It is an unfortunate reality of India that political power and corruption go hand in hand. Be it the numerous scams that have rocked India in the past few years or the numerous politicians t… Read More

Koshur is the language of the Kashmir region. It is the official language of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. According to statistics, there are around 5 million Kashmiri or Koshur speaking p… Read More

Kannada is one of the most popular languages of south India. Kannada is a south Indian Dravidian language along with four other Dravidian languages namely Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam. It can… Read More

The language Hindi finds its connection with the word ‘ Hind’ which indirectly poses a reference to the Indus River. To put it short, Hind meant a land or nation where the Indus… Read More

Going back in time, in the medieval times, India was the land of Gold. Kingdoms of Mahajanapadas are the example of Golden era. The use of the Gold coins, the armies, the trade and economic… Read More

The 1890’s was an exciting time in the journalistic world. A rivalry between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst led to the coining of the term “Yellow Journalism.”… Read More

Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign has proved to be a miserable failure. Not only has he managed to uphold the image of Congress being a… Read More

Over the course of thousands of years, modern man has constantly evolved his lifestyle and has shaped and re-shaped the society that he lives in. The current social scenario is the product o… Read More

Corruption is a rampant phenomenon in this country and every other country in the world. There is a lot do if we wish to curb this malice. No country has found the solution to this problem… Read More

Capital punishment is a government-sanctioned punishment in our country. It involves hanging the culprit of one of the few recognised offences, according to the Indian Penal Code, by the nec… Read More

Gujarati is the official language of Gujarat. The Gurjar community that settled in the region of Gujarat many centuries ago started communicating in this language and therefore the language… Read More

“Attack by Iran on anything American will be met with obliteration”, said US President Donald Trump to which Iranian President Hassan Rouhani replied, “Iran is not looking… Read More

Should petroleum products be brought under the Goods and Service Tax (GST)? And if your answer is in the affirmative, the why do you believe so? How will the change impact the economy of our… Read More

As technology spreads far and wide, everything has now been converted to “Online Business”. From shopping for clothes and groceries, to ordering food, to selling your own product… Read More

The Education system in India faces a lot of challenges on a day to day basis. The problems it faces daily are very wide in range and cover a whole scope of challenges, varying from the pric… Read More

“Marriage can wait; education cannot.” Gone are the days when women had to be considered a burden which had to be trained in domestic affairs and then married off into a househol… Read More

The National Counter Terrorism Centre was conceived with an aim to plug the gaps in the Indian intelligence-gathering framework. It was proposed in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terroris… Read More

There is no doubt about the fact that the US Dollar is the most powerful currency of the world. The Dollar holds a supreme position over other currency and posses the power to value many cur… Read More

Bengali is considered a very beautiful language not just in India but the world over. The language is filled with a lot of elegancy and intricacy that gives writers, poets and authors to cre… Read More

Dogri is one of the native languages of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also given a language status among the 22 languages that have formal language status in our constitution. Apart… Read More

India in the 21st century holds the titles of world’s largest democracy and the fastest growing economy. Not to mention, we have reached this height while having a population of 1.3 bi… Read More

With Jet Airways failing in 2019 and the aborted escape bid of its chairman Naresh Goyal, spotlight has once again fallen on the grounding of Kingfisher Airlines and the subsequent flight of… Read More

In India, drought is related to scarcity of rainfall and mismanagement of the water resources. According to the National Commission on Agriculture in India, drought can be categorised into t… Read More

The trend of Naxalism has been rising rapidly, yet steadily, in the last couple of years in India. Wait, what is that supposed to mean? What is the trend of “Naxalism”? Is it goo… Read More

Assam is the native language of the state of Assam. Assam has a rich history, cultural roots heritage with a deep connection embedded in the Assamese language. This paper can be attempted by… Read More

Does India need judicial reforms? That seems to be the question we are all asking ourselves. And the answer to that question also seems to be the affirmative, no matter who you are asking. I… Read More

Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s first family has always been characterised as a reluctant politician. His sudden decision to step into the electoral fray in 2004 took everyone by su… Read More

An essay is a written piece of content, a short one, a detailed one or a very elaborate one, usually pertaining to a particular topic, chosen from a specific subject of study. An essay conta… Read More

A fence is a boundary created in order to maintain privacy. The neighbours can be better if there are boundaries. Neighbours could maintain peace by continuing to keep a fence and lack of wh… Read More

Is adultery a crime? That seems to be the question, and a very silly one at that. In my opinion, adultery is most definitely a crime, and it should be punished as a crime too. But for this t… Read More

Marriages are made in heaven. Or so they are thought to be during the elaborate wedding ceremonies that tie two strangers whose paths crossed either serendipitously or through the carefully… Read More

According to the stats of International Energy Agency (IEA), India stood third in the world with respect of oil consumption in the year 2015. This report has shown that India has been consum… Read More

The President is the political head of the country. He is the person who represents the country globally. He is the first citizen of the country. Dressed with all the powers, the seat of the… Read More

Can fake news affect the voting patterns in India? That is the question at hand to be answered. And the obvious answer is the affirmative. It most definitely does affect the voting patterns… Read More

India ushered in an era of liberalisation in 1991; since then, people have began engaged in a war of words over the merits and demerits of allowing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India… Read More

After 200 years of British rule India saw the rising sun of independence on 15th August, 1947. The Indians enjoyed the freedom after a very long struggle, bloodshed, revolts, movements, batt… Read More

Since time immemorial, crimes against humanity had been encountered and are the greatest threat. Trying to acquire power or accomplishing an end with barbaric acts is common in today’s… Read More

Censorship can be described as an aggravated assault on the ideals of free speech. It seeks to limit and suppress the voice of the people. However, ironically, in this modern day and age whi… Read More

In an era of upcoming equality between men and women, also known as gender equity, you might ask the question why there should reservations of seats for women and not for men. In spite of th… Read More

For centuries, teachers across the educational horizon have graded students whether with a genuine concern for their future and in a bid to correct their mistakes or out of masochistic tende… Read More

Essays are a part of school and college syllabus and an integral part of tough competitive examinations like UPSC. The main idea behind asking essays in examinations is to test the writing a… Read More

A startling turn of events has recently taken us all by a gigantic shock, or rather a pleasant surprise, when the government announced that zero income tax will be required to be paid by ind… Read More

The plastic ban in India was probably the best thing that the Indian government did for the sake of our beautiful Mother Earth. Plastic is the object that poses one of the most dangerous thr… Read More

Pakistan, the word itself generates terror among people of all nations, but especially so among Indians. From the Partition to the Kargil War and the more recent Pulwama attack, Pakistan has… Read More

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar holds prodigious position in the hearts of all the cricket fans. Sachin not only proved himself in the fields but has also proved to be a better human being b… Read More

Anna Hazare, Maharashtrian social crusader and Gandhian, became a household name in 2011 during the anti-corruption movement in India. However, his stardom has waned considerably in the rece… Read More

India is the land of Yoga, martial arts like Kalaripayattu. Fitness; not the term per se, but in its essence, has always been a central part of Indian culture. We have always espoused the be… Read More

India is a land of diversity- both cultural and geographical. In this realm of diversity can be seen an uncomfortable man-made difference as well. The difference is visible as a shoddy, half… Read More

India, a country of a billion people, is the largest democracy in the world. This speaks volumes of the kind of challenges that the leaders of such a nation will face while trying to run the… Read More

After the horrifying Pulwama attack that left the country in a massive united distress, a lot of changes are being made. Terror is on the rise again, and fear is spreading into the hearts of… Read More

Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into politics during the 2019 poll campaigns has certainly been turning heads all around. Who is this woman? Other than the obvious indication of the surname, h… Read More

A year ago, the concept of having a fixed monthly income, with or without any actually source of employment of income, would be laughable. In fact, even today, the thought is not completely… Read More

The proposal to allow regular dentist to practice as general physicians has finally been accepted by the most important think tank of the government, the Niti Ayog. Seeing as the Niti Ayog i… Read More

“India has set up a new Indo-Pacific division in the foreign office.” This sentence will not be able to be made head nor tail of by the common layman, unless we understand what t… Read More

The question at hand is whether the VVPAT should be counted first: a controversy that has been going on for long called the EVM controversy. Seeing as it comes under the Current Affairs of I… Read More

The rise of religious terrorism in Sri Lanka has been evident in the last two months, especially since the Easter Bombings that occurred on 21st April, 2019. To uncover the root of all probl… Read More

The current societies across the world comprise of people both good and bad. India is no alien to this case. There are many such individuals residing in our country who are driven by greed a… Read More

Hail to us, we are the second most populated country in the world! We are proud of this achievement; isn’t it? Okay we all know that we are the 2nd most populated country in the world… Read More

“We have a single mission: to protect and hand on the planet to the next generation.” This thought provoking statement was voiced out by Francois Holland, the former President of… Read More

A detailed scientific study of the matter and energy around us including their properties, nature of existence, etc is termed physics. It is a vast subject that has different branches of stu… Read More

The study that involves the physical and Geo-physical features of the earth including its climatic variations, atmospheric conditions, natural resources etc is together known as geography. G… Read More

Philosophy is the study that questions and makes us think about the knowledge of our own existence, our beliefs, thinking, wisdom, and reality of life, causes and their explanations. Philoso… Read More

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013 seeks to equip the citizens of India with a means to air their grievances against a government functionary at any level of governance. It provides for t… Read More

The management of Indian Border Control is a risky subject. The former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, once said, “We can choose our friends, but not our neighbours.&rdq&hell…Read More

History is the detailed study of events that occurred in the past. Most of the times, history is related to a course or series of events having human participation in those events that had s… Read More

Living amidst the sylvan surroundings of the Kashmir valley with its snow and tranquillity, one can often forget their troubles and become one with nature and the Almighty. But along with th… Read More

“Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.” This ingenious statement has in fact been picked up from the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration of Phila… Read More

Attitude basically refers to the way a person thinks, feels or demonstrated by his behaviour. It is said that positive attitude makes one perform better than rest of the people. It is not so… Read More

Corruption is the result of the greed of power and money-hungry individuals combined, in part, with people who are compelled to choose such means to fend for themselves in this dog-eat-dog w… Read More

Before knowing about the impact of satellite TV/Dish TV, let’s imagine today’s scenario where without TV or dish TV, every house has a TV and that is connected to a dish TV be it… Read More

It is amusing, for lack of a better word, how life comes full circle after a while. I remember I picked up a book very randomly off the shelf of a library to clear my head after a series of… Read More

“The Lure of Space!” What an astoundingly mystifying statement. Just upon hearing it, one can imagine a vast dark universe, with planets whirring about, gigantic balls of fire se… Read More

Saudi Arabian Prince Muhammad Bin Salman who people can also refer as the ‘Modern King’ has presented some significant reform ideologies and has passed some revolutionary verdict… Read More

Political science is a form of science, also a branch of philosophy that deals with the detailed study and analysis of political aspects of a country. Right from the political behaviour to t… Read More

Technology is sometimes weird because at times it’s useful but at times it’s addictive. But as per recent trends, there has been an increase in use of computers by most working g… Read More

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” Jimi Hendrix, an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, was the man to voice this mind-boggling thought out loud. It can be term… Read More

Life, as we know it, has been this way for only a couple of decades, and even in these recent years, there has been a considerable change and development in the way of things. One of the big… Read More

“Why then, ‘Tis nothing to you, for there is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes is so.” This insightful proverb was coined and written by none other than the brilliant… Read More

Humans are naturally gifted with intelligence in their brains. It is the human brain that create machines. The ability of machines to think and mimic on the lines of a human brain is termed… Read More

An aptitude test is a very important test that will assess the ability of a candidate in a particular area of knowledge. General aptitude tests are not subject specific, they are more often… Read More

“The search for truth is a spiritual problem.” To understand the brevity of this statement, there must be multiple deep studies to be made, which would require a huge sample set… Read More

“The paths of glory lead but to the grave.” This quote has long since turned into a proverb. It was originally used by Thomas Grey, in his poem “Elegy written in a Country… Read More

[Note: This paper is for those candidates who have opted for geography as their optional subject in the main exam of UPSC.] Geography as such was a term that was coined by the Greeks. The st… Read More

We are living in a highly privileged society where families have transformed from joint set-up to single, individual or nuclear families. Cultural know-hows of one generation usually gets pa… Read More

The complete study of human life and humanity ranging from biological evolution of man, historical developments of man, behavior of man, interactions of man with society, his needs, characte… Read More

The interaction between humans in society and the study of their relationships as a subject matter is known as sociology. It is a very vast subject dealing with human behavior in society, hi… Read More

The administration of any government which includes policy implementation, managing public affairs and implementing effective utilization for the greater welfare of the public is broadly def… Read More

According to a World Bank Report on waste generation and Management, current waste generation around the globe is 1.3 billion tonnes per year and is expected to rise by 2.2 billion tonnes pe… Read More

“Education is the most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world.” This beautiful thought had been voiced out by Nelson Mandela, and is so true in fact, that it still… Read More

“Let us not forget that the government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government… Read More

‘Secularism’ stands for disengagement of state/government in people’s will to practice a certain religion. The idea of secularism proposes equal treatment of all religions… Read More

If you had the power to model and shape an ideal world order, what would your vision be? In order to envision this, there several more questions to introspect on. What kind of world would we… Read More

“Empowerment alone cannot help our women.” I stand for this statement. Empowerment of women is a necessary step to take to protect the well-being of women, especially in a countr… Read More

The combined association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in acronym form is known as BRICS. This association of countries has one thing in common, all of these are very fast… Read More

“What is really needed for the democracy to function is not knowledge of facts, but the right education” – Mahatma Gandhi The education for all movement was started by UNES… Read More

The term ‘Deforestation’ is self-explanatory. The removal / uprooting of forests / trees on a large scale is known as ‘Deforestation’. Sir M S Swaminathan was right w… Read More

What is youth culture? Youth culture is the term used to describe the ways teenagers lead and conduct their lives. It can refer to their interests, styles, behaviours, music choices, beliefs… Read More

‘Dad, You will never understand my point’, ‘Granny, you are too old to see through my perspective’ ‘ Kids these days have lost their family values in the name o… Read More

Just stepping out of our homes into the street will make anyone want to return back to our comfort zones. The reason is simple pollution everywhere. Here, there and everywhere around us we c… Read More

Mass media has proved to be an immense boon to most people in the world, especially developing countries such as our own. It has not only provided us with information on every topic we could… Read More