1. Law and social change Law as an instrument of social change. Law as the product of traditions and culture. Criticism and evaluation in the light of colonization and the introduction of common law system and institution in India and its impact on further development of law and legal institution in India. 2. Religion and the law Religion as a divisive factor. Secularism as a solution to the problem Reform of the law on secular lines: Problems. Freedom of religion and non-discrimination
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that provides a profound insight into the forces that makes an attitudonal shift. Mahashweta Devi’s short story "Draupadi" captures the experiences of a tribal woman. She is involved in a social movement- the Naxalite movement in India. She is living in the Jharkhani forest with a group of Naxalite rebels. The story reveals several significant facts about the Santal tribe through the reminiscences of Draupadi. Firstly women are shown clearly "protected" by the men of the tribe as the phrase "stood guard
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the Home Ministry‚ poses a significant threat to the state. Terrorism in India is basically two types external and internal‚ external terrorism emerge from neighboring countries and internal terrorism emulates from religious or communal violence and Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. Terror activities involve either Indian or foreign citizens. Terrorism has been national threat ever since independence. According to me terrorism per se has no identity such as color‚ religion‚ ethnicity etc. But unfortunately
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foreign policy‚ the War in Afghanistan 3.4 India ’s nuclear weaponisation 3.5 Criticism of Israel 3.6 2001 Indian Parliament attack 3.7 The Muthanga incident 3.8 Comments on 2008 Mumbai attacks 3.9 Criticism of Sri Lanka 3.10 Views on the Naxalites 3.11 Sedition charges 3.12 Criticism of Anna Hazare 3.13 Views on Narendra Modi 4 Awards 5 Works 5.1 Books 6 See also 7 References 7.1 Books and articles on Roy 7.2 Other 8 Notes 9 External links Early life and background Arundhati
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Terrorism in India is primarily attributable to religious communities and Naxalite radical movements.[citation needed] The regions with long term terrorist activities today are Jammu and Kashmir‚ Mumbai‚ Central India (Naxalism) and the Seven Sister States (independence and autonomy movements). As of 2006‚ at least 232 of the country’s 608 districts were afflicted‚ at differing intensities‚ by various insurgent and terrorist movements.[1] In August 2008‚ National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has
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TELANGANA MOVEMENT The Demand for a Separate State - K. Jayashankar* A Historical Perspective The people of Telangana are once again restive‚ reiterating their demand for a separate state. The demand of the people of this region for a separate state is not a new development. It was voiced much before the formation of Andhra Pradesh and continues to be raised even thereafter. The reason for the opposition of people of Telangana to join Visalandhra (metamorphosed to Andhra Pradesh) was fear of neglect
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Ghandigiri in Modern Era Chedi Lal‚ a retired clerk of food and civil supplies department of Uttar Pradesh government‚ stripped down to his underwear in front of an office staff of same department. He put all his cloths‚ ring‚ purse and other belongings on the table of the concerned officer and told him “that’s all I have to offer‚ if you want brass utensils then come to my house and take it away”. Chedi Lal was annoyed because that staff demanded a bribe of Rs. 15000 to revise his pension.
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Should voting be made mandatory? “To be or not to be‚ that is the question‚” says Hamlet in a soliloquy. In my opinion‚ each and every Indian has the right to ask themselves “to vote or not to vote” when the question of electing the ruling party of the nation arises. In a democratic nation like India‚ I believe every individual should have his or her own judgment when comes to voting. Many arguments exist to prove or disprove the importance of compulsory voting. The arguments for compulsory
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INDIA’s PRESENT SITUATION Ever since Nehru’s period ended‚ although Indira Gandhi tried to usher in the continuance of non-alignment and indigenous (Swadeshi) developments‚ corruption in Congress party and within all government systems created unprecedented problems‚ resulting in various upsurge (including the so-called JP movement). Slowly and steadily the deterioration in law and order as well as in balanced functioning of the democratic systems got jeopardized. From a “zero” dependence on the
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| The Politics of Punishment | Media Framing and the Death Penalty in Crimes Against Dalits | | Sabrina Buckwalter | | | When Ramdas Athavale‚ Republican Party of India (Athavale)‚ announced that the death penalty verdict in the Khairlanji ruling (an infamous case of the rape and murder of a dalit family in 2006) was the first time such a sentence had been given in a caste crime‚ it was echoed by other activists‚ repeated by journalists and hailed as the coming of a new era in
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