Posts

Showing posts from March, 2017

Indian Constitutional Safeguards to ensure justice to the weaker segments of the society.

The Indian Constitution is a remarkable document that enshrines the values of democracy, equality and justice for all its citizens. It also recognizes the historical and social realities of India, where certain sections of the society have been oppressed and marginalized for centuries. Therefore, it provides various safeguards to ensure justice to the weaker segments of the society, especially the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs), who have faced untouchability, discrimination and exploitation. One of the most important constitutional safeguards is Article 17, which abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form. Untouchability is a social evil that denies human dignity and rights to a large section of people based on their birth in a particular caste. Article 17 makes untouchability a punishable offence and empowers the state to enact laws to prevent and eradicate it. Another constitutional safeguard is Article 46, which mandates the state to promote

Free things in our life.

Image
What do we want in our life? What are our needs? Most people will say, they want wealth, power, happiness, success, love, fame, security and freedom.  Of course, all these things are needed in our life. But there are other things too, which are highly valued but we often neglect them. interestingly most of these things are free of cost. for example air, you can not live without it. Hold your breath for a minute and you will experience how important it is. We don't value it because it is available in abundance. Just like air, there are so many gifts of nature available in abundance and we never appreciate it. We are slaves of our worldly desires - wealth, power, pleasure, comfort and fame. We spend almost all of our time seeking them with a feeling that having them will make us happy.  But unfortunately, no matter how much we get it, we will get used to it and will start demanding more. The greed takes over the needs. The most valuable things are free and there is no need o