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नई संसद : परंतु क्या महिलाओं के लिए भी कुछ बदलेगा?

Rajesh Singh08/12/2024029 views

बीते रविवार को हमारे प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने विवादों को दरकिनार करते हुए नया संसद भवन देश को समर्पित कर दिया और इतिहास में अपना नाम दर्ज करवा दिया। नया संसद भवन बनाने के पीछे सबसे बड़ा कारण ये बताया गया है कि वर्ष 2026 में देशभर में सीटों का परिसीमन होना है और निश्चित तौर पर सांसदों की संख्या बढ़ेगी जो लोकसभा और राज्यसभा की कुल मौजूदा संख्या 788 से बढ़ाकर 1200 से ज्यादा होने की संभावना है, परंतु फिलहाल संसद के दोनो सदनों में लगभग 800 के आसपास ही सीटें है। इसलिए समय रहते ही यदि नए सांसदों के बैठने की जगह का प्रबंध न किया जाता तो ये विश्व की तेजी से बढ़ती अर्थव्यवस्था वाले देश भारत के लिए विश्व पटल पर अच्छा संदेश नहीं माना जाता। ये हमारे प्रधानमंत्री की दूरदर्शिता का ही परिणाम है कि भविष्य की जरूरत को ध्यान में रखते हुए दोनो सदनों में कुल 1272 सीटों के साथ नए भव्य संसद भवन का निर्माण रिकॉर्ड समय में कर दिखाया।

Bharat Mata : Not An Idea Supported By The Constitution

Avani Bansal08/12/2024034 views

The Constitution of India doesn’t provide for a gender for ‘Bharat’. The very first Article of the Indian Constitution states that ‘India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States’ (Article 1). So why not let ‘Bharat’, just be ‘Bharat’, one which as per the Preamble – we, the people of India (‘all’ the people of India), have given to ‘ourselves’? Why add the suffix ‘Mata’, and does this add any value to our understanding or how we relate to our Nation?

Where Are The Women?

Avani Bansal08/12/2024031 views

Amidst the cacophony of loud sloganeering, emotive faces of all ages, sharing the same curious look and glimmer of hope – we have been wading through what seemed like two banks of a river formed by engimatic people, with warm eyes and warmer touch, all to behold Rahul Gandhi, and we would like to believe, the Bharat Yatris too (a term used for all those who have walked the entire stretch of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari to Kashmir), from State after State – Tamil Nadu to Kerala, all the way to Punjab, where we are now – via Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. We started walking on 7th September, 2022 from the Southern most tip of India and have covered 3500 kms on foot thus far, with 15 more days to reach Srinagar.

आधी आबादी की आजादी कहां छुपा दी?

Rajesh Singh08/12/2024035 views

भारत ने हाल ही में अपनी स्वतंत्रता के 75 वर्ष पूर्ण होने पर तिरंगा उत्सव और आजादी का अमृत महोत्सव मनाया है पंरतु आजादी के 75 वर्षों के बाद भी भारत की आधी आबादी सुरक्षित नही है। जब तक महिलाएं असुरक्षित हैं तब तक ऐसे कार्यक्रमों या महोत्सवों का कोई महत्व नहीं रह जाता। हाल ही में राष्ट्रीय अपराध रिकॉर्ड ब्यूरो द्वारा प्रकाशित आंकड़े दर्शा रहे हैं कि उत्तर से दक्षिण, पूर्व से पश्चिम भारत के किसी भी राज्य या शहर या क्षेत्र में महिलाएं सुरक्षित नहीं है। वैसे तो अपने आप को भारत विश्व गुरु और दुनिया का तीसरा सबसे ज्यादा शक्तिशाली राष्ट्र मानता है परंतु यहां महिलाओं पर जुल्मों की सूची दिन प्रतिदिन लंबी होती जा रही है। राष्ट्रीय अपराध रिकॉर्ड ब्यूरो के अनुसार वर्ष 2021 में महिलाओं के साथ होने वाले अत्याचार, हिंसा, कत्ल, बलात्कार आदि घटनाओं की संख्या में पिछले साल के मुकाबले 15.3 फीसदी की बढ़ोतरी हुई है। इस वर्ष 428278 केस दर्ज हुए हैं जबकि वर्ष 2020 में ये संख्या 371503 थी।

Women who lost their loved ones

Guest Author08/12/2024031 views

The situation of widowed women in our country has not attracted the attention of policy-makers, may be because they are not a vocal group aggressively pressing for their rights and due place in the society. However, the situation of widows in our country is miserable on all the fronts – social, cultural and economic.

Gift A Goat : Transform Lives Of Widows

Guest Author08/12/2024030 views

When I first visited Karauli in Rajasthan for work, I was shaken! I saw unfathomable misery around. Village after village filled with widows of sandstone workers affected by a deadly disease called Silicosis. They are drowned with debt, without enough money for their children’s education, food, health or other necessary expenses.

Priyanka’s Feminist Wave, UP Elections Now A Litmus Test

Guest Author08/12/2024018 views

Recently, Priyanka Gandhi came in news for empowering women by making them fight for elections. Asha Singh, whose daughter was raped and whose husband died in judicial custody, is to contest from Unnao on the Congress ticket.

Deepa Mohanan Controversy: The Open Secret of Caste-Based Discrimination in Indian educational System

Guest Author08/12/2024027 views

The gravity of this matter very recently came to light when the news of the PhD student Deepa Mohanan, made headlines. She is a Dalit student from Kottayam’s Mahatma Gandhi University, who resorted to a 11-day hunger strike to get heard against the discrimination that she faced, both at an individual and institutional level, for over a decade. Her fight did yield results and the Director of the Institute who discriminated against her, was removed.

Sexism in Indian Advertisements

Guest Author08/12/2024021 views

Advertisements have been an important medium for companies to promote their products through powerful messaging. Thus many companies try to come up with unique taglines or innovative ideas that people associate with their brand products. Marketing in India has become increasingly focused on gender roles, family hierarchy, and traditional marriage practices.

The unfinished skill training of India’s women: Bridging gender-based skill gaps to enhance women’s employment

Guest Author08/12/2024025 views

India’s growing economy needs 103 million skilled workers between 2017-2022. Yet, over 100 million Indian youth (15-29 years) are not in education, employment or training (NEET), of which around 88.5 million are young women. The proportion of working-age women receiving any form of vocational training over the past decade has been increasing from 6.8% in 2011-12 to 6.9% in 2018-19, vs. an increase from 14.6% to 15.7% for men.