The Cult of Sati Pratha, “Suttee Pratha”  Traditional  Indian  society  was  essentially  rigid  and  superstitious.  It Was society  with  very  inflexible customs,  ,rituals  and  manners.  As  a  result  it remained  stagnant  and  static  and  could  not  evolve  a  dynamic character. In  due  course,  many  inhuman  social  and  religious  customs  and  superstitions grew.   Invariably  the  victims  of  these  customs  and  practices  were  the  weak and  unprotected  members  of  the  community—children,  women  and  people...

Curse of the Drinking or Prohibition Although  drinking  dates  back  to  our  ancient  times  and  there  is  mention of  the  drinking  habits  of  the  devas  as  well  as  the  asuras  in  our  mythology, drinking  has  been  widely  condemned  as  a  habit  in  modem  society. Protagonists  of  prohibition  go  as  far  as  to  quote  the  Bible  wherein  over 175.  warnings  have  been  recorded  against  drink,  drinking  and  drunkenness. Prophet  Mohammed  also  declared: ...

Value of Public Libraries Until  a  few  decades  ago,  a  public  library  meant  a  building  containing books  for  reading  or reference.  Books were the only means of formation, relaxation and even entertainment. The advancement  of technology  gave  birth  to  audio-visual  aids  like  records,  films  etc.  Some enterprising  people  got  the  idea  that  if  there  could  he  libraries  of books,  then  why  not libraries  of  films, records  or  even  toys.  Thus  today...

Imparting Sex-Education in School The  question,  whether  sex  education  should  be  imparted  in  schools or  not,  has  been  faxing  the  minds  of  parents,  educationists,  intellectuals and  psychologists  for  quite  some time.  Two  strong  lobbies  have  appeared on  the  stage—one  against  introduction  of  sex  education  in  schools  and the  other,  with  liberal  thinking,  favouring  the  teaching  of  sex.  The former  are  of  the  view  that  burdening  young  minds  with  what  is. essentially ...

Importance of Travelling Curiosity is one of the insatiable characteristics of man. Men have”; in all ages, wanted to know about things and places, natural and supernatural phenomena! In order to acquire knowledge, they have delved into books, and traveled in the face of several hazards. It was the keen desire to wander and sec places that led Columbus to discover America But for his zeal to travel, involving risk to...

Journalism Today, if you pass by a roadside magazine seller, you’ll see magazines on almost every subject-computers, science, fashion, interiors, if; architecture, health, politics, economics and so on. This trend of: specialization in a particular field has opened vast career Opportunities for young people in the field of journalism. Today they can choose to write on the subject of their interest or write on a variety of subjects. There are many...