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Women Empowerment In India – APSC Mains Essay

(Essay submitted in APSC Mains Essay Writing Contest 2019 – Essay Topics for week 8)

Women Empowerment In India by Bikramjit Deka

“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved” – B. R. Ambedkar

“Women empowerment” has become the new buzzword across the globe in the last few decades. On 11 December 2018 when India successfully tested its nuclear-capable ICBM missile Agni-V. But, behind all these was the story of grit, of determination – The story of Tessy Thomas, An Indian scientist and Project Director for both Agni-VI and Agni-V missiles.  She is the first woman to lead missile teams in India, Tessy Thomas is known as the “Missile Woman of India”.

According to the World Bank – Empowerment is the process of increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes. Women Empowerment refers to the increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of women.

In ancient times, the status of women started declining from the Vedic era,  social evils like Sati, female infanticide, dowry, and child marriage have been haunting Indian society. The Indian renaissance began with the help of leaders like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, who stood for Abolition of Sati, increasing age for marriage, Widow Remarriage, etc since then, the status of women in India has undergone a sea-change. Women have started becoming aware and they have demanded equal space in the social institutions and an acknowledgment for their identity.

India as a nation has observed significant changes in its socio-political and economic conditions. Such as, rise in literacy rate of women, work opportunities for women, equality in the wages, In recent years, India has seen woman holding the significant chairs of the governance like Lok Sabha speaker, eminent ministries and also some top-notch places in corporate world like Arundhati Bhattacharya, Indra Nooyi, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, etc. Women performances in sports have undergone through a drastic change, providing excel performances worldwide, players like Mary Kom, PV Sindhu, Apurvi Chandela, and Hima Das, etc have made their presence strongly felt in their respective fields.

In India, union governments have taken significant steps. The constitution provided right to vote, employment opportunities, provisions like maternity relief in workplaces, Government policies like “New national policy for Women” and schemes like Beti Bachao- Beti Padhao, “Janani Suraksha” which emphasizes on the dignity of woman.

It is the irony of Indian society where, the success of all-women crew which circumnavigated the globe on sailboat INSV Tarini. The same month carried reports of a girl-rape case in Kathua highlighting the paradoxical situation of women empowerment in India. India belongs to a land where women are revered as a goddess. They are given a sacred status whereas on the other hand, they are debarred entry to Sabarimala temple. India still records with high maternal mortality rate, Increase in Crime against women which is a matter of great concern. Though India has overcome itself from series of gender disparities, still there is a clump of the population living under the fear of rape, trafficking, domestic violence, acid attack, sexual harassment, and female infanticide as the harsh reality even after the attempts to prohibit through the law.

In Conclusion, while we may walk a few miles towards women empowerment, the road is a long one. The need of the hour is to enable women to realize their potential. While the government must take measures like for health, education, employment, awareness for women, etc. It is incumbent on society to create awareness and create public values which will promote women empowerment.

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Women Empowerment In India – APSC Mains Essay

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Women Empowerment In India by Upasana Borah

Violance against women is continuing since the Ancient period of Mahabharat which portrays the violence against Dropati. Indian Society has always revered women.Many female deities Goddess Saraswati, Laxmi, Durga, Kali are worshipped across the whole over India. On other side, the system of patriarchal system is continuing since the time of Rig Veda. Women suffer this and remain silent because she is to be discriminated among the society, she can’t speak or stood up against the crime she is been suffering, she is afraid because of the customs laid by our society.

The position of women in Indian Constitution is very wide. Over the past two decades,Violence against women is increasing and had came to be understood as a form of discrimination and violation of women’s Human Rights. The obligation to enact laws to address violence against women, is now  the subject  matter of a wide legal and policy framework at the International, National and Regional levels. The constitution guarantees that all citizens of India (including women) have the fundamental right to live in peace and harmony where it is a global issue which has an impact in our society. Such violence has devastating effect on the lives of victims, their families and also communities.

The worth of a civilization can be judged by the place given to women in the society. One of several factors that justify the greatness of India’s ancient culture is the honorable place granted to women. They were deprived of their rights of equality with men. This advanced era of feminism when it’s agenda stresses on key concepts of individuality and embracing women hood, the prevailing scenes of violence against women threatens to topple the pillars on which the entire notion of feminism is based.

Wives(Women) are considered as better half and religious partners of their husband which means the half part of a man belong to his wife. Apart from these there are some peoples who still exists while saying a Girl child is being a burden towards the family so its better to abort the baby it is because there is lack of knowledge that in Today’s world a girl can do everything just she need support and love to care for her effort to overcome. The increasing numbers of rapes includes cases against minors such as the recent case in KATHUA RAPE CASE  portrays the brutality the women in the society face characterized by heinous acts that ashamed humanity as a whole. These acts takes in the form of rape,  harassment, human trafficking and numerous other kinds of crimes that the current government laws have failed to enforce it . The cause behind this mainly revolve around patriarchal norms of the society.  These norms have internalized the ‘vulnerability’ of women in the  society.

Women are continued to be treated as inferior by men, completely ignorant of the safeguards the the law provides to women.  The Government of India has launched various schemes as well as various schemes are running for the welfare of the women in both state and central level.

Once Swamy Vivekananda , said “There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved, it is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing”.

Thus, it is necessary to utilize the provisions enacted on our law for the protection of women and betterment of the society.

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India’s cultural influence on Southeast Asia – APSC Mains Essay

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India’s cultural influence on Southeast Asia by Kiriti Dehingiya

In the history of mankind, it is evident that the countries having rich culture influence their neighbouring countries lacking advancement in culture. Likewise, since India has a rich cultural heritage of about 5000 years old, India’s cultural influence on the countries of Southeast Asia is quite undeniable.

Indians had cultural and trade contacts with other countries of Southeast Asia since times immemorial. The civilization and culture of India began to penetrate Southeast Asia during the beginning of the first millennium. From Ptolemy’s account written in the 2nd Century AD, the reference of Yavanadvipa is quite relevant in this context. Because, it proves that the influence of Indian culture on these countries existed in the 1^st Century AD itself. Ptolemy’s note also gives us information about the existence of Indian communities in Funan or Cambodia. By the 5^th Century AD, the Indian religions- Sanatana Dharma, i.e., Hinduism, Buddhism and cultural traditions took deep roots in the regions of Burma (now Myanmar), Thailand, Malaysia, Indo-China and Indonesia. This fact is proved by the evidences of epigraphy and literatures. But, this influence was not a sudden phenomenon. It took place gradually. In this process of influence, Buddhism acted as a catalyst in introducing Indian culture to its neighbouring countries. Trade had also played a great role in this regard.

There are many examples of evidences of cultural influence of India on Southeast Asia. Some of the most prominent evidences are as follows.

• Many Southeast Asian languages contain a large proportion of words which have Sanskrit or Dravidian origin, e.g.: Malay language, Javanese language etc.. The scripts of some languages of these countries are clearly derived from Indian language scripts, e.g.: Thai language.
• The traditional dances and shadow-puppet theatres in some Southeast Asian countries are very popular which continue to gain popularity by depicting the adventures of Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman. In Thailand, the Hindu epic-‘Ramayana’ is very popular till today.
• Southeast Asian concepts of Kingship and authority owe much to ancient Hindu political theory. The Thai monarchy still requires the presence of Gour Brahmans (who by now have become Thai in all respects except the name) for proper performance of its ceremonials.
• The ground-plans of Borobudur stupa in Java and the Khmer temples of Cambodia can easily be related to Indian religious texts.
• Several Thai ceremonies related to ordination, marriage, merry making, cremation etc. have their roots in Indian tradition. Though Buddhism is prevalent in Thailand; Brahma and other Hindu deities are also widely worshipped in Thailand.

In this way, one can easily come into conclusion that there are considerable influences of Indian culture on Southeast Asian countries. If these elements of influence are utilized properly, e.g.: by organizing international cultural events, seminars etc., the cultural ties between India and the countries of Southeast Asia will be strengthened  which will be of great help in promoting international peace and harmony along with the development of tourism industry.

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Private investment in Assam – Issues & Prospects – APSC Mains Essay

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Private investment in Assam – Issues & Prospects by Mrigakhi Rabha

Liberalisation reform of 1990 in India has provided a platform for investors to choose their investment location in the country. The present BJP led government of Assam has organized first ever global investor summit, “Advantage Assam”, which encouraged and excited private investors to participate. It has seen investment commitment to nearly Rs. 70000 crores in various sectors. Assam government has recognized 12 sectors in the summit; agriculture and food processing, handloom-textile-handicrafts, logistics, river transport, port township, IT-ITeS, pharmaceutical-medical equipment, plastics, petrochemicals and powers for encouraging private investment.

However, there are various obstacles attached with the private investment in the state: i) Natural Calamities such as floods and droughts which impact a large production and income of the state. The quality of infrastructure is pulled down. Revenue generated are diverted for the flood relief ii) The difficult terrain contributes to poor transport facilities. Railway transport facilities are less than what is required to its need to reach the isolated areas iii) Instead of preservation, it has been observed a depletion of huge quantity of natural resources. Investment in Assam is channelized towards the exploitation of the rich resources like tea, jute and oil iv) The sensitive border goes against the economic interest of the state and maintenance of law and order is a critical subject in the state. Large amount of money is spent in the maintenance of the police administration v) The administration of Assam is neither efficient nor clean.

But we should not ignore the prospects that can parallelly flow with the private investment undertaken. Assam is not only the largest economy of the North Eastern region of India but it is also industrially advanced and has comparative proximity of gateway for India to connect with ASEAN countries. Its proximity lies with its rich natural resources which is still bringing a prominent name in the business of tea. Other resources such as mineral, oil, rubber, cultivation of organic vegetables and fruits will bring a respectable position to the state. With the advantage of the pleasant climate and scenic landscape, the tourist department is looking for private investment to give a boost to tourist and offer a variety of choices for the visitors from world heritage site to the temples and monuments. The state also enjoys various educational institution which guarantees skilled workforce, the investors do not have to hire workers from the other states.

Assam being a backward state in the country is trying its best to climb the ladder of economic development. It has been gifted with rich natural resources which if under proper channel made investment in it, would reach to a new height of development. The state government of Assam is trying to connect with various investors through summit and positively it has resulted with huge amount of investment. Thus we may look for prosperous Assam in near future.

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