The Youth and Nation Building The youth are filled with tremendous energy and towering ambitions and hence youth power is a recognized force in the world today. The youth can be utilized as a constructive or destructive force by any nation. The results delivered by our youths would be of gargantuan scale: their nature and severity must be imagined and planned in advance. During the eighties the youth power made itself...

Is Science a Blessing or Curse? Life is like a piano; what we get out of it depends on how we play it. Everything in the world has its uses and abuses. It is the human conscience and psyche that governs its use or abuse. The same case applies to science. Science has been derived from the ancient word “Scientia” which means “knowledge” and keeping in view the present situation we...

Women’s Liberation in India   Since the previous century onwards, a deep concern over the rights and status of women has marked the Indian political thinking. The impetus was provided by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi who had categorically stated, “Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacities. She has the right to participate in every minute detail in the activities of man and she has...

Drug Addiction: Causes and Remedies Drug addiction in India, in recent times, has assumed menacing proportions and the evil is increasing by leaps and bounds. It is widespread, extending even in the hostels and campuses of the universities and technical and professional institutions of the country. The young minds of today have been fascinated by the drugs and intoxicants. These drugs have taken the toll of several thousand innocent young lives...

The Evils of Dowry System The custom of dowry originated with a practical purpose. This was to help the newly married girl to start her life afresh. Therefore, the parents gifted to her utensils, household goods, furniture and some more items of daily use. There was another reason why the parents wished to give away a part of their possessions by way of gifts. The daughter was not entitled to a...