Child Labour – A Shame   When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me when yet my tongue Could scarcely cry ‘weep? ‘weep? ‘weep’! ‘weep’! So your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep. — William Blake These lines give us a realistic picture of Blake’s society I where boys were sold for two to eight guineas as per their ages. In fact, it is...

The Youth Culture Today The youth of India, the heirs-apparent of this vast and diverse nation, have contributed effectively towards the process of economic development and social transformation. They are the people full of energy, high ambitions and amazing abilities. Today, in the twenty-first century, they promise to transform their nation (and the world) with their new thoughts, actions and passions. Let us take a look into their exclusive den that...

The Global Network of Terrorism   We are the ‘people’ of this world. We are the superior creatures and can even touch God’s feet. We are happy and satisfied too, to live as God’s beautiful creation. Terrorism is a wide concept. It may be precisely defined as  “any act or means of putting any individual or the entire human race at an alarm by the fear of danger to its very...

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....