India Independence Day In India‚ Independence Day is observed on the 15th August every year‚ because on the said day of 1947‚ India won her freedom from the British rule after about 200 years. It is a red-lettered day‚ on which the schools and government and private offices remain closed. Early in the morning‚ the young students sing in chorus the national anthem in accompaniment of flute and drum marching together in processions in the streets. National flags are hoisted in the houses‚ schools
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The caste system‚ or Varna‚ of India‚ came about when the Aryan speaking Nomadic groups came to India about 1500B.C.. The Aryan priests divided society into a caste system with four parts. This system determined Indian occupations. The priests and teachers were the highest caste. The second in rank were rulers and warriors‚ with merchants and traders third in rank. Last were the workers and peasants who were born to be servants to the other three castes. People could not change their caste. They
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women‚ and more specially the girl child were violated. In India‚ discriminatory attitudes towards women have existed for generations and affects women over their lives. Although the constitution of India has granted women equal rights but gender disparities remains. There are limited opportunities for women to access resources such as education‚ health care services and job opportunities to women as they decide the future of India. [1] Women are disadvantaged at work‚ and are often underestimated
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List of Prime Ministers of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The complete list of Prime Ministers of India includes the persons sworn into the office as Prime Minister of India following the proclamation of the independence of India in 1947. Key: No.: Incumbent No. CM: Council of Ministers Congress: Indian National Congress‚ Indian National Congress (Indira)‚ United Progressive Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party: Bharatiya Janata Party‚ National
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country may not lead to faster economic growth if a large number of its highly educated people leave the country. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) estimates that India loses $2 billion a year because of the emigration of computer experts to the U.S.[45] Indian students going abroad for their higher studies costs India a foreign exchange outflow of $10 billion annually. Our country is gradually being deprived of its intellectual capacity. Brain drain is also regarded as an economic cost‚
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A 29 years old woman had been raped by a bus driver‚ a bus conductor and 5 other men in the north India State of Punjab‚ in an incident that recalls the recent attack in Delhi of a student on a moving vehicle and thrown bleeding onto the street that has caused widespread outrage. The woman boarded a bus on fridaybound for gurdaspur‚ to visit her in-laws‚the police chief ‚ Raj Jit Singh‚ said in a telephone interview. Whenshe got off the bus‚ the driver offered her a ride
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1 India: SWOT Analysis For Indians who have access to western education and possess english speaking skills‚ times couldn’t have been better. A generation ago‚ no one could have imagined the plethora of job options available today – IT‚ BPO‚ media‚ finance‚ insurance. Even traditional professions like journalism provide many more opportunities than they did a couple of decades ago. Economic upliftment can be seen clearly in most parts of urban India. Perhaps‚ the concept of middle class values
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in india“When one boy is educated‚ one person will be wise. When one girl is educated entire family will be wise.” This is famous quote by girl education pioneer Mahatma Phule. This underlines the importance women in society. From the time of independence our constitution concentrated to give enough right for women. But the problem is that women are facing many problems in this modern age of gender equality. The structure of Indian society is different and unique than any other. Indian society
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the word "press"‚ provides for "the right to freedom of speech and expression" (Article 19(1) a). However this right is subject to restrictions under sub clause (2)‚ whereby this freedom can be restricted for reasons of "sovereignty and integrity of India‚ the security of the State‚ friendly relations with foreign States‚ public order‚ preserving decency‚ preserving morality‚ in relation to contempt‚ court‚ defamation‚ or incitement to an offense". Laws such as the Official Secrets Act and Prevention
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1. Write a short history of the Delhi Sultanate in India from its founding to the end of the Khalji domination. The foundation of Arab power in India proper were laid by the ruler of Ghazni in Central Asia‚ Sultan Mahmud (997 CE)‚ who invaded and conquered the Punjab between 1001 and 1014. The empire of Ghazni began to fall to pieces under the later successors of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. Muhammed of Ghur‚ who became the governor of the province of Ghazni in 1173. Muhammed began his Indian campaign
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