Secular Character of India India is one of the secular nations of the world. The Constitution of India guarantees equal rights to all the citizens. The subjects of the State can practise any religion or support any theological stream. In fact, tolerance of all religions has been the basic tenet of our culture. This is the reason why Muslim invaders—beginning with Mahmood Ghaznavi in 1,000 AD—had an easy access to India....

Cinemas: The Reflection of the Society Cinema is the beautiful combination of art, literature and science. It is rightly called the art form of 20th century. Art and literature are reflections of life and they present the moments of life beautifully. On the other hand, science studies man and his world. So cinema a combination of these three invariably presents man and his life in society. In Natyashastra, Bharatamuni declares that...

Child Labour – A Shame   When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me when yet my tongue Could scarcely cry ‘weep? ‘weep? ‘weep’! ‘weep’! So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep. — William Blake These lines give us a realistic picture of Blake’s society I where boys were sold for two to eight guineas as per their ages. In fact, it is...

The Youth Culture Today The youth of India, the heirs-apparent of this vast and diverse nation, have contributed effectively towards the process of economic development and social transformation. They are the people full of energy, high ambitions and amazing abilities. Today, in the twenty-first century, they promise to transform their nation (and the world) with their new thoughts, actions and passions. Let us take a look into their exclusive den that...

The Global Network of Terrorism   We are the ‘people’ of this world. We are the superior creatures and can even touch God’s feet. We are happy and satisfied too, to live as God’s beautiful creation. Terrorism is a wide concept. It may be precisely defined as  “any act or means of putting any individual or the entire human race at an alarm by the fear of danger to its very...

Constitution of India Essay No. 02 The Constitution of India is the world’s lengthiest written constitution with 445 articles and 12 schedules. It contains the good points taken from the Constitutions of many countries in the world. It was passed on 26 Nov 1949 by the “The Constituent Assembly and is fully applicable since 26 Jan 1950. The Constituent Assembly had been elected for undivided India and held its first sitting...

Reforms in Governance and Administration In its approach paper on “Reforms in Governance and Administration”, the second Administrative Reforms Commission, citing the words of former UN Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan, observes that good governance is perhaps the single most important factor in eradicating poverty and promoting development.” In the context of our country, this perception of good governance can serve as a pathfinder when it comes to introducing reforms in governance...

Basic Principles of Indian Constitution Every Constitution reflects the ideas and ideals of the people who framed it. Although it is intended to be a document of permanent value, it is bound to reflect also the conditions and circumstances of the period in which it was framed. The Constitution of India is no exception to this; it embodies certain basic principles. Let us, therefore. begin with a study of these principles...