“I have no color prejudices nor caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. All I care to know is that a man is a human being, and that is enough for me; he can't be any worse..” ~ Mark Twain Introduction India is the World's largest democracy, containing the second largest population in the World. Since the Independence in 1947 the World's perception of India has changed; from categorizing and treating it as a 'developing' nation to today's belief of India to be a superpower with a strong ally in the international arena. Caste Pyramid There are many internal problems in India which need immediate attention, including the issue of caste discrimination and untouchability. Caste discrimination and untouchability is not something new; it derives its root from ancient India. It is a cultural and social phenomenon th...

Pre and Post Coronavirus way of life Coronavirus or COVID-19 is now synonymous to lockdowns, curfews, massive airport screenings, quarantine and social distancing across the globe. It has affected every aspect of - political, economic, social, technological and cultural - life. The world as we know before the coronavirus and after the coronavirus is not going to be the same. There will be many fundamental changes in an individual's life, structural changes in the functioning of the society, and functional changes on the professional front. Already face masks, social distancing, priority to health etc. have become the new norm across the globe. Background On December 31, 2019, China reported the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of cluster of cases and pneumonia of an unknown cause in Wuhan City in Hubei province. On January 09, 2020, WHO issued a statement saying Chinese researchers have made "preliminary determination" of the virus as a nov...

The twin relationship between population and economic growth has always been a subject of great interest to economists, as population is a resource that supplies the labour force needed for industrialization that symbolises economic growth. However, it is an established principle that labour alone cannot produce anything without the help of other resources. If other resources needed for production are available in sufficient quantity, then a larger lobour force could become a productive asset of a country. Growth Rate of Population At any point of time, all countries have some people living there, the number of these people constitutes the size of population of that country at that time. This number, however, keeps on changing continuously through birth, deaths and immigration. Therefore, increase in the number of people during a fixed period of time, in a country, is called the growth rate of population. The rate of growth of population during a period is estimated as the rati...

The truth about inequality The great promise of communism in the 20 th century was the removal of inequalities. However if failed comprehensively by 1991. The worldwide spread of capitalism and LPG wad the next big promise. But sadly data show that the world income inequality has grown and diminished. The seven key truths about income inequalities are: Income inequalities is lowest in Europe and highest in Middle East. The top 10% income share is 37% in Europe, 41% in China and 56% in India. In the Middle East top 10% cornered 61% of National Income. Since 1980s inequality has sharply risen in India, China, Russia, and North America. Regions like Brazil, Middle East and Sub-Sharan Africa are the inequality frontiers, as they never experienced post World War-II egalitarian. In 1980 the top 1% income share was roughly 10% in US and Western Europe, but today it is roughly 20% in US and 16% in Western Europe. The bottom 50% of share in America steeply dropped from 20% in ...

Well, the lockdown/ curfew has barely begun, and people are already bored. As restaurants, bars, beaches, parks, and pretty much everything else has been closed, all you can do it get out and got to a general store to buy necessary items. As the total number of cases around the globe are increasing day-by-day, I think it was a necessary step that was required to contain the spread of the pandemic Coronavirus. However, thinking out of the box, the 21 day isolation may very well present us with the opportunities to try out our hands at something new or even get things done around the house which we have been putting off. without further ado, let us now take a look at the top 8 things we can do during a lockdown: 1. EXERCISE A complete lockdown behind the doors can take a took on the mental health as well as the physical health, and lockdown can easily translate to a week of slouching on the couch. At a time like this, it becomes to get the blood circulation and retain health...

What is Unemployment? Unemployment refers to a situation in which the workers who are capable of working and willing to work do not get employed or fail to secure work or any other activity which gives them income or means of livelihood. People who are unfit for work due to physical reason or do not want to work are excluded from the category of unemployment. Basic Definitions 1. Workforce: A worker is one who participate in any economic activity. 2. Labour Force: It refers to the segment of population which supplies or offers to supply labour for production and therefore includes both employed and unemployed persons. 3. Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR): It is defined as the percentage of persons in labour force (i.e. working or seeking or available for work) in the population. 4. Work Participation Rate: It is defined as the percentage of employed persons in the population. 5. Unemployment Rate: Is is defined as a number of unemployed people divided by th...

Youth UNESCO Definition: Best understand as a period of transition from the dependence on childhood to adulthood's independence and awareness of our independence as a member of a community. Youth is a more fluid category rather than a fixed age group. Youth being enthusiastic, vibrant, innovative and dynamic in nature is the most important section of the population. They are the most valuable segment of the population and are not a ready laboratory to test the finished products of the state apparatus. Rather, they are the variables that should be utilized for creating new opportunities based on the skills of contemporary relevance. The youth of the nation are the trustees of prosperity. Youth force is dynamic in nature as most skills and orientations are acquired in this age. The youth can act ideally as a bridge between two generations. It is an age cohort that, if explained properly, can understand the need of flexibility in order to smoothen its own growth and development...

A great tragedy brings the worst of enemies together, and the current rape cases (Kathua Rape-Murder case and Unnao Rape case) have proven this once again. Today, one might be happy, to see that the varied section of society coming together and protesting to get justice for the rape victims. But I feel ashamed to see that protests were also happening, in parallel, to support the rapist not by the public but by the ministers whom public chooses as their representatives (what were they trying to prove!? ). While a murderer destroys the physical frame of the victim, a rapist degrades and defiles the soul of a helpless female. Now and then the newspaper reports a rape case, and according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in majority of the case the accused is known to the victim ( click here  for statewise breakdown). It appears that the rapists are not scared of laws. Prominent leaders and experts have blamed women’s clothing as one of the major factor for increasing rape c...

Some Facts and Comparison: India is a diversified country having populous of peoples belonging to different race, caste and religions. According to the recent census, 2011, the population of India is estimated as 1210 millions. India is ranked second largest populated country in the world, right behind China whose population is 1340 millions (census 2010). It is evident from the trend of the growth that India is going to leave behind China in coming years, and will become the most populated country in the the world. India holds 17.5% of the total world population but has only 2.4% of total land area in the world, while China hold 20% population and has 7% of land area. USA has 6% of world population and 7% of the land area, while Russia holds only 5% of the population and has 12% of the land area. Latest Trend of Population (source: google.co.in) Achievements and failures by Indian Governments in past 67 years: Achievements:  Governments since Independenc...

INDIA is going to be a super-power by 2050, I kept on reading and listening to this from many sources, for many years. But the bitter truth is we are still entrapped in the believing of the past, from which one is the caste system (It is a system of social stratification on the basis of their type of work) which is eating and weakening our country from the inside. I believe that until and unless we are out of it, we cannot be a super-power country truly. The problem of casteism is very severe in the villages where the peoples still wants to believe in the past, the effect of the caste system is comparatively less in the cities, but it is not completely finished. The other problem of the increasing casteism is because our politician who instead of uprooting the problem from the society, regularly keeps on arousing it. These people use this caste system to increase their vote banks. Now a days, with the grace of these politicians the peoples of a particular castes are benefited ove...