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Dussehra is an important festival in India. It is largely celebrated by the Hindus. It falls in the month of September-October. It is celebrated twenty days earlier than Diwali. It marks the victory of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana. Ram symbolizes good and Ravana represents evil.Dussehra is celebrated with great pomp and show. In different parts of the country it is celebrated differently. In West Bengal it is celebrated with the worship of goddess Durga while in the south, it is celebrated as victory of good over evil. ADVERTISEMENTS: Dussehra is celebrated for ten days. Preparations for the festival start many days earlier. A big fair is held. Shops and stalls are erected near the place where the goddess is worshipped. The effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarana and Meghnad…

Short essay on Explaining Coming Late for kids. Papa, I was held up due to the electricity failure in the town. At about 9.45 p.m., when the play was approaching the climax, the lights went off. There was utter confusion in the hall.The audience as well as the actors was much agitated about what to do. I sent two of my friends to a tent house to arrange for four gas-lanterns immediately. Meanwhile, I arranged for a few candles and torches from the nearby houses. With great difficulty I managed to control the crowd.The two boys came back with the lanterns and the play resumed. We had to enact a few interesting scenes from the play, just for the satisfaction of the public. The people cursed the municipal authorities for…

Short Essay on Role-taking – Sociology. In the role analysis the concept of ‘role-taking’ has assumed importance.In the role analysis the concept of ‘role-taking’ has assumed importance. Role-taking or taking the role of the other, means that a person responds by putting himself mentally or imaginatively in the role of the other person in order to regulate his own behaviour.This he does only in view of other’s expectations and not necessarily in the direction of conformity. Sociologists used the term ‘role-taking’ in their discussion of social interaction’, that is, when some behaviour is initiated by one actor and the reaction comes to it from other actors. Image Source: i.guim.co.uk ADVERTISEMENTS: Role-taking is significant in the process of socialisation, that is, in the learning of social roles. The idea of role-taking…

The power of media on our lives is immense, it is not only a source of entertainment but it helps in making us form our opinions on major issues of social importancePrint and electronic media help in awareness related to current affairs In an era of information, the impact of media, be it print or electronic, on our lives, cannot be ignored.Can you imagine life without reading newspapers, or traveling from one channel to the other on the television screen? Gone are the days, when people used their recreational time by cycling, playing outdoor games and other such pursuits? ADVERTISEMENTS: Our favorite intimae,today, is watching the television and unconsciously taking in whatever is being shown on it. Our opinions, thus, are not our own but what the media wants us…

(i) Views of Pranjpe: Caste has been played a significant role in Indian politics. Pranjpe has observed, “since majorities make a government in democracies, many small groups must join to form a majority in a constituency. Certain caste groups comprise a sizeable proportion of voters in a constituency so that these castes can gain a working majority by compromising with some other caste groups.Furthermore, it is observed that in many constituencies, the sub-castes, or endogamous jati groups, are too small to form an effective majority, whereas the Varna groups of caste are large enough to do this. This might explain the apparent paradox that politics is weakening sub-caste while it is strenghening caste (Varna groups). Image Source: cdn.yourarticlelibrary.com (ii) Views of Rajni Kothari: ADVERTISEMENTS: Rajni Kothari holds the view that…

The Important criticisms of Easton’s Systems Approach by several political scientists are as Follows: (1) A Borrowed Approach: Several critics advocate that the Estonian systems theory has for its basis the classical thought, especially that of Adams Smith. I.S. Sorzano has attempted to prove that whatever questions and hypothesis Estonian systems approach appears to generate are mere derivations from the Classical Economic Theory and in a less perfect and even confusing way that Smith himself did.Sorzano observes “The Easton’s model and the traditional economic approach share not only the notions of system and input-output but those of scarcity, allocation, competition, maximization; goat-seeking and feedback as well.” (2) Does not cover Para Systems: ADVERTISEMENTS: Easton’s model offers no systematic way of analysing para-political systems and the international system. (3) Narrow View…

Legal provisions regarding Punishment for Cheating under section 417 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Punishment for Cheating:“Whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or with both.” Image Source: worldwidewomengroup.com ADVERTISEMENTS: In Chinthamani v. Dyaneshwar [1974 CrLJ 542 Bombay], the accused sold the property to the complainant. In fact, they said property was already mortgaged to some other person. The accused concealed the mortgage and registered it in favour of the complainant and received full consideration. It was held that it was a cheating offence.In M.N.A Aachar V. Dr. D.L. Raja Gopal [1977 CrLJ 228 Kant], the accused was already married. He represented himself to be a bachelor and married with the complainant’s daughter. The accused was…

Legal provisions regarding Meaning of Dacoity under section 391 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.‘Dacoity’ is commission of robbery by five or more persons. Otherwise there is no difference between dacoity and robbery. Section 391 of IPC defines the dacoity thus: Image Source: i.ytimg.com ADVERTISEMENTS: “When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery, and persons present and aiding such commission or attempt, amount to five or more every person so committing, attempting or aiding, is said to commit “dacoity”.”Essential ingredients of Section 391 are:1. Five or more persons must act in association,2. Such act must be robbery or attempt to commit robbery, ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. The five persons must consist of those…

Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedures saves the inherent powers of the High court, by providing that nothing in the Criminal Procedure Code is to be deemed to limit or affect the inherent powers of the High Court to make such orders as may be necessary— Image Source: i.ytimg.com/(a) To give effect to any order under the Code; or ADVERTISEMENTS: (b) To prevent the abuse of the process of any Court; or(c) Otherwise to secure the ends of justice.It will be seen that S. 482 does not confer any new or increased powers on the High Court. It only provides that those powers which the Court already inherently possessed are preserved, and the section finds place in the Code, lest it should be argued that the only powers…

The very perverseness of the concept of power is itself a cause of concern about the utility of this concept in assisting to understand the behaviour in organisation. As noted by Blerstedt the more a term could be applied the less precise was its meaning. Image Source: wingeyes.files.wordpress.comDahl observes that a thing to which people attach many labels with subtly or grossly, different meanings in many different cultures and time is probably not a thing but many things.Marck suggests that being used to explain almost everything, the concept of power can become almost a tautology used to explain that which cannot be explained by other ideas, and incapable of being disproved as an explanation of actions and outcomes. ADVERTISEMENTS: Although the concepts in the field of organisational behaviour seldom have…