Terrorism Essay No: 01 Terrorism is actual or threatened use of violence for political goals, directed not only against the victims themselves but also against larger, related groups, of a scope often transcending national boundaries. The term usually implies action by non-governmental groups, or by irregular or secret units, operating outside the usual parameters of warfare and sometimes aiming to foment revolution. The origins of the terrorist wave that began in...

The Evils of Hunting   Hunting is the pursuit of game for food or sport. Hunting with a pack of hounds is a popular sport in England, Wales, Ireland, and parts of Scotland. The principal quarries are fox. Hunting is an unnecessary activity in the modern world. Slob hunting is the way many so-called sportsmen hunt these days. The phrase slob hunting refers to indiscriminate assault on animals, whatever their type....

The Indian Independence Movement   Although more than merely a military mutiny, the Indian Mutiny of 1857 lacked all-India character and was neither grounded in a coherent conception of the Indian nation nor inspired by a desire for independence from colonial rule. The Indian National Congress, established in 1885, welcomed colonial rule and largely aimed to control its excesses. The decades following the Sepoy Rebellion were a period of growing political...

Importance of Government Schools in India Why do private schools, which are known as public schools in India, attract a large number of parents to send their wards to these schools? We need to go deep into this aspect of education in our country particularly because Article 45 of the constitution of India puts the onus of providing free and compulsory education up to the age of 14 on the state...

Nationalism   Nationalism in modern history, movement in which the nation-state is regarded as paramount for the realization of social, economic, and cultural aspirations of a people. Nationalism is characterized principally by a feeling of community among a people, based on common descent, language, and religion. Before the 18th century, when nationalism emerged as a distinctive movement, states usually were based on religious or dynastic ties; citizens owed loyalty to their...

India’s Corrupt Leadership   Corruption is viewed as a synonym for politicians by our youth. First, corruption is India’s one of the major problems (after a burgeoning population). The only way to tackle corruption is to bring down the ruling government and change the political system in the country. Only true leaders should be elected.’ And somewhere along, there was an overriding sense of disillusion too. Perhaps the only problem where...

Sports in India The history of sports in India dates back to the Vedic era. The “guru-shishya” (teacher-pupil) relationship has always been an integral of Indian sport from time immemorial. Indian sport reached a peak of excellence when Buddhism held sway. It is more than likely that many of today’s Olympic disciplines are sophisticated versions of the games of strength and speed that flourished in ancient India and Greece. Chess, wrestling,...

If Netaji Came Back   Subhash Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist leader, who fought against the British in World War II. He was born in Cuttack, Bengal, and educated at the universities of Calcutta and Cambridge, he left a career in the Indian civil service in 1921 to fight for India’s independence and was imprisoned a dozen times by the British. He shared leadership of India’s youth and peasant societies...