishna


Lord Krishna is one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. He was born 5200 years ago on the eighth day of the dark night in the month of Badon on the Hindu calendar. He is considered to be an extremely powerful deity. He was born on Earth for the special purpose of freeing us from evil arms. He became very influential in the Mahabharata, in which he took the side of Pandavas and led them to the success of the Kurukshetra war. Throughout his life, he preached the idea of ​​Bakti and Karma.

Lord Krishna was born in prison since his parents were kept in prison by his uncle Kansha. Kanbe fears that the eighth child of their parents will kill him. Although Krishna is the eighth child, his father Vasudev saved him from Kanbe by giving him to his friend Nand. Krishna grew up in the Gokul community with his adoptive father, Nand, and his adoptive mother, Yashoda. He showed several magical practices by killing several asuras in his youth and youth, and he grew into a strong man. Eventually, he and his brother Balaram went to the Kansha palace for a battle, where Krishna killed Kansha.

Several shows on Lord Krishna are broadcast on television every day. I loved watching myself as a child, and still do. I love the fact that Krishna loves to eat Makhan, who used to steal from his mother’s kitchen. For this reason, Lord Krishna is also known as ‘Natkhat Nand Lal.’ He was nicknamed Nathat because he was shy when he was younger. He played with friends and cows, therefore, he is also called Govind.

Lord Krishna had dark skin, as black as clouds filled with rain. King Krishna’s best friend is his aunt Radha. Radha is very important in the life of King Krishna. Lord Krishna likes to spend time with him. She also enjoys spending time with friends like Sudama.

Janmashtami celebration


Since Lord Krishna was born at night, people celebrated Janmashtami at midnight. People follow a special way of celebrating Janmashtami. Since King Krishna liked to eat Makhan, people played games with Makhan. They put makhan in a clay pot called matki. The judge ties a matki full of makhan high above the ground. People play this game in teams. These people make a pyramid so long that they can reach the ties tied at the top. Some groups try to block them from accessing the tags. All teams have a specific time to access the tags. If any party fails to reach the mark ahead of time, other parties are given the opportunity to reach the target. The game is so interesting that many people came to see the game.

Janmashtami is also celebrated in houses in different ways. People decorate the inside and outside of the house with lamps. They performed pujas and offerings in various temples. On the night before Janmashtami, we all heard the sound of mantras and bells all day. Many people also enjoy singing and dancing to religious songs. Janmashtami is considered one of the most important festivals in the Hindu religion.

Introduction and Role of a Bank in Financial Inclusion In India

 

History of Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion came into light in 2005 when Mr.Y.V
Reddy, Governor of The Reserve Bank of India, coined the term ‘Financial
Inclusion’ that gained a lot of momentum. In 2008, under the leadership of Mr C
.Rangarajan, RBI governor, a committee was formed, where financial inclusion
was acknowledged and recognized.

                                                                                

Meaning of Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion means making available the financial
services to the last strata of the people, living in the remote villages, at a
low cost. The purpose is to provide financial services to the poor people, for
their benefit and inclusive growth. Most of the people in India are residing in
remote villages without any access to financial and banking services.

                                                                             

Why there is a need for Financial Inclusion?

The poor and illiterate, believe that they have no other
option but to borrow money from ‘Unlicensed people’. These unlicensed people
comprise of moneylenders, sahukars etc, who lend money at exorbitant interest
rates, taking undue advantage and making their lives of the borrower miserable.

                                                                              

Role of a Bank in Financial Inclusion In India

In order to prevent exploitation of the underprivileged,
Government of India implemented the concept of financial inclusion. For its
execution, banks were asked to provide a platform to financially weaker
sections of the society so that all financial services are available to them at
lower or reasonable cost. This includes all financial services whether it be
banking services, loan/credit facilities, deposit facilities etc.


                                                                            

Conclusion

Growth of Urban Sector does not conclude the existence
of inclusive growth. The economic growth of a country can be achieved only when
the benefits and opportunities of financial services are accessible to every
section of society.

Financial inclusion includes
provision of banking services such as opening of bank accounts for savings and
transactional purposes, insurance facilities, financial advisory services and
equity products to the underprivileged at reasonable cost. This will ensure
that the poor sections of the country also get and enjoy the same benefits as
urban segment ensuring country’s growth.


                    

True FEMINISTS aren’t Against MEN.

Term ‘Feminism’ was initially brought up as a Label for women to fight against the discriminations happening towards them under it’s name. The purpose of the concept was to retrieve back the rights of women, breaking all the Stereotypes and putting an end to the prejudice beared by females since the earliest times. The beginners fought for women rights but never had a mission to demean males’ in any form or lower their status or rights so as to provide a higher position to women. Feminism was never invented to disregard men’s existence but all it was meant for is making the society aware of the fact that women deserve to have the same standard and respect EQUAL to that of Men. Majority of each and every person who has come across the notion, considered it worthy of all the attention and a very important agenda for empowerment. Feminism raised several issues and even unveiled injustices occurrings taking place against women in tremendous ways worldwide. For example, To receive an equal pay – as of the Male worker in the company while working on the same position, To get the freedom of working, dressing and living with their own choice, To ensure safety, To fight against domestic violence, sexual harassment and the superstitious harmful practices such as Female genital mutilation / cutting.

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HOWEVER!!!

Likewise every law has a loophole, there are always Some people in a crowd who just couldn’t think Right! So Here’s where came a wave of demolishing the concept of Feminism. While, the movement was bringing a good change in the social norms and actually convincing the people about the shortcomings on the grounds of Building Equality, the fake flag bearers of Morality amd virtue started exaggerating the agenda. They created a state of Gender Bias all around. Some women would try to take unfair benefits in the name of feminism namely, a practice called PSEUDO FEMINISM. This includes examples such as; women’s income tax slab is higher than men’s. A woman who earns till 3,00,000-3,50,000 is exempt from tax payment. If both men and women earn the same account, why should it only be the men who pay tax. Another example is As of 2009, 175 men had been kidnapped and abducted for the purpose of illicit intercourse, according to the 2012 NCRB data. As per a reliable source the cases were registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sec 363 to 369, 371 to 373. Such cases are not dealt with in the same way as the abuse committed on women, even under regulation.

A Dilemma…

But Why can’t we just accept, respect and treat both the genders equally at the same time? We are already living in a culture where both Women and Men face so many challenges everyday due to Orthodox mindsets of people. Upon that, these Psuedo feminists suggest that women deserve more respect, priority, benefits than any other genders everywhere. They believe that the world should be governed/ controlled by females and they also potray all men as nemesis, responsible for all crimes against women. Little do they know, The most brutal crimes against women are conducted by another women themselves at many places. You get enough proofs of this on daily basis especially, when you are an Indian citizen. As here, there’s no place to be where you won’t find an elder Lady or even young girls judging others for one’s clothes or casual behaviour. The biggest example to this (in India) is when “A women is proclaimed as responsible for her own rape. She is ashamed for wearing certain clothes and provoking Men herself to do this injustice to them”. Now this is why Not only the “Men” But every single person irrespective of their gender or age having that narrow mindset with preconceived representations in their head of how a Women is a weaker gender, supposed to be kept and treated like slaves, etc. are responsible. And an even bigger mistake that Pseudo feminists do here is to blame and hurt those who are innocent considering it their right. Such incidents not only could hurt the image as well as emotions of the ones who are actually decent but also can pave a way for their thoughts to turn in a wrong direction. It creates an unjust impression of the actual concept of Feminism in everyone’s mind specially, in today’s era where every news is spread on social media at an incredible pace amd affects millions of brains which could even change the supporters and drive their views to become Feminism’s antagonists.

LATEST NEWS.

Is it true?

We all are familiar with case of Priyadarshani yadav from lucknow, taking advantage of her gender to prove herself as the victim for hiding the cruel deed of her’s. A video that is now quite viral on social media shows a woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow getting into a fight with a cab driver and during this, the woman slapped this driver not once or twice but more than 20 times. The girl could be seen crossing the road when the traffic light was green. She claimed that the driver was coming with a high speed and ran into her, while the cab driver (Saadat ali) said that the girl suddenly came in front of the car but he immediately stopped it. However, whatever the case might be no person haves a right to take law in his/ her hands and hit a person in midst of the road in front of a wholesome crowd. This incident has left the netizens in rage and a hashtag called #arrestlucknowgirl is trending on Twitter. All the support on social media is with cab driver who is clearly be seen calmly handling the situation. He further ranted in his statement in an interview that, being a guy if he had done such cruelty thousands of amendments would have been cast on him, he would be criticised by the whole country and his image and self respect would have been damaged by herher which is indeed a true scenario fabricated by pseudo feminists.

Conclusion.

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On the contrary, the actual lesson what our country need to get is to stop favouring citizens according to their gender. Rather, everyone should be influenced to treat each other with Equality and Respect no matter the sex. And mainly, acquire the knowledge of deciding Right and wrong after learning all the facts and figures instead of judging and building conclusions and defaming anyone while being exposed to only one side of the story, just because some fake feminists motivate us to do so.

Google Doodle Honors Sarla Thukral On Her 107th Birthday

The first Indian woman to fly an aircraft was Sarla Thukral. She was born on 8th August, 1914. She was only 21 when she earned her aviation pilot license in 1936. After earning aviation pilot license, she worked hard and completed 1000 hours of flying owned by Lahore Flying Club. She married at the age of 16 to P.D. Sharma. Her husband came from a family which had nine pilots. He encouraged her to pursue her flying dream. She was also the first woman to receive ‘A’ license. Her husband was the first Indian to get airmail pilot’s license. She flew between Lahore and Karachi. He constantly supported, including her father-in-law who enrolled her in flying club She had a four-year-old daughter and in spite of that she went on to become an incredible pilot. When she completed her required 1000 flying hours and even more; her instructor made her fly solo.

One of the interesting facts of Sarla Thukral is that she flew aircrafts in a saree. She entered the cockpit of a Gypsy Moth in a saree in aviation that was mainly dominated by men. She made history by becoming India’s first pilot. She was working to get ‘B’ license to get authorization to fly a commercial flight. But unfortunately, World War 11 had started and training was suspended. She had gone through immense pain of losing a husband at the age of 24. In 1939, her husband passed away in a plane crash in Jodhpur, after which she decided to give up on her dream of becoming a commercial pilot. After giving up, she had to stay strong and work for a livelihood as she had daughters to raise. She returned to Lahore and started attending Mayo School of Art. She trained in Bengal school of painting, where she earned diploma in fine arts. She succeeded in painting as well and established as an incredible painter. She

She was devoted follower of Arya Samaj. In this community, Vedas were spiritually followed. This Samaj allowed remarriage. She moved back to Delhi with her two daughters. She met R.P. Thukral and married him in 1948.  She created her own life by becoming a successful entrepreneur. She made jewelries and designed sarees. She even made paintings and designed costume jewelry for National School of Drama. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit was one of her clients. Her jewelries were not only worn by great figures, but was supplied to Cottage Emporium for 15 years. After that, she started creating designs for the drama school. She once said in an interview that she plans out her day as soon as she wakes up in the morning. She feels happy to work rather than wasting a precious day. She believes that you should be happy and cheerful. This mantra has helped her through various crisis in life. She died on 15th March, 2008.

She was an inspiring woman to all those who once dreamt of flying above the clouds. She embraced her ethnicity and achieved what most feared to achieve during that time. Today, Google honors her pilots on her birth anniversary for the courage and determination she showed that paved a way for future women pilots.

AGRICULTURE AND FACTORS INFLUENCING IT

Out of the many important things needed for the survival of life, food holds an important place. The primary source of food is agriculture. Not only is providing food the sole task agriculture is done for, in fact, but it is also one of the most important economic activities as well. The different economic activities are broadly categorized into three types- primary, secondary, and tertiary.

Primary activities include the extraction of raw materials from the earth’s surface. The main primary activities are hunting, food gathering, pastoralism, fishing, forestry, mining, and agriculture.

Secondary activities include the processing of raw materials and converting them into finished goods of higher value. The main secondary activities are industries, such as making steel from iron ore and weaving cloth.

Tertiary activities include all types of services that support primary and secondary activities. The main tertiary activities are transport, trade, education, banking, insurance, and advertising.

With a basic knowledge of different categories of economic activities, it is imperative that we delve into agriculture, the factors influencing it, and its effects on society.

As mentioned, agriculture is a primary activity and is closely related to the natural environment. The term agriculture has been derived from the Latin words ‘ager’ meaning soil and ‘culture’ meaning cultivation. Though we are living in a highly technical and industrial-driven world, still more than half of the world’s population is directly or indirectly engaged in agriculture. Humans have also developed various means and techniques to increase agricultural production. This was done to meet the increasing demand for food for the growing population.

FACTORS INFLUENCING AGRICULTURE –  The methods of farming, types of crops grown, and the amount of production vary from place to place. This is due to changing environmental conditions. Following are the factors that affect agriculture at a place : 

  1. Relief-  Land on which crops are grown is known as arable land. The lowlands such as river basins, flood plains, and deltas are more suitable for the growth and development of agriculture than the highlands. In the lowlands, the dense population not only provides adequate and cheap labour, but also a ready market for farm products.
  2. Climatic conditions- The climate of a place plays an important role in agriculture. The hot and humid climate favors agriculture. This is the reason that cultivation is possible almost throughout the year in the equatorial and tropical regions. In the winter season and colder regions, the temperature is too low for plant growth.
  3. Soil-  The soil not only supports the plant but also acts as a medium to supply moisture and nutrients to the plant. Porous soil is soft and can be tilled easily. Clayey soil has high moisture- retentive capacity.
  4. Economic factors – The economic factors include the availability of farm inputs, adequate and cheap labor, transport facilities, markets, and loans for the farmers. The main farm inputs are seeds, fertilizers, machinery, and labor. Other important factors are the system of land tenure, land use, availability of farm machinery, and technological developments.

International Cat Day!! 8th August 2021!

Theme this day and importance. Ways we can adopt, protect, and cherish our feline friends, and Important facts to know about them.

Some cat pictures to bless your eyes.

Theme : ‘ BE CAT CURIOUS’

Cats: Fluffy, mature, savage, intellectually and emotionally sharp, and blessed divine gifts. Besides my intense love for them let’s dive into some scientific knowledge about cats. The cat is a domestic, small carnivorous mammal. It’s Binomial Name is Felis Catus. Often, they are called Domestic Cats to distinguish them from the Wild Cats. Usual types of cats: Farm cat, a house cat or a feral cat. Around 7500BC, Cats are known to be first domesticated in the Near East especially in the Ancient Egypt.

Cats have inborn hunting and territorial characteristics. it’s very, very important for them to survive. Being wary of humans and other animals helps them not to fall in the traps of horrific poachers and deadly animals. There are terrible people who lure cats in just to torture, sell your pets by kidnapping them, and all of this just for alleged “Fun” or “Money”. Abuse surrounding feline creatures have been growing. You can not only protect your cat partners but also donate, foster, food drive, neuter drive, and protect animals around you as well. Remember that your one act of kindness gives a safe home for cats. It isn’t necessary to care for them by bringing them home.

 First time celebrated in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Canada

IMPORTANT NOTE: For their safety and wellness, make sure your cat wears a safety collar and an ID tag.

Cats are naturally curious and love to explore. Due to vehicles (Crossing road or sleeping under cars for shade), poachers, coyotes, owls, and what not. Obviously, we don’t want to rob outside life from cats just to keep them completely safe since indoor things or genetic diseases can hurt them as well.

It is always better to train them about goods and bad, cat-friendly leashes for walking if they like it, and taking precautions. You can take following steps to care for them:

  • Build an outdoor Catio.
  • Do not put bells on their collars
  • Have a back-up caretaker, like a neighbor(Not completely), siblings, or a trusted friend.
  • VACCINATIONS! VACCINATIONS like rabies, feline leukemia and feline distemper vaccine.
  • Always leave a bowl of extra food and water before you go out.
  • Tend to injuries immediately.
  • GET AN ID TAG! An ID tag has the cat’s name and your phone number.
  • Do not declaw very often They need it to protect themselves.
  • Neutering cats might feel a little extreme, but it is for their own safety.
  • Get acknowledged with flea-, tick-, and intestinal parasite–preventive medications with veterinary directions. About 250 heritable genetic disorders have been identified in cats,

Aim is to enable and inspire people to understand cats’ individual needs and perspective, and to act in the interests of each cat’s welfare. We do this by creating and sharing knowledge, insights, skills and current best practice so people can feel confident in their ability to help cats and to challenge ignorance and misconceptions,

– International Cat Care

Facts:

  • Cats can actually taste the air.
  • A cat can also heal itself by purring.
  • Cats love milk, they are actually lactose intolerant and must avoid it.
  • A female cat can be referred to as a molly or a queen, and a male cat is often labeled as a tom.
  • A cat’s nose is as distinctive as a human’s fingerprint.
  • Left paw is typically their dominant paw.
  • Cats are known to represent mythic symbols of divinity.
  • Cats can jump up to six times their length.

Look out for stray cats if you can’t adopt them. NGOs conduct neuter drive, food drive, fostering kittens or adult cats. You can donate to them who take actions and take baby steps while learning how to help and advocate for stray cats.

Consider:

  • Adopt a senior cat.
  • Foster newborn babies.
  • Donate for the cause.
  • If possible, start a group to gather money and have a checkup of cats around you.
  • Give them loads of love, you will never ever regret it.

Cats are so precious beings. They will be your parent, sibling, baby, best friends forever, nanny, ninja cat just for biting and licking afterwards. Their varies personalities will amaze you and fill you with love. They are truly one of the best companions.

What is Afforestation and Its Benefits?

AFFORESTATION

Forests provide the clean air, water, and food grains that organisms need to survive in the world. There are no lives without forests. So in this article we will look at the benefits of these forests and their current status.

The Source of Life is Forests

It is a scientific fact that only living things on earth live in the solar family, and that this is because only air and water exist on earth. The fact is that all living things on earth can survive, even though researchers are still researching whether the planets have enough air and water to sustain life. This air contains gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. Organisms all absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide. At the same time, plants absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and provide clean air for organisms to live.

The Source of Water is Forests

Water is essential for human beings and living beings. This water is available to us through rainfall. Where it rains is mostly in the forests. It rains because of the forests. There are no trees in the deserts. So no rain. There are plenty of trees in the hills. So it rains generously. It is the forests that pour rainwater into the earth and give us groundwater.

Shade Trees and Forests 

Living beings rest in the shade of a tree as they travel from one place to another. That is why all the kings planted trees on both sides of the roads.

Forests That Prevent Soil Erosion

When it rains and the water flows away, the soil is washed away. Thus residential areas are devastated. But soil erosion is largely prevented as the roots of the trees cling to the soil. 

Forests to Help the Home

In addition to the above, trees are also used for building doors, tables, beds, and shelves for humans to live in.

Trees That Provide Food and Medicine

The fruits of the trees are used as food for humans and animals. The leaves, bark, roots, fruits and pods of many trees are also used medicinally. The water that falls on some plants and falls on us is also used as medicine. 

Disadvantages of deforestation 

Today forests are being massively destroyed in the name of civilization. Deforestation to build apartments. This causes erosion and many lives are lost. Decreased rainfall leads to drought, famine and starvation. Man has to wander for drinking water. 

So we will plant trees, grow forests and see resources to live healthily and happily in the world of organisms.

Motivational Literature

Introduction:

The motivational genre is concentrated on motivating the readers to achieve their goals. It focuses on problems and helps to solve the puzzle. It also helps to improve the character and the personality of the readers.

Motivation:

The term motivation is derived from the Latin word, ‘Movere’ meaning ‘To Move’. Motivation can be referred to as a combination of motive and action. Motivation is an action word that influences every aspect of our daily lives. Motivation is fundamental in the level of success and individual attains.

Characteristic of motivational literature:

In Literature, “Motivation” is defined as a reason behind a character-specific action or behavior. This type of behavior is characterized by the characters on consent and willingness to do something. Characters have some motivation for every action, as do people in real life. Therefore, The implicit or explicit reference to a motivation of a character makes the piece of literature seems closer to life and reality.

Indian motivational literature:

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy is one of the prominent writers in India. Her famous works are “The God of Small Things” and “The mystery of utmost happiness”. The God of Small Things is an inspirational encounter with two twin sisters who go through a series of unfortunate events in life. This work is a big booster of inspiration that helps us to boost up our self moral self-esteem and inspiration to embark upon a new beginning full stop the book will make you realize that need for change on the futility to become rigid in life.

If you are happy in a dream, does that count?

African literature:

I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou

I know why the caged bird sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. It shows how the strength of character and the love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. This autobiography touches on themes such as race, sexuality, love, and identity. Struggles to separate sexuality and love in two separate category due to the lack of love from her family and on account of being sexually abused.

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.

Austrian literature:

Man’s search for meaning by Viktor E Frankl

Viktor E Frankl is an Austrian doctor, a writer, and a Holocaust from the Nazi concentration camp. This book is about how he lived inside the camp and how he managed to survive. And to stand for the title he talks about logotherapy that is a person needs a reason to survive. This book is full of meaning and hope.

Those who have a “why” to live, can bear with almost any “how”.

Lebanese literature:

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet is a short book with enormous wisdom within the pages. The Prophet provides timeless spiritual wisdom on a range of subjects including giving, eating and drinking, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, teaching, time, pleasure, religion, death, beauty, and friendship. It is not a religious book but it is spiritual. In this book every word is like a poem, it has its rhythm and rhyme schemes.

“Your children are not your children you may give them your love but not your thoughts for they have their own thoughts.”

The Ode

Two must-read books by Paulo Coelho part 2

Traffic Rules & Regulations Followed By People

 Traffic Rules & Regulations

Travel is an inevitable part of human life. No man can stay in a room for long. So it is necessary to go to public places. For that you have to use the roads. The rules to be followed on the roads are called traffic rules. We all read here to know what are the rules to be followed by pedestrians and motorists.

Rules for pedestrians

Pedestrians refer to people walking on foot.

  • They should only walk on roads, on sidewalks.  
  • Walk only on the black and white lines that are marked for it in certain places and cross the roads.
  • Pedestrians should cross the road only when allowed by the traffic police.
  • In the absence of police, vehicles from the right and left should pass only when they do not arrive. 

Motorists need to pay attention 

  • Drive only on the left side of the road.
  • Motorists should raise the sound when coming from a short distance to pedestrians. 
  • When returning to the road, the appropriate markings should be given to oncoming vehicles shortly before the specified location. 
  • Never use flashlights that glare at onlookers.
  • Only overtake on the right when overtaking ongoing vehicles. Never overtake on the left. 
  • Your vehicle should not overtake other vehicles for any reason on narrow roads and bridges.
  • Air horn should not be used in front of hospitals or schools.
  • Do not drive more than the speed specified for each vehicle. 
  • You need to drive at a steady pace and realize that you can only save fuel.
  • No more than two people can travel in a two-wheeler.
  • Helmets are required for both motorcyclists.
  • Do not drive under the influence of alcohol. 
  • Do not drive while talking on the phone or listening to music.
  • Four-wheeler drivers must use a seat belt attached to the seat.

Vehicle passengers should pay attention

  • Do not get on or off a moving vehicle.
  • Do not talk to the driver.
  •  Do not travel on stairs.
  • Space must be provided for boarding and disembarking passengers. 
  • Pregnant women, the elderly and the disabled should be provided with seating. 
  •  Need to get the appropriate ticket.
  • Be respectful to the conductor and fellow passengers.
  • Avoid mistakes such as smoking inside the bus, spitting, and stretching the hands and head out of the vehicle.

The purpose of the journey is only to reach the place we want to go, but also to realize that trying to go fast and not reaching death. We will all follow the traffic rules carefully.

WHY INDIA STRUGGLES TO WIN MEDALS IN OLYMPIC ?

India is nation of 1.3 billion individuals yet we are aching for gold medals. Though little nations like France, Japan and Germany have more gold medals than our complete awards till now. What could be the explanation ? Do our people need potential or difficult work ? No, we have potential however we don’t utilize it.

Since our youth we are advised to do well in examinations, we scarcely have any games period in our school. Numerous nations have sports like gymnastic, volleyball and swimming in their school however we don’t have any. A few guardians don’t permit their children to play any games since they imagine that it could influence their scholarly.

In our nation sports like cricket are given more significance. Cricketers are viewed as God though scarcely anybody knows the names of our Hockey players which is our national sport. Cricket isn’t directed in Olympics. Simply 10 to 12 nations play cricket and we feel extraordinary in the wake of winning a World cup directed between those 12 nations. Cricket is a game which brought by Britishers while games like Kabaddi and wrestling are from India.

Tokyo Olympics Daily: India wins hockey bronze after years of disappointment | Financial Times

Our Government additionally spend extremely less cash on sports. A portion of the players don’t have appropriate equipment. They additionally need to battle a great deal since some of them come from small towns. They need to confront analysis which the players of different nations don’t confront.

After this load of issues we anticipate that our country should win medals and assuming we don’t, we censure our players. We have been playing Olympics from 100 years while China from 69 years then additionally they have all out 250 gold medals though our all out awards are scarcely 40. Our players are not lacking anyplace they simply need our help and legitimate offices. Assuming we need our nation to more win medals in next Olympics then we should chip away at these issues.

Tokyo Olympics​: India celebrates wrestler Bajrang Punia's wrestling bronze- The New Indian Express