COMMUNAL RIOTS — A THREAT TO NATIONAL UNITY                   “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” —- Swift                   India is a country consisting of a large number of state and union territories.  People belong to different castes and creeds.  They speak different languages and have different modes of worship.  In spite of this apparent diversity, there is...

SOME POPULAR INDIAN SUPERSTITIONS OR SUPERSTITIONS—THEIR ROLE IN LIFE OR THE ORIGIN AND INFLUENCE OF SUPERSTITIONS                       “Superstition is the religion of feeble minds”.                                                                      — Burke                 Superstitions are founded on fear or ignorance.  They have no basis in reason, logic or science.  It is not possible to explain any superstition with the help of reason.                 Superstition is a blind faith...

RISING PRICES OR PRICE HIKE     Prices are ever on the increase.  A rise in prices, economists say, is a sing of development and prosperity.  But during the last two decades, prices of almost all the essential commodities have been increasing at an alarming rate.  These soaring prices have caused great unrest and frustration among the people.  The people belonging to the middle class and the salaried people are hit...

FAMILY WELFARE IN INDIA OR FAMILY PLANNING AND ITS NEED IN INDIA OR BIRTH CONTROL MOVEMENT IN INDIA OR COMPUSORY FAMIL YPLANNING   Essay No. 01                   “Children have more need of models than of critics.”                                                       — Joubert                   India is a big country.  She attained her independence in 1947 after a long struggle. The  country was divided into two parts.  When the National government headed by Pandit...

BLACK MONEY IN INDIA OR THE MENACE OF BLACKMONEY OR THE TAINTED WEALTH IN THE COUNTRY OR IMPACT OF BLACK MONEY ON INDIAN ECONOMY                 Illegally earned money is called black money.  It is the result of hoarding, smuggling, tax evasion and dealing in immovable property for which the consideration is paid in black.  It has been beyond the control of the Government.  The black money has already created a serious...