Cover Story : Indian Society
The ‘Cover Story’ section has been designed keeping in mind the requirement of looking in-depth into an aspect of the syllabus of Civil Services Examination, conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Here, we would be taking up various challenging parts of the syllabus, which a student may find difficult to prepare and especially access a comprehensive material. It is exactly here we come into play, as we would be presenting in front of you different dimensions of these sections in the form of a series of articles.
Indian Society

Emerging Issues in Contemporary Indian Society – Human Dignity II
The foundational idea of the Indian struggle for independence and the resultant new nation, with a new government and a constitution, was to secure all Indian people a basic minimum standard of human dignity. This [Read More]

Emerging Issues in Contemporary Indian Society: Human Dignity (I)
The conception of dignity has become fundamental to the constitutional and human rights discourses in the last few decades. International conventions like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) regard it as a central constitutive [Read More]

Emerging Issues in Contemporary Indian Society: Privacy
The discussions about the development of the right to privacy as a significant Fundamental Right and whether it has been embraced by the government in letter and spirit cannot remain confined to philosophical or juridical [Read More]

Emerging Issues in Contemporary Indian Society: Privacy
The conception of privacy as intrinsic to the individual and society has evolved over the years. Various international organisations and scholars have defined it in different ways – some emphasizing upon its social value and [Read More]

Juvenile Justice in India
In the very beginning, let us admit that this is a technical topic, and till now, you must not have come across this topic that much. Before, even moving an inch, let’s at first try to understand, ‘who is a juvenile’?

Backward Castes and Classes in India
Backward castes or Scheduled Castes, as we understand today, are defined in article 366(24) of Indian Constitution. However, article 366(24) in-turn tells us to look into article 341 for the proper definition.

Effect of Globalisation on Indian Society
The term globalisation ordinarily means integrating something, whether, economy, society or thought process with the trends, witnessed across the world. In that sense, globalisation is an ongoing process and Indian society has been exposed to it across ages.

Unity Within Diversity
In continuation of the last topic (Salient Features of Indian Society) we presenting in front of you this article on ‘Unity within Diversity’. In this article we will discuss the various aspects of Indian Society which promote the notion of plurality and diversity…

Salient Features of Indian Society
This is a topic mentioned in the syllabus of General Studies Mains Paper 1 of Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). While starting the topic, lets make certain things straight.