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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) was an Indian social reformer and politician who devoted himself to improving the life of untouchables, particularly of his own caste, the Mahars. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. He attended Columbia University during 1914-1916 and received a doctorate in19 2 6. While at Columbia, John Dewey and other prominent teachers inspired Ambedkar and reinforced his commitment to social reform. Two avenues existed for altering the conditions of Hindu untouchables in the early 20th century. Ambedkar rejected the more traditional approach of changing a caste's habits and image so that they resembled the norms associated with high castes. Instead, he tried to supplant such norms with the Western-based notion that all men, including Mahars, have rights of liberty and equality Ambedkar made it his mission to create circumstances in which those rights could become fact. Sophisticated, articulate, with a political sense and an independent more...

Agriculture in India is the means of livelihood of almost two-third of the workforce in the country. It has always been India's most important economic sector. Before 1947, Indian history was replete with famine, drought and food shortages. Between 1770 and 1880, as many as 27 food scarcities and famines were recorded. At least 20 million lives were lost in India in about 20 famines that had struck since 1850. Much of this loss was because of misplaced colonial policies, which dimed to derive maximum economic gain at the cost of human suffering and misery. After the British had created a transport infrastructure in the first half of the 19th century, they began encouraging farmers to grow crops that could be exported. The boom in export and trade accompanied by rising prices forced farmers to shift to cash crops like cotton, indigo, poppy and sugarcane. The area under food grains subsequently more...

Shari Atal Behari Vajpayee was born on 25thDecember, 1924 at Shinde Cantt, in Madhya Pradesh. His father's name was Shri Krishna Behari Vajpayee and his mother's name was Krishna Devi. His father was a teacher and his mother was a pious house wife. Shari Vajpayee was a member of R.S.S. in his school days. He passed his B.A. from Victoria College, Gwalior. There he learnt the art of politics. He was the leader of the student's union of his college. He started his political career and stood twice as the Head of the Indian Government. He belongs to Bhartiya Janata Party. Ex-Prime Ministers of India Sh. Chander Shekhar and Sh.Narsimha Rao take him as his Guruji. Atal Behari is a lover of Hindi language. He has a versatile personality. He is a writer, a journalist and a poet by heart. He has been a Parliamentarian for the past 45 years. more...

After 64 years of independence, if we scale the performance of India against other countries of the world, especially with those in Asia, we note that though a lot has been achieved, yet we need to do a lot more. We need to learn from our past follies and frame our future strategies accordingly. India has achieved many milestones, yet not enough has been done to eradicate poverty, illiteracy and other vital issues. In spite of the outstanding quality of our human capital, which is responsible for running many organizations in various fields of manufacturing, trading and services all across the globe, we have not been able to set the standard our internal market as per the world standards. We often fail to use the best effective human capital for running the country, both for public as well as private sectors. This needs serious thinking. Our own people excel outside more...

Asoka was a man of high learning. He had a strong character and lived up to his principles He taught to the then world the importance of his principles which even today holds good for humanity. He maintained friendly relations with the neighboring kingdoms. He was the most respected Emperor who won the hearts of all his subjects. He really was "The Great". Indian history reveals the heroic deeds of great men. One bright star of Indian history was the first emperor to follow the principles of Ahimsa, love and Peace. My hero is none other than the emperor Asoka — The Great. The grandson of Chandragupta and the son of bindusar, Ashoka were brought up in Patliputra. in 273 BC he ascended the throne of the mauryan Empire, founded by Chandra-gupta, With a desire to expand his kingdom and unite India under his only rule.  He began his conquests more...

The government has been trying to do a lot and a lot has been accomplished, yet a much needs to be done. We have to make sure that the farmers come out of the clutches of poverty and break free from the chains of debt and illiteracy, so that the , hands that feed millions do not go without food. By providing them with proper incentives, good quality seeds, irrigation facilities, fertilizers, pesticides and  subsidies, we can ensure that farmers of India flourish. The real India resides in its villages. About 70% of India's population lives in rural areas and earns its livelihood there. The major occupation of these people is agriculture. 90% of this rural population is dependent upon farming for their livelihood. Thus, Indian economy is totally an agrarian one. It is the Indian farmer who reaps his motherland with his sweat and blood to get us a day's more...

AMARTYA KIJMAR SEN was born on 3rdNovember 1933 at Shantiniketan, West Bengal. He received his initial education at Shantiniketan and then Presidency College, Calcutta. In his early childhood he was exposed to the plight of the poor. The sight of people dying during famine shocked him. It was, perhaps, this shocking experience that made him study the economic mechanism underlying famines and poverty.  Sen. first studied in India before moving to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a BA in 1956 and then a Ph.D. in 1959. He has taught economics at Calcutta, Delhi School of Economics (1963-71), Oxford, Harvard and was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, between 1997 and 2004. Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen. is one of the greatest intellectuals and economists of modern India. Amartya Sen. is a philosopher, economist and asocial thinker. At a time when the world was talking of globalization, liberalization and free market economy, more...

Right to Information Act (RTI) 2005 mandate s timely response to citizen requests for government information. Since every citizen pays taxes, therefore he is entitled to know how the government is functioning. The Act empowers every citizen to seek any information from the government, obtain copies of any government documents, inspect any government documents, works and records, and take certified samples of materials of any government work. According to Act No. 22 of 2005, The Right to Information Act is "An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto." This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 more...

India's population is over one billion and out of it 40percent are young men and women in the age group of 15 and 30. They form a huge reservoir of energy and cream of the country. Wisdom and discretion are not the monopoly of the elders alone. The young men and women are also intelligent endwise and much of a nation's progress and future depend upon them. According to Samuel Johnson, "Young men have more virtue than old men; they have more generous sentiments in every respect."  Young people are full of abundant energy, courage, spirit for adventure imagination, hope and ambition. These can be very well used in the constructive and developmental activities of country. These should not be allowed either to go waste or used for destructive purposes. The young men and women of India should be fully involved in creative work of nation-building and reconstruction. Younger generation, more...

The Right to Education is a fundamental right and is accorded the same legal status as the right to life as provided by Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 is "An act to provide for free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years." The right of children to free and compulsory education came into force from April 1, 2010. According to the act, every child in the age group of 6-14 years will be provided 8 years of elementary education in an age appropriate classroom in the vicinity of his/her neighborhood. According to the act, any cost that prevents a child from accessing school will be borne by the state which shall have the responsibility of enrolling the child as well as ensuring completion of 8 years of schooling. No child shall more...