By Sukrati Rastogi: Our political environment these days is very much influenced by Communalism. The word Communalism was first used during Commune of 1871.today for electoral mobilization the communal appeal is used on a large scale. Communal riots have been adversely affecting harmony of India
By Ashna Mishra: While looking at the previous year’s cut-off lists of Delhi University just now, so as to get an idea of the rise in the percentage this year, I was nearly petrified. It is actually very disturbing for a student belonging to general
By Girija S. Semuwal: The state and nature of our politics is such that religion and caste still get to play a major role when it comes to political mobilization of people. From time to time, politicians who understand its tremendous power, throw the religion
By P. V. Swati: After centuries of traditionally imposed prostitution, young girls in Wadia village near Palanpur for the first time are getting ready for a mass marriage. Wadia is known for being the village of prostitutes in Gujarat, where young girls are trained to
Tarusha Mittal: Reservation is an oft debated topic among students and the recent development on the caste based census will have repercussions in all public sectors. Caste based census has thrown up two sides, as is the case with every issue, there are takers and
Meenakshi Gaur: The caste based propagandas are back; this time not during the elections but when the world’s largest democracy gears up for its headcount. The Congress-led UPA government has succumbed to the high-political pressure created by the Yadav trio; Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad