LAW AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE Law, the collection of rules imposed by authority, forms the backbone of every country. Any nation can reach a state of utter pandemonium if the laws are not followed by the citizens of…
Introduction Story of Mahatma Gandhi cleaning filth during Congress Session How Gandhi inspired others to change by changing himself first All societies are imperfect and change is needed We want others to change, but don’t wish to change ourselves Body…
Points to Ponder : Introduction What is morality? Benefits of morality for people and society How does morality change with time and place? Meaning of customary morality? Body Examples of customary morality which have become outdated (caste based profession, sacredness of marriages,…
Points to Ponder Introduction What is privilege? Examples of privilege Why people seek privilege? Price of Privilege Body Meaning of Privilege Types of privilege (Inheritance of wealth, Immunity, Gender) What people do to get more privileges Responsibility and Privilege Role…
Essay A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge The American philosopher and author Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable,…
Naxalism : A threat to Internal Security The term ‘Naxalite’ is derived from Naxalbari which is the name of the West-Bengal town from where India’s Naxal movement began. It was a revolutionary movement of the peasants and the labour class.…
Essay – Role of Bureaucracy and Ease of Doing Business in India In any bureaucracy, there is a natural tendency to let the system become an excuse for inaction – Chris Fussel The bureaucrats in India are the actual change…
Essay Politics among Nations – The Struggle for Power and Peace Friends to Foes, Foes to Friends North Korea and South Korea each strived for dominance in the Korean Peninsula in 1940, which culminated in the Korean War of 1953.…
When developing countries have issues with people evading their taxes or even taking part in illegal monetary transactions, demonetization is a popular mechanism used to help curb them. Demonetization is the withdrawal of currencies or other valuables by the central…
Religion is the most dominant social force in the society and is next only to technology and materialism. It is surprising to note that we have not been able to overcome the harmful effects of religion. The opium of religion…