Socrates describes a perfect city in Plato’s The Republic. Many questions are asked in the book‚ such as “What is an ideal city?” Or‚ “What is justice?” And‚ “Is justice in the city possible?” Socrates tries to find the real meaning of the word justice. He starts with justice within a single person‚ and then he tries to take that concept and apply it to the city. Then‚ to figure out the perfect city‚ he goes back to the single person to find justice there. He shows that the perfect city needs the
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Students Federation of India (SFI) is one of the major student organisations in India. Founded in 1970‚ it is the students’ wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). As of 2012‚ it claims a membership strength of nearly 40 lakhs school and university students.[1] SFI is currently led at the All India level by Ritabrata Banrjee‚ General Secretary and V.Sivadassan‚ President. Being the students wing of the ‚ the Students’ Federation of India‚ abbreviated SFI‚ carries forward the heritage of
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The obstacles to national unity Racial Inequality‚ Social Inequality‚ Religious inequality... etc (1) Regionalism/Separatism (ii) Linguism (iii) Casteism and (iv) communalism. (i) Regionalism/Separatism: Regionalism or Separatism is the most advance obstacle in the way of National Unity and development. Above all regionalism and separatism are threatening to balkanize the country. Aggressive regionalism has gravely undermined the feeling of unity of the people. It creates a parochial outlook
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a method of political control. Han China developed a social structure based on literacy‚ and Classical India introduced a caste system based on skin color. Literacy divided China educationally so that lower classes were not capable of taking the Civil Service Exam‚ and the higher classes were knowledgeably qualified to take this exam and become bureaucrats. The Indian caste system based on skin color created the idea of racial division by placing the lighter skinned people in higher classes and
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chance to set things right. The minute a mistake would be made‚ then there would be no way of climbing back to the surface. Mercy is the chance given to rectify mistakes. Without mercy‚ the world would be one great social caste system. In India the social stratification of the caste system puts its people in social classes that do not allow for any change in class‚ not even allowing for intermarriage between two classes. A world without mercy is much the
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Dey 1 Debangshu Dey HRE3M1 October 26th 2010 A Brief Study of Hinduism in City of Joy Hinduism is a way of life. There is not any strict code of beliefs which confirms one as a practicing Hindu. Hinduism in reality and in City of Joy is backdrop in people’s lives. The movie‚ “City of Joy”‚ teaches us nothing about traditional Hinduism. It is merely a feel good‚ “Hollywood” piece of fluff but it elaborates about various undertones such as the cycle of Samsara‚ inexistence of traditional aspects
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life of its people. So‚ obviously I visualize an all around growth and development of India. The Indian society of my vision will be different from the present one. Hopefully in the 2020 AD‚ India will rid itself of the discriminating nature of its caste system. There will be quality in all fields for everyone. There also will be not be some unfortunate customs like dowry system‚ child labor as well as discrimination against women or weaker sections of the society. I hope the society itself will develop
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“Caste” is defined as a rigid social system in which a social hierarchy is maintained generation after generation and allows little mobility out of the position to which a person is born. The original caste system of India was formed when Aryan nomadic groups migrated from the north to India in approximately 1500 B.C. The system consisted of four distinct groups. They were the Brahmans (priests) Kshatriya (warriors and tribal chiefs)‚ Vaishyas (tradesmen)‚ and the Sudras (workers‚ peasants).
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NAME:-MAYANK DEV TOPIC:-RESERVATION SUMMAURY Caste based reservation in government jobs and higher education was first introduced during the British rule of India as representation through affirmative action in government jobs and higher education for castes traditionally excluded from government jobs and education such as castes of the Shudra Varna (backward castes) and Dalits (scheduled castes). Objectives of Reservation: 1:-Uplift lower strata of society 2:-Ensure proper political representation
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killing. Write an essay emphasizing importance of women in the society. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In ancient time birth of a gir Nearly half of India’s children are girls. However‚ the girl child is considered a lesser child in our society. Irrespective of class‚ caste and economic conditions‚ she is discriminated against
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