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...

The Place of Woman in Indian Society   Man and woman are like two wheels of a carriage. The life’ of one without the other is incomplete. Neither man nor woman can be true to what they are, if either of them leads an isolated life. Man and woman both contribute to the development of each other’s personality. Our ancient scriptures assigned woman a place higher than man. It was believed...

Youth is a Blunder, Manhood A Struggle And Old Age A Regret     Life is a kaleidoscopic spectacle, presenting varying aspects at various stages. To survey the progress of a person from childhood to old age is indeed very revealing. The years of childhood and boyhood are a period free from cares or earnestness: it is only in the youth that one comes to taste some of the realities of...

What Ails Indian Sports and Games? One of the greatest degradations that has occurred in our country during the second half of the twentieth century, has been in the field of sports and games. The only performance of note has been the gold medal in hockey won at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 and the triumph at the 1983 World Cup Cricket Championships in England. But these occasional triumphs do not...

Indian Culture in Daily Life   Culture has been defined by Mathew Arnold in Literature and Dogma as the desire and quest to “know the best that has been said and thought in the world”. It appears to be liberal and broad view of culture, but it is not comprehensive. Culture must be a total product of character and not merely an acquisition or an impulse from within. “A nation without...