Building National Character One of the reasons for socio-economic maladies is the Indian people’s lack of national character. The majority of the deficiencies we find in the country today can be traced to this basic shortcoming. Bereft of this sterling quality, we have fallen short in taking the country towards progress and prosperity. What is national character? It is. to put it simply, the capacity and the will to hold the...

Maintaining the Health of the Nation is the Responsibility of the State Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare plays a vital role in the national efforts to help citizens lead a healthy and happy life. The Ministry is responsible for implementing programmes of national importance like family welfare, primary health care services, prevention and control of diseases, etc. which form the main plank of our development efforts. Also, our national...

National Symbols of India National Flag: National flag is horizontal tri-colour of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. Ratio of the width of the flag to its length is two to three. In the centre of the white bed Is a navy blue wheel which represents the charkha. Its design s that of the wheel which appears on...

Outlines of India’s Constitution The Constitution which envisages parliamentary form of I Government is federal in structure with unitary features. President of India is the constitutional head of the executive of the Union. Article 74(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as head to aid and advise the President who shall, in exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such...

Patriotism is not Enough “Of the whole sum of human life one small part is that which consists of a man’s relation to his country and his feelings concerning it,” said Gladstone. Patriotism is a deeply planted-instinct in the human heart and the true patriot is respected everywhere. It is more than a mere sentiment. It even inspires the coward to do deeds of heroic adventure in the moments of crises....

Man does not Live by Bread Alone Survival is the basic instinct among all living things, including man. Therefore, means of survival is the first and foremost concern of all human beings. Man goes about arranging for his bread or food which can make him live. If he does not get food, he will starve, suffer from diseases and finally die. So, the most important activity in man’s life is that...

Cowards Die Many Times before Death It is well known mat death is the only certainly in this uncertain world. Everything else in this world is unreal, as everything is transitory, including man’s life. Death gets all, kings and paupers, the rich and the poor, the old and the young, the rulers and the ruled, the pious and the sinners, etc. And after death what? Nobody knows. With death ends all,...

Strike While the Iron is Hot Everyone in life wishes to succeed whatever project he or she undertakes. Success builds confidence, failure dejects a person. Success gets one appreciation but failure brands one as incompetent. There are some people who generally succeed while there are others who often fail in their endeavours. It is, of course, difficult to account for the success and failure in terms of scientific analysis. There are...