Communalism and Politics in India | Text of the lectureI would like to put before you some propositions to explain the phenomena called ‘communalism’ and its impact on security. First of all‚ I would like to state that security is also a ‘state of mind’. As far as the issue of communalism is concerned‚ it would be surprising to know that the number of people killed in communal violence in the last 50 years is lesser than the people killed in street crimes in the city of Detroit alone. Two
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Women in Indian Politics: Political participation of Indian women‚ though on a small scale‚ started with the freedom movement. Mahatma Gandhi was mostly instrumental for arousing political consciousness in the educated women of the upper classes as well as the illiterate women of the lower classes and making them take part in the freedom movement. Political participation may be defined as voluntary participation in political affairs through membership‚ voting and partaking in the activities of
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They are deprived of even primary education and basic employment which make them more backward financially. It fails to establish which causes disequilibrium in the status of the states. The total reservation quota stands at 49% in many states of India and this includes the SCs‚ STs and OBCs. The trend seems to have shifted to reverse discrimination rather than more affirmative action. Some backward class’s elite have gained political and economic clout based on this reservation. However a majority
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Is India a ‘Caste Democracy’? Introduction: Caste based politics in India Though the idea that caste is a part of a natural and moral order of things‚ that it is a hereditary quality which once for all defines ones position and occupational affiliation and which is associated with a particular law of conduct is rejected both by intellectuals and political leaders‚ caste is in Indian post independence politics continually used and abused in different ways. State politics in India has been particularly
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start my paper by pointing out the historical reasons for giving reservation. The reservation policy in India is nothing new‚ as it had existed in our society from the time of the British rule and the princely states. The motive of having reservation then was the eagerness to modernise through the promotion of education and industry and maintaining unity among themselves. Reservation continued in India even after having achieved independence from the British. But there is an interesting fact that needs
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India won her independence in 1947 and for winning this independence Congress‚ as a political party‚ played the predominant role. The leaders of the Congress party‚ then‚ were great leaders — stalwarts — really dedicated to the cause and to the party which they served. Mahatma Gandhi was the undisputed leader and there were leaders of such caliber as Jawahar Lai Nehru‚ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel‚ Dr. Rajendra Prasad‚ C. Rajagopalacharya‚ Pattabhi Sitaramayya‚ Sarojini Naidu‚ Subhash Chandra Bose
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people‚ and by The people‚ but there are many challenges facing democracy in many countries across the world. India is a perfect example of a nation that is ’fully democratic ’ even as it develops and faces several challenges. This paper is divided into two different parts showing the problems facing Indian Democracy. The first part briefly talks about the Inequality among peoples in India. Inequality is also divided into three main categories such as Geographic‚ Social and Demographic. The second
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PHILOSOPHY Politics of India take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary multi-party representative democratic republic modeled after the British Westminster System. The Prime Minister of India is the head of government‚ while the President of India is the formal head of state and holds substantial reserve powers‚ placing him or her in approximately the same position as the British monarch. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government
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MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM PROGRAMS & REGULATIONS (P.G & M.Phil. Programs for University Schools / Department) The Choice Based Credit System was introduced in the University Teaching Departments from the academic year 1999—2000 and suitably modified as per recommendations of TANSCHE in 2010. Regulations: 1) The regulations formed herein shall apply to all post graduate programs and M. Phil. programs conducted by Schools / Departments of the Madurai
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BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME (B.D.P.) ASSIGNMENT For July 2014 and January 2015 Sessions Assignment Code: BPSE -212/EPS-12 Course Code: Government and Politics in India SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY MAIDAN GARHI‚ NEW DELHI-110068 ELECTIVE COURSE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE BPSE-212/EPS-12: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN INDIA TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA) Dear Student‚ As explained to you in the Programme Guide‚ you will have to do a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) for each
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