Role of Women in Indian Society  Essay No. 01 Democracy in India can be a success only when the Indian women are politically awakened. The political awakening cannot be an isolated phenomenon; it requires some changes in social structure so that woman can enjoy as important a place as man occupies. Moreover they should be free to express their opinion, to act as they like and to assert themselves in...

Essay No. 01 Social Problems of India The woman is the builder and molder of the nation’s destiny. Though delicate and soft as a lily she has a heart far stronger and bolder than man-she is the supreme inspiration for man’s onward march, and embodiment of love, pity and compassion” (Tagore). Gandhiji echoed the same feelings when he said, “Woman is the incarnation of Ahimsa”, which to him meant infinite capacity...

  Autonomy to Electronic Media (Prasar Bharti) The long demand of freeing the electronic media from government control formally came into effect on September 15, 1997 by the Prasar Bharati Act. It was on the lines of British Broadcasting Council (BBC) to give autonomy to electronic media (Akashwani and Doordarshan). Unlike other advanced countries, Akashwani and T.V. in India had been state monopoly by which the free and fair flow of...

  Tasks before the Indian Scientists The present generation has a special veneration for science. No doubt science cannot solve all the problems yet we know that it is the basis for progress and catalyst for change. So it is essential to give special importance to the advancement of science and technology in India. We have had a very long and distinguished tradition in science from the earlier period associated with...

  Impact of Television on Our Social Values Culture is the inner core of civilization which in itself is the product of so many forces, historical, social and even natural. That is shy cultural values must undergo a change; if they remain static, they become irrelevant for the present day life. People following orthodox type of culture would lag behind the more advanced nations and there is a possibility that some...

  Satellite Communications Satellite communications are the outgrowth of development in two main areas, space technology and communication technology. The first requirement for any space activity has, however, nothing to do with the state of technology since it concerns the ability to compute the velocity needed to escape earth’s gravity and, as a next step, to a satellite in orbit. This knowledge comes out of a very old branch of science,...

  Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy in India Nuclear capability is a status symbol, though tremendously expensive. In fact it is both a fetish and a vampire-fetish for the nation which has developed it and vampire if it is put to destructive uses. That is why India’s nuclear experiment generated sharp criticism: some remarked that India, by frittering her meager resources on ambitious nuclear programmes, is following ruinous policy. The possible...