The constitution of India declares India as a secular state. Every citizens of the country is free to profess and practise the religion of his/her choice. Yet communalism and casteism are two serious problem confronted by Indian society and Indian political system.CommunalismIndia is a vast country where people belonging to many religion live. Some of […]
Man is social animal. He is born and develops in society. For the development of his personality, certain facilities are necessary which he gets from society and the state. These facilities are known as rights. In other words, rights are those conditions of social life which are necessary for the development of an individual. Democratic
We find different people engaged in different activities to earn their living. These activities are concerned with the production and exchange of good and services. Farmers, workers, shop-keepers, manufacturers, teachers, doctor, lawyers, chartered accountants, etc. performs their own piece of work. All of us are concerned with one or the other activity to earn certain
Minerals and Power resources occupy a very important place in our life as machines, ships, ornaments, building, coins and many other things which are associated with the modern civilized life are made of minerals with the help of power. In other words, power resources help turn minerals into finished goods. But no nation has within
Water is another prime natural resources after land resources. It is life in itself. Besides various uses of water, it is importantly used in irrigation as India is an agricultural country. Use of water in irrigation gives an impetus to extend our cultivable area and also productivity of agriculture in the country.Rainfall in IndiaIndia is
Agriculture includes raising of crops, animal rearing, animal husbandry and fishing. Agriculture and farming are synonymous to each other.Types of FarmingPhysical elements such as climate, relief, soil, human factors such as density of population, technological development, traditions, social, economic and political factors have great impact on the farming practices, production methods and cropping pattern.Plantation Agriculture
In early times, crores of years before Earth remained a barren planet of the Solar System. But afterwards, due to reasons still unknown life evolved in the saline waters of the oceans. The first form of life was in the from of plants. It is because of this reason that life began with the evolution
All types of organism including man are born, flourish, mature and at last meet their end on land. Land provides them all necessaries of life-food, clothing and shelter. Without land no organism can survive, even their existence cannot be dreamt without land. Hence land is very useful to us. Nature has provided land to us.
Congenial and favourable environment is a must for flourishment of life. In other words, we can say that life and environment are inseparable from each other and they are very closely related. Physical environment and all types life in a given area form ecosystem. Plants and animals interact with their environment. Human beings differ from
Fairs and festival as well as Pilgrimages and Yatras are some of the noteworthy living aspects of Indian cultural heritage. We will discuss here these aspects in brief.Fairs and FestivalsIndia is called a land of fairs and festivals. Since ancient time till date we celebrate one or the other festival every month or fair is
India is a great country. She is very rich in natural heritage. Hers natural heritage is very diverse also. To know natural heritage of India study of her landscape area, location and major geographical of physical divisions, rivers and other resources of water is necessary.Landscape of IndiaThe Indian sub-continent is a well-defined land with natural
Like an individual the states also cannot live in isolation. No state can be absolutely self-reliant and self-sufficient. For many of its requirements, a state has to depend upon the cooperation of other states. Thus the state has to maintain friendly relations with others and cannot afford continuous conflicts with the other states, particularly with
Rights are essential for the individuals because no man can attain fullest development of his life in the absence of rights and liberties.Laski says “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek himself to be at his best.” Despotic and authoritarian regimes allowed very little freedom to the people. But
Indian society has remained infected with caste system for many centuries and divided in castes and subcastes. In the beginning caste system was based on work as it was nothing but a system of division of labour. Those who were involved in reading and teaching and performance of rituals were called Brahmins, those involved in
With the attainment of independence, the Indian leaders faced the problem of eradication of backwardness of the society and its rapid development. About three-fourths of its population lives in villages and their main profession is agriculture. The development of rural life was the immediate need of free India. A lot of finance is required for