democratic surrounding. Nehru joined the Indian national congress in 1912 (Gandhi being the then leader of the party) and joined the league of fighter for India’s independence. He became the first democratically elected prime-minister (in 1952) of hardly few years old born new nation freed from British reign. Thus began his another struggle for developing India as a nation‚ because just freedom wasn’t enough. As a statesman‚ Nehru became a recognized ‚ accepted national leader. His efforts as a brilliant
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Instrument of Accession‚ reference of Kashmir to UN‚ halting Indian offensive when it was poised to drive out the invaders from Kashmir‚ Article 370 has played no less a part in preventing J&K from becoming an integral part of the Indian Union. Not many people are aware as how and why this Article was formulated and included in the Indian Constitution despite grave misgivings of Sardar Patel and indeed a large number of the members of Congress Working Committee and Constituent Assembly. Article 370
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born great. He is reckoned as one of the most illustrious sons of India‚ an outstanding leader who left behind a blazing trail of remarkable achievements and success. Till today he stands unequalled‚ unrivalled and without a peer in the galaxy of Indian leaders who have graced our land. Jawaharlal Nehru was the son of Motilal Nehru who was a renowned barrister and a leading political figure. Nehru was born on 14th Nov. 1889 at Allahabad. He took his primary education from English tutors‚ at home
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Lijphart THE PUZZLE OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY; A CONSOCIATIONAL INTERPRETATION -india is a DDS with arguably majoritarian democracy‚ but has all elements of consoc -argues most consoc 50s-60s‚ less so after‚ conincides with increased EV-related -John Stuart Mill; dem impossible in multiethnic‚ particularly multilingual countries -power sharing theory; dem possibly in DDS only if consoc (inc all 4 elements) -majoritarian (maj) winner takes all dem concentrates power in gov/party‚ disproport -consoc
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climb Mount Everest twice -- Santosh Yadav 9) The first woman President of the Indian National Congress -- Mrs. Annie Besant 10) The first woman chief justice of a High Court -- Mrs. Leela Seth 11) The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force --Harita Kaur Dayal 12) The first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly-- Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit 13) The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State -- Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani 14) The first woman chairman of Union Public Service
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The word hs been derived from the Hindi words “lok” (people) and “pal” (protector/caretaker). So the word Lokpal means ‘Protector of people’.The concept of Lokpal has been drawn up ostensibly to root out corruption at high places in the prevailing Indian polity. Lokpal Bill After 42 years the lokpal bill is still pending in India. The first Lokpal Bill was passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969 but could not get through in Rajya Sabha‚ subsequently‚ Lokpal bills were introduced in 1971‚ 1977‚ 1985
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Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s entry into the league also helped to change the attitudes of the Muslims towards the Hindus. He worked day and night for the Hindu-Muslim unity and earned the title of “Ambassador of Unity”. Ultimately his efforts bore fruit and Congress and League held their annual sessions simultaneously at Lucknow. Presiding at the Muslim League session‚ he advocated the Hindu-Muslim unity by saying‚ “Towards the Hindus our attitude should be of goodwill And brotherly feelings‚ cooperation
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to promote justice for the Indians regardless of class. Indian landowners and princes‚ who still owned territory grew rich from exporting cash crops such as cotton and jute. The British introduced the telegraph and the postal system as a means of communication. These improvements and benefits from British rule eventually lead to Indian nationalism. The exposure to European ideas caused an Indian nationalist movement‚ the people dreamed of ending Imperial rule. The Indians wanted to have more power
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Is Corruption free India Possible? How you can help? Even after 62 years of India’s independence‚ the plight of common man has worsened. Corrupt public servants‚ corrupt judges‚ corrupt police‚ etc are proving to be parasites leading 5-star lifestyles at taxpayer’s expense. They in their greed for money‚ bribe are aiding & abetting terrorists‚ separatists‚ naxalites‚ underworld mafia‚ etc covertly & overtly‚ backstabbing our motherland. These corrupt public servants are crueler than Jalianwallah
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Nehru was born on 14 nov 1889 in allahbad. He was the son of Swaroop Rani and Motilal Nehru‚ a wealthy lawyer and a prominent leader of the indian independence movement. Jawaharlal Nehru received education in some of the finest schools and universitiesof the world. He did his schooling from Harrow and completed his Law degree from Trinity College‚ Cambridge.Jawaharlal Nehru returned to India in 1912 and started legal practice. On 7 February 1916‚ Nehru married
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