Politics, Business and Bureaucracy-A Fatal Triangle   The world today is caught in the web of politics, business and bureaucracy (PBB). This PBB is really a fatal triangle. Politicians rely on big business for funds to contest elections. On their part, businessmen turn to bureaucracy to condone their misdeeds by seeking loopholes in the existing law. Bureaucrats advise politicians and businessmen on matters which are ostensibly outside their domain. When all...

Without Socio-Economic Justice, Political Justice Is Meaningless   The Preamble to the Constitution of India stresses the importance of “justice—social, economic and political”. Social and economic justice is mentioned first and the political aspect comes third in order of preference. This in itself indicates that the makers of our Constitution realised the significance of these vital aspects of Justice. Political Justice consists in giving equal voting rights to the people and...

Can Loyalty To One’s Region Co-Exist With One’s Loyalty To One’s Nation?   It is rightly observed that loyalty to one’s region can co-exist with loyalty to one’s nation. Loyalty means faithfulness. If a person wants to be faithful to his own region, he must also be faithful to his nation. As far as loyalty to one’s nation is concerned one must first be loyal to one’s local area. Loyalty is...

Working Women and Domestic Life The concept of liberated woman has come in fashion today. The term chiefly implies ‘a woman who is independent economically. For other things, at least in India, a woman still needs the anchor of a husband and a family. She cannot be liberated in matters of marriage, family, sex or other things. Otherwise she would be called a loose woman or a slut. When we consider...

Economic Growth without Distributive Justice Will Lead to Violence   For any country its economy is of great importance and its growth leads the country on the path of progress. It is the rate of economic in growth, which distinguishes the developed countries from developing ones. Economic growth implies that more money is pumped into the society. This money should be so distributed that each sector of the society gets its...

Modernization and Westernization are not Identical Concepts   As we march triumphantly towards the 21st century with the glare and glitter of satellites, supercomputers and sophisticated technology, life seems to have become a bed of roses. The old order has, indeed, changed yielding place to new. Elegant outfits, fashionable hairstyles, preference for pop music and ultramodern amenities have become an attribute of the modern man. There is a craze for Western...

Ecological Considerations Need Not Hamper Progress   “All development is destructive” is a sweeping statement. It seeks to convey the impression that he protection and preservation of ecology is the fad of a few, freak elitist groups, who are out to run down development as the root cause of all our ills and irritations. Industrial development is often blamed for the destruction of ecology as it causes pollution—whether through the smoke...

Lessons We Can Learn From History   History is a record of facts and events, concerning a country and its people, from earliest times to the present day. It is not a catalogue of dates. It is life, light and romance. Current events being matters within our knowledge, the chief function of history is to give us a glimpse of the past. As one writer puts it, “What history has to...