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Indian Political System

India - with a population of a billion and a quarter and an electorate of 814 million (2014) - is the world's largest democracy. Organisation of States Administrative system of India The current constitution came into force on 26 January 1950 and advocates the trinity of justice, liberty and equality for all citizens. The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world, containing 444 articles, 12 schedules and 98 amendments, with almost 120,000 words in its English language version.India is a huge country both demographically and geographically and consequently it operates a federal system of government. Below the national level, there are 28 States and seven Union Territories.The largest of India's states is Uttar Pradesh (UP) in the north of the country. With 207 million inhabitants, UP is the most populous state in India and is also the most populous country subdivision in the world.  The head of state in India

Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Indian is a vast country and has a long history. Its society has evolved through the ages and has also been affected by foreign influences giving it extreme diversity and made unity amidst diversity a characteristic of the Indian society.  However, to understand the process, we need to understand the meaning of diversity, unity and pluralism as well as their relevance to the Indian society Diversity Unity Pluralism Unity amidst Diversity Caste Diversity In social context the meaning of  diversity  is more specific; it means collective differences among people, that is, those differences which mark off one group of people from another. These differences may be of any sort: biological, religious, linguistic etc.  On the basis of biological differences, for example, we have racial diversity. On the basis of religious differences, similarly, we have religious diversity.  The term diversity is opposite of uniformity. Uniformity means similarity of some sort that characteriz

Society and Man

The human being and the group.  The problem of man cannot be solved scientifically without a clear statement of the relationship between man and society, as seen in the primary collectivity—the family, the play or instruction group, the production team and other types of formal or informal collectivity. Everybody performs certain functions in a group. Take, for example, the production team. Here people are joined together by other interests as well as those of production; they exchange certain political, moral, aesthetic, scientific and other values. A group generates public opinion, it sharpens and polishes the mind and shapes the character and will. Through the group a person rises to the level of a personality, a conscious subject of historical creativity. The group is the first shaper of the personality, and the group itself is shaped by society. The individual is a link in the chain of the generations. His affairs are regulated not only by himself, but also by the social stand

What are human rights?

What are human rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of gender, nationality, place of residency, sex, ethnicity, religion, color or and other categorization. Thus, human rights are non-discriminatory, meaning that all human beings are entitled to them and cannot be excluded from them. Of course, while all human beings are entitled to human rights, not all human beings experience them equally throughout the world.  In order to live with dignity certain basic rights and freedoms are necessary, which all Human beings are entitled to, these basic rights are called Human Rights Human rights demand recognition and respect for the inherent dignity to ensure that everyone is protected against abuses which undermine their dignity, and give the opportunities they need to realize their full po tential,  free from discrimination . There are a variety of human rights, including: Civil rights (such as the rights to life, liberty and security), Political r

Human Communication

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