Farooq Abdullah At the breakfast table in a friend’s house in New Delhi, Dr. Farooq Abdullah was holding forth on the merits of dynastic succession. ‘It is only natural for sons and daughters to take to their family business…there is nothing wrong in Rajiv being groomed by his mother to succeed her…’ That was in early ’81. Farooq, who was then 44, had been called back from London by father Sheikh...

Violence against Women POINTS TO DEVELOP 1. Violence against women not a recent development. Also cuts across all sections of society and cultures. Historical perspective Forms of violence against women. Violence against women related to their position in society. Causes and consequences. remedial efforts. Women have to help themselves and also draw in the men to create a better world. VIOLENCE against women is not a new or recent phenomenon. Women...

Working Women Problems POINTS TO DEVELOP 1. Working women are common but their problems have grown. Taking just one sector of working women, i.e., urban women in paid employment, there are several problems. Problem of getting work one wants. Remuneration unequal Women workers are expected to work harder working mothers have greater problems. sexual harassment faced by working women. most of the problems are rooted in the social attitude to the...

Child Labour Problem POINTS TO DEVELOP 1. Child labour- harmful to child and society; a complex problem in India. Causes-poverty; adult lethargy and cruelty; employers’ preference for child laborers; lack of proper implementation of law; lack of educational opportunities. Historical perspective of child labour. fields of child labour in India. Extent of the problem and consequences. Existing provisions to curb exploitation – constitutional and otherwise. Need for other efforts. India’s social...

Privatization of Education: Solution to Resource Crunch POINTS TO DEVELOP 1. Concept of privatization. State responsibility and failures. What privatization can do – benefits and dangers. Total privatization not feasible or desirable. State intervention should ensure proper working. THE concept of privatization refers to private ownership in varying degrees – form total ownership to ownership in the form of joint ventures – and private management and control in public sector enterprises...

Education in India POINTS TO DEVELOP 1. The true meaning and purpose of education has sight of. Problems beset every stage- primary/secondary schools and colleges. Problems and remedies for each level of education. Hope lies in realizing problems and need for emedy. The situation in schools , colleges or universities is pretty disconcerting with several forces competing with each other in polluting the academic atmosphere, while educationists all over the country...

Science: Blessing or Curse? Essay No. 01 Introduction:  Impact of science on humanity is undeniable. On the face of it, science and its inventions appear to be an unalloyed blessing. However, if we ponder a little, disturbing signs too appear.           How a blessings? Effect on material well-being and mental attitudes; advantages of scientific discoveries in daily life- gadgets to remove drudgery, electricity, communication, transport, entertainment, computers; health-medicine, preventive and curative,...

Can television affect society?           Introduction : Recently, a French mother filed a suit against the head of a State television channel, France 2; her complaint was that her 17-year-old son died trying to emulate the hero of an American serial who mixed sugar and weed killer in the handlebar of a bicycle to manufacture a bomb. She accused the TV chief of murder and she intended to use the lawsuit...