THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Introduction Liberty of thought or expression is the greatest right of a man living in a civilized society. The society or the nation which does not grant this right cannot claim to be civilized. Every man should have the right to think for himself and to express freely what he thinks. That is the only …

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DEMOCRACY WITHOUT UNIVERSAL EDUCATION IS A FARCE

Introduction Democracy is a Government of people, by the people and for the people, according to Abraham Lincoln, the greatest expounder of democracy, the world has ever known. It is the man in the street who should realise and understand the noble ideals of democracy and not a handful of literary aristocrats. Education revolutionizes the …

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STRIKES AND GHERAOS

Introduction In India, we often hear about the strike in one sector of the other. There is hardly a day when we do not read about any strike in the newspapers. Strikes by students, mill workers, government employees etc., have become perpetual headache to those citizens who believe in democratic values and who want to …

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MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE AND RISING PRICE

Introduction Who are the middle class people? The middle class people are those who are neither rich nor poor, whose monthly income in India varies from rupees one hundred and fifty to rupees seven hundred and fifty and who have to support a big family. They may be divided in two groups the lower middle …

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INDUSTRIALIZATION IN INDIA

Introduction There is a cry for industrialisation all over India. The Indian Government’s Fifteen-Year Reconstruction Plan for India, the Bombay Plan, and all the other recent plans of the National Government as well as the State Governments have realized importance of industrialization and have aimed at it. Importance of industrialization The modern age is an …

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AGRICULTURE IN INDIA

Introduction The basic industry of India is agriculture. India is the greatest grower of sugarcane in the world and he stands next in the production of rice. In cotton, only the U. S. A. can surpass her. She is second to none in the world in the production of groundnuts. She is the biggest producer …

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RURAL REFORMS

Introduction India is a vast country where ninety percent of the people live in villages, where agriculture is the main industry and where standards of work and labor are old fashioned those of living very low judged by the civilized and progressive countries of the world. Economists say that India is a rich country where …

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CO-OPERATIVE FARMING

Introduction Leaving China, India is the biggest and the oldest agricultural country in the world. The salvation of India lies in the permanent progress of agriculture. It is a pity that an agricultural country of the size of India is suffering from the deficiency of food and is knocking at the doors of the prosperous …

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SALESMANSHIP

Introduction Salesmanship is an art of selling goods. It helps the manufacturer or the employer and the employee or the salesman equally. This art can be cultivated. In highly industrialized countries like U. S. A. and England, salesmanship has become a career and sometimes, it attracts talented persons. Actually speaking, salesman ship and advertisement are …

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THE SARVODAYA MOVEMENT

Introduction There are three monumental legacies of Mahatma Gandhi, Nishkam, Karamyoga and Sarvodaya. The word Sarvodaya’ is purely a Hindi word, emanated from the holy lips of Mahatma Gandhi. The word ‘Sarvodaya’ means the all sided progress or the progress of all human beings irrespective of caste, creed and colour. The Mahatma lived and died …

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