Category: Essay

“The Earth has enough for everyone’s needs, but not for everyone’s greed.”—Mahatma Gandhi

“Climate Change is happening, humans are causing it and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us.”—Bill Nye

Nature and humankind are two complementary elements on Mother Earth. Their well...

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Students wondered what the weird looking green-brown pillars were. ‘Trees’, the museum guide explained. Though an extreme predicament, its possibilities cannot be denied. “On climate change, we often don’t fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.” —Kofi Annan   And thus there arises a need to gain a deeper understanding of climate change and its hazards. Climate ...

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“If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.” —Romain Rolland French Philosopher   His daughter held his hand and asked with teary eyed, “Can’t you wait ? Why do you always have to tear so early ?” He with his military uniform on and a smile replied, “Because it is India Fi...

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The role of intellectuals in society is a complicated subject. Their roles vary with the time in which those intellectuals are born. Their contribution can be defined in different contexts. However, one cannot dispute what a meaningful and crucial impact intellectuals can make, particularly in today’s rapidly changing times.   Who is an Intellectual ?       Intellectuals are in a position to expo...

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Introduction “There are two principles of justice : not to harm anybody and serve the society’s welfare.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero          The notion of welfare state should be clearly imprinted in our minds before we proceed to the subject of duties of a citizen. The welfare state originated in Germany during the nineteenth century with the policies implemented by German Chanc...

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Introduction “It is the right time to come and better through the Sea Routes.” —PM Narendra Modi        Indian Maritime History—Indian maritime history begins during the 3rd millennium BCE when inhabitants of the Indus Valley initiated maritime trading contact with Mesopotamia. The Roman historian Strabo mentions an increase in Roman Trade with India following the Roman annexation of ...

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­Cooperative Federalism (1930s–1970s) is a concept of federalism in which national, State and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies separately but more or less equally (such as the dual federalism of 19th century United States) or clashing over a policy in a system dominated by the national government.

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The military assistance of the United States of America to Pakistan has undergone a shift since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Concerns about nuclear proliferation and withdrawal of Soviet Union from Russia at the end of Cold War diminished Pakistan’s importance in the eyes of the United States of America. Bilateral military cooperation accelerated during the Bush and Musharraf administration in the USA and Pakistan respectively....

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When we think of a ‘nation’, we realise it is not a random collection of people. We may never know all our fellow nationals but still there is something that ties us all. This aspect of unity and nationalism is the most visible especially when we have some of our fellow nationals stuck in an odd situation in a foreign country and we, in India, take out rallies, organise Candle March, put pressure on the Ministry of External Affairs to help the...

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“Every Right Implies a responsibility, Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.” — John Rockefeller   Everyday in history has its importance and every person born on this land has some rights from the first day itself. These rights are natural in existence and there is no need to earn them. Few rights that were granted by nations may vary from one country to another.   Many people know so...

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