Some of the definitions of ‘activism’: -Oxford: the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. -Wikipedia: Activism consists of intentional efforts to bring about social‚ political‚ economic‚ or environmental change. Activism can take a wide range of forms from writing letters to newspapers or politicians‚ political campaigning‚ economic activism such as boycotts or preferentially patronizing businesses‚ rallies‚ street marches‚ strikes‚ sit-ins‚ and
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few months saw a new scam coming out like Adarsh Society scam and the biggest of all‚ the 2G scam. Fuel and commodity prices have risen sharply in the past few years adding to the woes of common man. Crusade against black money and corruption by Anna Hazare and to some extent baba Ramdev has only added to the woes of Congress. But Congress is shrewd and knows politics quite well. They know that offense is the best way to defend. For every scam or corruption news that comes out‚ they bounce back with
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MEDIA- THE FOURTH PILLAR OF DEMOCRACY Today‚ media is considered the fourth pillar of the state all over the world; first and foremost British Member of Parliament Lord Macaulay had given this status to the media. In any republican government system‚ there must be three administrative bodies‚ 1- Parliament‚ 2- Administrative department‚ 3- Judiciary body. In the absence of any of these three bodies‚ the government cannot run systematically‚ but now it is felt that one body more is necessary to be
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Lokayuktas in Indian Parliament The performance of Lokayuktas in the Indian parliament donot present a very encouraging trend. A few lokayuktas could make a mark‚ thanks to the efforts of the state political leadership; the rest mainly suffered the apathy of the govt. In Andhra Pradesh‚ this office was temporarily abolished. Whereas in Orissa the office of Lok Pal was held for as many as four years by the JB Patnaik govt. But when the Lokayukta took up some investigation against the same govt
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unodc.org/images/eastasiaandpacific//2008/12/anti-corruption/Anti%20Corruption_Eng.jpg This is the foundation on which the success of any anti- corruption measure will depend. A recent example of anti- corruption measure has been adopted by Mr. Anna Hazare against
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expression should take the precedence or the right to protest‚ which is lately being increasingly exercised under the purview of the right to assemble. Many prominent columnists and writers are of the view that the mass protests under the leadership of Anna Hazare along with other social activists comprised the first well-organized movement after the Jai Prakash Naryan movement. Given the fact that people today are being more and more oblivious to others’ lives‚ it is extremely difficult to organize such
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Role of students in nation building A Country means not the soil‚ but its people. A nation should be developed by its people. People should work hard to strengthen it. As said by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam "Nation development depends on what its people think". Previously‚ we have known that people can make their nation great with their thinking‚ dreaming‚ achieving. In a country like India‚ which now has a population of more than 100 crore‚ those in the 15 to 30 age-group are its youth who constitute
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India 2011-Winds of change and its impact on our lives. In India‚ corruption is something we all learn to live with. We have been breast-beating over the sorry state of affairs from the times India marched on a Sovereign nation. Why do I start my essay with a negative note of corruption? We need not be resigned to it or remain cynical about the issue. The economy of India was under socialist-inspired policies for an entire generation from the 1950s until the late 1980s. The economy was characterized
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India‚ standing tall on the four pillars of democracy namely Legislature‚ Judiciary‚ Executive‚ Media and considered the largest democracy in the world is a nation of varied religions‚ cultures etc.‚ a nation where every second person is said to have a different opinion about every second thing. Here‚ if people really want to offer anything for free that would be their opinions‚ views‚ ideas or even solutions. Yes‚ we are best at exercising our right to freedom of speech but is that all? Is this
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