Illiteracy: Meaning, Causes, Effects, Consequences, and Solutions What is the meaning of illiteracy? Illiteracy is a state whereby one is unable to read and write. In its simplest form, it can be defined as lack of any or sufficient education. Sometimes people who have had very basic education also experience challenges in reading…
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Evils of Dowry System in India Introduction The dowry system is the worst of all evils in Indian Society. The word ‘dowry’ means the property and money that a bride brings to her husband’s house at the time of her marriage. It is a practice which is widespread in the Indian society in…
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Essay on Social Problems in India The social problems in India today has their roots in the diversity of religion, language, region, culture and caste. Attachment to one’s region, language, religion is a natural sentiment but when these attachments grow to an extreme level to breed intolerance for other religions, regions or languages,…
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Dowry System: Causes, Effects, Solution When we think of the deep-rooted social evils in our society, dowry system seems to be one of the most influential of them. With its adoption across different communities across religions or caste has led to a century old ceremony turn into a social atrocity. The gift exchange…
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Child Labor in India The problem of child labor is a socio-economic problem; and the rise of this phenomenon in an alarming proportion has caused a serious concern in India. Age: The children belonging to the age groups, ranging from six to fourteen years, in the developing countries are engaged in different types…
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Caste System: Meaning, Features, Causes, Effects, and Solutions Meaning Caste system can be defined as a social structure according to class of people, which gets decided by their birth. For example: A caste system makes you poor if you are born in a poor family. Caste system is a hereditary classification of people in…
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A Short Article about Child Labor in India Child Labor in India It is sad that for a long time child-labor has been in vogue in India. They are seen working at hotels and restaurants, factories and houses. Children are the automatic choice of the employers. For, they work more but are underpaid.…
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What is Religion? Religion is the human response to the apprehension of something, or power, which is supernatural and supersensory. It is the expression of the manner, and type, of adjustment effected by a people with their conception of the supernatural. Religion had been regarded as a product of civilization until Tylor gave…
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What are the Functions of Religion? Religion is said to be born out of physical and social needs. Early men occupied the hills and forests where they had to lead a miserable existence with their limited material and intellectual resources. In a way, they were totally at the mercy of nature. They had…
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Vardhamana Mahavira (Biography) Lord Vardhamana Mahavira Vardhamana Mahavira (also Lord Mahavira) was the 24th and last Tirthankar and it was he who made Jainism a separate religion. Life of Vardhamana Mahavira The early name of Lord Mahavira was Vardhamana. He was born in 599 B.C. in a village near Vaishali in north Bihar.…
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