Category: Social issues

Overpopulation refers to an undesirable condition where human population exceeds the available natural resources to feed and sustain it. Today, the world is inhabited by over 7 billion people, with China topping the list as the...

According to an estimate, two million children are victims of child slavery every year in the world. One-third of them are from South Asian countries. There are many forms of the child trafficking such as sexual abuse for money,...

According to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), India has the highest population of illiterate adults at 287 million. The statistics point towards the staggering...

Poverty in India Poverty is a widespread condition in India. Since Independence, poverty is a prevalent concern. It is the twenty-first century and poverty still is a persistent menace in the country. More than 29.8% of the...

Indian Constitution provides right to equality to both women and men. Women have equal right to choose any profession and area of work or business activity. But in practice women are discriminated against both in their homes and...

Children are always considered next to the pious versions of the Almighty who always strive to inculcate happiness, joy, innocence and hope. The future of a nation is determined by the way it treats its children and its women,...

Rape is the most heinous crime committed against women. It not only destroys a victim physically but also psychologically. It affects body as well as soul; the act of using and abusing a women’s body for sexual pleasure...

Women Empowerment in India “You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women” – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Why we talk about women empowerment only and not men empowerment? Why women need empowerment...

Juvenile Crimes in India and The Law Children are considered to be gifts from God and are greatest personal as well as national assets. We as individuals, parents, guardians and society as a whole have a duty that children...

Caste System in India Caste system is a phenomenon related to Hinduism in particular. Its origin, evolution and existence are peculiar to India. Caste system is a system much like western concept of racism where people are...

India has a long tradition of tolerance for all kinds of beliefs, faiths, philosophies, orientations and ways of living. Though India is a deeply religious country but at the same time it is also a country which has accepted...

Gender Inequality We proud Indians of 21st century rejoice in celebrations when a boy is born, and if it is a girl, a muted or no celebrations is the norm. Love for a male child is so much so that from the times immemorial we...