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The fastest growing economy & The GDP : A gaslighted story?

For decades, the various governments of both the state and centre have been at war against the other pointing out the GDP growth being less or more during the respective regimes according to the whims and needs of that particular political agenda. The states whether in opposition or not, claim to be a huge contributor towards the GDP and the center seems to glorify itself as the 'Messiah' of the country's economy by making it the fastest growing economy in the world. The honorable finance minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman in her parliament speeches have spectacularly mentioned about the country's growing GDP rates and have praised the Prime Minister and his 'vision' to be not one, but many steps ahead of what the UPA could have ever achieved. In a reply to the same, the former finance minister Mr. P. Chidambaram countered these claims by stating that the growth was in fact higher during the UPA rule. Thus began constant to and fro debates on which regime has brou

All I see are men - International Women's day

Perhaps the starting should be harsh, hard and strong. The biggest curse for women's rights today aren't the butt hurt patriarchal chauvinists, but those who are capitalising on it. For as long as women's rights aren't fully achieved, there shall always be millions of organisations that pretend to fight for it to prey on the fame such a movement provides. What people often don't look upon or wouldn't even try to understand the simple difference between a revolution and a movement. The latter is only a beginning for the former and to achieve the deprived rights, what's required is a revolution. Unfortunately the million pretentious activist organisations seem to engage in the temporary movements rather than even try to ignite a spark for a revolution. 2023 Women's day was no different and the same has simply been a movement rather than spark a revolution. The state sponsored women's day programs had a colorful taste while mixed with Holi. What the gov

Education, Handwritten Assignments & a changing Constitution

"Change is the only constant" While the world paces towards the new era of technology, or in a situation where it's there already, institutions parting education seems to have forgotten to get on the bus to the 21st century. The millions of assignments that are being submitted everyday in colleges throughout the country, remains to stick to the age old method of handwritten submissions. In the age of artificial intelligence, sticking on to this system of educational practices has been doing nothing in favour to the students but has instead created a lacklustre in shaping the young minds into careers that demand more. What companies seek today are smart, enthusiastic and digitally well versed candidates who would ensure quick delivery of progress. Yet, an alarming number of colleges, including the professional ones, still stick to norms that are not just outdated but have become ancient. The legal fraternity in the state of the most literate people, seems to be

Badge of Honour - Reservation and the Caste System

 For decades there have been countless debates and arguments on whether the reservation system should still be continued or is it time to bring forth a major amendment to the whole concept. The arguments has ranged from abolishing the reservation system as a whole to making the reservation system based on the financial status instead of caste based. The unfortunate truth of the reservation system is that the same hasn't brought the change that it was supposed to bring to the society neither is there another method of reservation that seems to be a better alternative than the existing one. If there was one, the country would have adopted that scheme long ago. The argument that vouches reservations based on financial status perhaps seems to overlook on the fact that there is indeed a reservation based on economical conditions such as EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) and especially with the introduction of differentiating between the creamy and non-creamy layers, the system is indee

Democracy, Protest and the Masterstroke

  "Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt." - Mahatma Gandhi In a historic turn of events, the unimaginable happened. The controversial farm laws that were passed in perhaps the most controversial fashion have been promised to be repealed in the next parliament session by the very government that seemed the most stubborn to not do so. For over a year, the farmers mainly from the states of Punjab, Haryana and Bihar have been protesting at the borders of the capital state Delhi demanding the same and their voice finally seems to have been echoing through the walls of the authorities. Or at least, we have been made to believe so. How did a government as stubborn as the present one decide to come down to its knees especially at a time when the protests have moved down to small sized columns from the front pages is one of those questions that have been missed amidst the rush of mittai distribution of victory. While writers, journalist

The Resurrection of Taliban & what it means for India

The resurrection of the Taliban after a period of 20 years is surely going to create ruckus in the perspectives of the whole world towards the US and its policies including a spike of doubts in many as whether the US is truly a super power or not. It is perhaps too early to determine the prospective effects of this takeover for India but it surely is a warning as to not let the guard down. Though India does not share a any portion of its border with Afghanistan (except for PoK) , India must definitely remember the fact that its enemy neighbor Pakistan  might go the distance and seize this opportunity to strike at us. The Taliban even though mentioned that they were not interested in the matters of India (when asked about Kashmir issue), it must be understood from past experience that the Taliban are not people who can be trusted upon words or agreements. The Taliban in the past is known for breaking peace treaties or ceasefire treaties and it must be considered as a terror organization