Constitution of India Essay No. 02 The Constitution of India is the world’s lengthiest written constitution with 445 articles and 12 schedules. It contains the good points taken from the Constitutions of many countries in the world. It was passed on 26 Nov 1949 by the “The Constituent Assembly and is fully applicable since 26 Jan 1950. The Constituent Assembly had been elected for undivided India and held its first sitting...

Reforms in Governance and Administration In its approach paper on “Reforms in Governance and Administration”, the second Administrative Reforms Commission, citing the words of former UN Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan, observes that good governance is perhaps the single most important factor in eradicating poverty and promoting development.” In the context of our country, this perception of good governance can serve as a pathfinder when it comes to introducing reforms in governance...

Basic Principles of Indian Constitution Every Constitution reflects the ideas and ideals of the people who framed it. Although it is intended to be a document of permanent value, it is bound to reflect also the conditions and circumstances of the period in which it was framed. The Constitution of India is no exception to this; it embodies certain basic principles. Let us, therefore. begin with a study of these principles...

Can India Become a Superpower? Every day, countless commentators prophesy the ascendance of the world’s next superpowers, India and China, the two “Asian giants” shaking of their ancient slumber and rising, to the calf of the 21st century.                                                                              — Yale Global  What makes a country a superpower? Well, if we reflect on this word in a broader sense, we would realize that a superpower would be a State which...

Cricket Mania An old adage says it all: ‘Cricket is a gentleman’s game.” The game of cricket in today’s world has reached its quintessence through the concerted efforts of players, spectators, ICC and not to mention the respective Boards of Control for Cricket of the cricket-playing nations. These days a lot of hullabaloo is created over the hosting of a cricket match especially in the case of the One-Day International Cricket....

Development and Population Control Essay No. 01 According to many analysts, development is the best contraceptive”. But if we look at India, there seems to be some doubt about the truth of this statement. In India, planned development and family planning have been going on for over five decades now. But our population problem has only become more disturbing over the time. The fruits of development are seen on the food...

The Problems of Old Age Everyone wants to live long but no one wants to grow old. This phenomenon is really funny. Old age is viewed as an unavoidable undesirable and problem-ridden phase of life that we all are compelled to live, marking time until our final exit from life itself. Perceiving old age with fear is actually a rather recent phenomenon. This fear seems to increase as each day passes...

Torture: The Living Death Torture is, undoubtedly, the most barbaric form of human punishment. It takes a war or a custodial death to revive the discussion in the subject. The horrendous stories of torture appear in prime slots of television channels magazines and newspapers with passionate and furious critics adding to the fervor. Disappointingly, these stories remain just stories for the masses to read, lament on and eventually dismiss as yet...