Dowry means those gifts and presents which are given by a father or guardian to his daughter at the time of her marriage. In ancient times, it was considered as a sort of help to establish their own home for the newlyweds. Mostly the dowry in those days was in kind; say a variety of things useful for new homes and not in cash, as the system now prevails today. These gifts were given voluntarily and without any; demands made under pressure. About a hundred years ago, there was a custom that the prospective husband used to; offer gifts and presents to his would-be bride's Father. But this custom proved a major handicap for many persons who could not marry early in life for want of funds to buy such gifts. Again, there were many unfortunates who could not marry at all for this reason. But custom are never stationary. more...

Introduction. India is a country of vast area. Our country is facing many serious problems. We daily read of famines, floods and earthquakes. The government is doing its best to solve these problems. Population explosion. Of all the present problems that most dangerous is the population problem. Here there is population explosion. The economists estimate about population is very discouraging. According to them, India's population is multiplying very rapidly. If this population continue increasing at this high rate, it will be about V03 millions a( the end of the 20th century. The situation would be of more explosive than that created by atom bombs. A sort of birth control is essential- it is therefore clear that some form of birth-control on the growing population is very essential. Steps taken by our government. Our planners have thought over this problem seriously. Allocation of funds for welfare in five Year Plans has more...

In various Hindu traditions, it is believed that there are 330 million or 33 crore Gods, Goddesses and supernatural beings. A large number of Personalities, or 'forms', are worshipped as murtisor idols. The exact nature of belief in regards to each deity varies between differing Hindu denominations and philosophies. Often these beings are depicted in   humanoid or partially-humanoid forms, complete with a set of unique mid complex iconography in each case. Each God again has several mimes. For example Lord Shiva is also called Maheshwara and parameshwara. Contrary to popular belief, Hindus believe in many gods, but one supreme God as well. Bhagavdn is a word used to refer to the personal aspect of God in general, and not specific to a particular deity. People worship god through an image or a picture, or simply thinking of God us a personal being. Ishvara is a name or title used to more...

Higher education in India today is ridden with many and varied problems including broadening of access, ensuring equity, and the financial crunch. India has quite a large system of higher education with 250 universities, over 10,500 colleges and nearly 55 lakhs of students being taught by over 3 lakhs of teachers. And yet the proportion of the university and college going student population in the relevant age group of 16- 23 is dismal 6 per cent. This is quite low even when compared   with developing countries, the figure being 20 per cent for both Egypt and Thailand, and 16 per cent for Mexico. In the developed countries, however, access to higher education is to the tune of 40 per cent and more. Thus, in spite of a general expansion of higher education in India, inadequate access continues to cause concern. Further, while enrolment of women and those belonging to SC/ST more...

In 1947, partition brought for India very little cultivable land and millions of mouths to be fed. From the very moment of Independence, it wasrealised that India is an over-populated country. According to 1981 census, India's population came around 68.38 crores and now in 2006 it is about 120 crores. The alarming and incessant growth of population is causing serious economic problems. The more people will be the harder will it be to feed them all. This is the only reason why, in spite of a very good crop, the country has to import good grains. Whatever progress our country makes every year is eaten up by the increasing population. Employment opportunities are created, but population unevenness much more than them. The direct result of which is unevenness in the distribution of income and resultant up poverty. There are many reasons why India could not firmly put a check on more...

Our country is the second most populated country in the world after China. Out of every five people in the entire world one is an Indian. India's present population is over one billion and it is the source of major problems for the entire country. India that used to be a land full of lush green jungles and wild animals and birds in fast changing into a land often struck in various parts by famines, floods and droughts. Population is very much at the root of this grave problem. Every person needs a certain amount of space to live in. To make place for the billion strong population of our country to live, a huge amount of the forested areas of our motherland has been destroyed. The most alarming fact is that India's population is still increasing. The increasing population does not demand land only to house the new comers more...

Cricket is a gentleman's game. It is very popular and enjoyed all over the world. It is my favourite game. I like it very much. I play it and see it being played either on the ground or on the television. 1'liis noble game is full of excitement, thrill, discipline, team- spirit, co-operation and hard work. Once, we had a very interesting cricket match between India and Pakistan. Ajay Jadeja was the captain of the Indian team. It was a limited-over one-day cricket match and played in Feroze Shah Kotia ground, New Delhi. Both teams were equally good and the match was evenly poised. The match began at 9 A.M. with the toss of the coin. Umpire tossed the coin and India won the toss. India decided to bat first. Our openers played good strokes and played cautiously Pakistani opening bowlers were Shoaib Akhtar and Wasim Akram. Sourav Ganguly hit more...

The global economy has grown sevenfold since 1950. Meanwhile, the disparity in per capita gross domestic product between the 20 richest and 20 poorest nations more than doubled since 1960. Of all high-income nations, the United States has the most unequal distribution of income, with over 30 per cent of income in the hands of the richest 10 per cent and only I.X per cent going to the poorest 10 per cent. In India, (he introduction of more and more luxury cars every month that are being bought too, raise the question, "Is the rich-poor divide widening?" Conventional wisdom is being turned upside down. Petroleum prices, ruling at new highs, would have, in recent times, created a scare. Transportation costs rise and with them prices of all goods.  Both these have happened worldwide and in India. Yet there is no looking harks. The rising value of the Indian rupee has more...

October 31, 1984 was a black day for India when Mrs. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister and leader of the nation, was shot down by two of her own security guards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, as she was walking down to her office at 1, Akbar Road, from her adjoining residence at 1, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi where she had an appointment with an Irish television company. The team had accompanied Mrs. Indira Gandhi on her recently concluded tour of Orissa. The two houses are linked by a winding path, which passes through a wicket gate. Mrs. Indira Gandhi was near this gate, when these two men struck. The two assassins were members of a Delhi Police contingent, assigned to protect her. As many as 22 bullets were pumped into her body, from a pistol and a stengun. In the shootout that followed, Beant Singh was shot dead more...

I have always been interested and intrigued by computers, ever since using a P-3 when I was very young. Since then I have become fluent in writing BASIC and more recently I have learnt HTML, the language of the World Wide Web on which I have my own we site. I use computers for most of my exam coursework such as Solving Equations Using Numerical Methods for Pure maths 2 and also for recreation. My A-level studies are Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Design Technology. I have always been fascinated by numbers and this interest is continuing, hence my choices in A-level subjects. I enjoy the application of Mathematics to Physics. In Design Technology I can be creative and at the same time use my knowledge of Mathematics and Physics to help solve problems. I am applying for the course of Computer Science because I would like to increase my more...