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What is Manhood?

What is Manhood? The society, since its inception, has produced many typical creatures. The man, among superior to them is extraordinary. Needless desires of surpassing all its competitors have also sidelined its own kind, the 'mankind'. Mankind is very much different from the literal essence of 'manhood'. While the former preaches social harmony and humanity above all, the latter confines humans as gender slaves. Over the time as our liberal thought trumps over the narrow patriarch understanding, we too sought to reformulate 'manhood' from 'mankind'. 'Manhood' defines the transformation of a child into a full-grown muscular beard man. But that's not enough to define it when approaching social stigma relating to gender biases. While we assured our ancient thought through moderation, we lacked the obligation to look deeper into its necessity. Our orthodox mentality forbids the great change to accommodate our own persecuted sectio

Road Safety in India

Road Safety in India #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK Growing urbanisation and poverty alleviation has brought some drastic consequences in our daily life. Untoward incidents like a road accident are one of those many. An NCRB report(2016) shows 377 people die and 1214 accidents occur every day. The high morbidity and mortality associated with this is alarming and exploding. Asymmetric planning and lack of public safety regulations are responsible for this. Given that to mitigate public need many highways are built around villages that raise the risk of villagers and animals to get caught in the way of speedy vehicles and alcohol outlets around the highway give rise to drunken driving. Although built to curb such incidents flyovers and elevated roads lack the basic touch of the local situation. People try to overtake highways instead of using those. The absence of signalling and traffic guards do the rest. Lack of

Status of Women in Indian Society

Status of Women in Indian Society #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK The worth of a civilisation can be judged from the status it gives to women. They play four-fold status role sequences starting from daughter, wife, homemaker, mother. Women are praised as the God. Ancient Indian law-maker Manu said, "Where women are honoured there reside the god." For us, women are no ordinary human but sacred being. From Indus Valley civilisation to today's constantly-changing realm women are always given preference. Nevertheless, there is a huge gap in male-female advancement. Many practices emerged during these periods have forced women to suffer most. Today women are compared to a material being for male gratification and breeding. Female foeticide is stifling. This was not always Indian culture but advent to foreign rulers has altered the status of women significantly. Today they ar

Disinvestment of Public Sector Enterprises. Is it a right step?

Disinvestment of Public Sector Enterprises. Is it a right step? #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK “We shouldn’t be selling the family silver to pay the grocery bill.” The quote is behind the rationale of disinvestment of Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). As for India, this notion of disinvestment came back in 1991 when government almost became bankrupt. While the intention behind PSEs arose from the foundation to speed up self-reliant economic growth. Things transformed since then. While there are 235 CPSEs contributing around 20% of India’s GDP. Many of them have turned into bloated inefficient behemoths and a ditch on the public exchequer. While a CAG report highlights around one-third PSEs are running on losses. States too not much behind with over 1000 PSEs mostly ailing. Post-1991 there were major overhauls in organising these PSEs to run in profit but all such attempts almost failed as socialistic governments used thi

The Kesavananda case (1973)

Keshavananda Bharati v. The State of Kerala(1973) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India. It is the basis for the power of the Indian judiciary to review, and strike down, amendments to the Constitution of India passed by the Indian parliament which conflict with or seek to alter the constitution’s ‘ basic structure ’. The Supreme Court recognized basic structure concept for the first time in the historic Kesavananda Bharati case in 1973. The basic structure doctrine applies only to the constitutionality of amendments and not to ordinary Acts of Parliament, which must conform to the entirety of the Constitution and not just to its basic structure. The decision of the Supreme Court in the Golak Nath Case has created a constitutional deadlock. The deadlock ended with the famous case of Keshavananda Bharati and Others vs. State of Kerala in 1973. Ever since the Supreme Court has been the interpreter of the Constitution and the arbiter of all amendments made by

Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights available to only citizens and not foreigners: · Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15). · Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment (Article 16). · Six basic freedoms subject to reasonable restrictions (Article 19). · Protection of language, script and culture of minorities (Article 29). · Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions (Article 30). Fundamental rights available to both citizens and foreigners except enemy aliens: The Fundamental Rights guaranteed by Articles 14, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 are available to all persons whether citizens or foreigners. These are as follows: · Equality before law and equal protection of laws (Article 14). · Protection in respect of conviction for offences (Article 20). · Protection of life and personal

Indian Constitutional Amendment

1st amendment June 18, 1951 To fully secure the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws. To place reasonable restriction on freedom of speech. A new constitutional device, called Schedule 9 introduced to protect laws that are contrary to the Constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights. These laws encroach upon property rights, freedom of speech and equality before law 2nd amendment May 1, 1953 A technical amendment to fix the size of each parliamentary constituency between 650,000 and 850,000 voters. 3rd amendment February 22, 1955 Limits maximum no of seats in lok Sabha up to 500 States to be divided into constituencies such that one member of a constituency represents between 500000 and 750000 people 4th amendment April 27, 1955 Restrictions on property rights and inclusion of related bills in Schedule 9 of the constitution