2001 - 2010 - Indian scam Decade of worth `.73000000000000 India a.k.a Mother India - Land of over Democracy‚ has been denigrated by Greed‚ graft‚ politics‚ bribery & dirty money. As we are coming to an end of a scammed year (hopefully the last). It might be exasperating to many Indians that the worth of this decade’s scams has reached a new high of 73 Lakh crores. It’s hard to digest isn’t it? Here are the details (year wise): 2001 - UTI scam `. 4‚800 cr Dinesh Dalmia stock scam `.
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there is an interesting fact that needs to be seen‚ that is the inclusion of provisions of reservation in the Constitution of India based on caste in educational institutions was after the intervention of the Supreme Court in the case of State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan where the court struck down the classification for reservation being based on caste‚ race and religion for the purpose of admission to educational institutions as unconstitutional. How far has this reservation policy succeeded
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The caste system‚ or Varna‚ of India‚ came about when the Aryan speaking Nomadic groups came to India about 1500B.C.. The Aryan priests divided society into a caste system with four parts. This system determined Indian occupations. The priests and teachers were the highest caste. The second in rank were rulers and warriors‚ with merchants and traders third in rank. Last were the workers and peasants who were born to be servants to the other three castes. People could not change their caste. They
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IDENTIFICATION OF CREAMY LAYER Q1. Whether the creamy layer should be excluded from the OBC reservation or not? Q2. Whether the creamy layer should be excluded in the case of SC & ST reservations or not? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amongst the backward classes there is a creamy layer which pertains to certain segments of the backward classes which are affluent enough to compete with the forward class. And the
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The caste system in India restricts the freedom of its population and Indian society. From a perspective of someone who lived in India for three years‚ the caste system in India restricts Indian society. According to “Wikipedia; Caste system in India”‚ caste system affects a lot of people with choosing their profession or even having any options at all. The importance of caste system in India is not only restricting its economy‚ it is also restricting its population’s freedom. Indians living in
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The caste system described on Wikipedia‚ is the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent‚ in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups‚ often termed as jātis or castes.The caste system in India can be explained more of the a complex social structure of their hierarchy. The caste system is more of a group of people having a specific social rank. The jatis or castes can vary in size from a few to thousands of people. There are various
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Divisions in India Society: The Caste System There are different theories about the establishment of Caste system. There are religious‚ mystical‚ biological and socio-historical theories about the Caste system. The word “caste” is derived from a Portuguese word “casta” which means “bread” or “lineage” (Encarta). A Class vs. a Caste System In any country’s history‚ a high stage of social development is reached only when the main social divisions are formed. “The caste system penetrates the Hindu society
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The Caste System in India By : Justice Markandey Katju‚ Judge‚ Supreme Court of India The caste system is one of the greatest social evils plaguing our country today. It is acting as a powerful social and political divisive force in our country at a time when it is absolutely essential for us to be united if we wish to face our nation’s challenges. It is a curse on our country which must be speedily eradicated if we wish to progress. We may consider a few facts to realize how strongly caste
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Caste System Throughout thousands of years in the Hindu religion‚ a person’s social class was determined immediately after they are born. This organisation was then later known as the Caste System. Caste members lived‚ married‚ and worked within their selected group. A person born into one caste was not allowed to change castes or associate with other members of a different caste. Rules and expectations were set for each caste‚ each caste had a clear and distinct role within the community. It does
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change the core of indian culture‚ the caste system. Instead they supported it and upheld it. The caste system was one of the biggest religious and cultural practices of the Indians‚ which was predominantly Hindu. The caste system is based on the fact that the caste or social class in society that one is born to‚ is based on a
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