Category: Politics & Government

1. India to be treated as an independent unit of the Empire, as a self-autonomous state with equal rights and responsibility.2. The strength of Legislative Council should be 1^0 members out of which four-fifths were to be elected and one-fifth to be nominated One third of the elected members were to be Muslims.The elected members of the Imperial Legislative Council were to be elected by elected members of the Provincial Legislative Council. ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. Defence, foreign affairs and political relations of India, i.e., making of war, peace and signing of treaty were to be excluded from the control of the Imperial Legislative.4. Provinces should be autonomous in their respective spheres. The Imperial Government could only have a general right of supervision of the provinces but not to interfere in their…

Of late, the question of human rights has received a great deal of attention. Today, violation of human rights is seriously taken note of by international bodies and by champions of democracy. It is in this backdrop that most countries have set up their own independent National Human Rights Commissions.Human rights are those rights which are fundamental for living and for normal human existence. They are based on the concept that every man and woman, irrespective of caste, creed, colour, race and nationality is born with certain fundamental rights such as, right to live, speech, freedom, justice, etc. These rights are, therefore, enshrined in the constitution of the countries. In order, that these basic rights are maintained and adhered to by the nations of the world, United Nations Organisation adopted…

Two Home Rule Leagues were established, one by B.G. Tilak at Poona in April 1916 and the other by Mrs. Annie Besant at Madras in September 1916.The aim of the Movement was to get self government for India within the British Empire. It believed freedom was the natural right of all nations. ADVERTISEMENTS: Moreover, the leaders of the Home Movement thought that India’s resources were not being used for her needs.The two Leagues cooperated with each other as well with the Congress and the Muslim League in putting their demand for home rule. While Tilak’s Movement concentrated on Maharashtra, Annie. Image Source: 185.26.182.219Aim:To convey the message of Home Rule to common man in remote and politically not conscious areas new method of publicity were used. Emphasis was on propaganda to…

Lack of essential nutrients in the body of an individual not only leads to weakening of the body but in addition may also lead to the birth of certain diseases commonly known as deficiency diseases. Though these diseases can be found in all the individuals in general, but they are common in children especially among the poor because the poor people do not possess the proper knowledge of feeding their children. When the essential nutrients, proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, irons and iodine are less or nearly absent in an individual’s body deficiency disease’s occur. Deficiency diseases are marked by a number of symptoms namely fatigue, weakness, unnecessary vomit and sudden pain in any particular part of the body.Lack of Vitamin A can give birth to a disease called night blindness as…

Democracy is a political system in which the chosen representatives of the people govern the country. All the adult citizens have the right to vote without any discrimination of caste, creed, religion, sex or economic status. People cast votes on the principle of universal adult franchise to elect the candidates. The candidate who gets the maximum number of votes is declared elected.The party which either has the majority of members or has the support of members from other parties to make the majority forms the government. Thus, in effect, the power to elect the government lies in the hands of the people. In a democracy, all the functions are executed as per the provisions of the Constitution which inter alia upholds the values of equality between the citizens. Abraham Lincoln…

August 15, 1947 is the day engraved in gold in the history of India. It is the day when India attained its freedom from the clutches of a long slavery of over 200 years of the British Rule. It was a long and hard struggle in which many freedom fighters and great men laid their lives for our beloved motherland. Mahatma Gandhi led the great non-violence movement against which the Britishers had to finally succumb. The country produced great leaders and patriots like pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Lala Lajpat Rai, Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru and Chandra Shekhar Azad. The struggle for Independence was such a moving force that it united all the people belonging to…

This sample essay will help you to write your own essay on the Importance of Land Reforms in India.6 Important points to remember: Essay Introduction Meaning of Land Reforms Need for Land Reforms Measures adopted under Land Reforms Success and Failure of Land Reforms Conclusion Essay Introduction:Though agriculture is the main occupation in India, yet it is backward. Agricultural productivity in India is still low. On the eve of independence the agrarian society was governed by semi-feudal principles. There was unjust system of land tenure which deprives a large number of cultivators, the ownership right. There was Zamindari System in India. The farmers own small pieces of land. Image Source: moneylife.in ADVERTISEMENTS: The problems of fragmentation and uneconomic holdings also cause low productivity. The institutional factors like-the feudal structure of…

Subhash Chandra Bose was one of the greatest freedom fighters of India. He was born on January 23, 1897 at Cuttack in Orissa. His father, Jankinath Bose was a renowned lawyer of the area. His mother, Prabhavati, was a highly learned religiously-minded lady. Subhash Chandra imbibed many of his religious views from her. Some other persons who influenced him greatly were his teacher Beni Prasad Madho, C.R. Das and Swami Vivekananda. He was a very intelligent, precocious, patriotic child with revolutionary ideas in his mind from the very beginning. He did his graduation from the Presidency College in 1919. Later, he appeared and passed the ICS examination only to please his father. But actually his heart was framed for serving his motherland and getting it liberated from the foreign rule.…