Indian Constitution

Bharat Mata : Not An Idea Supported By The Constitution

Avani Bansal034 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?

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Ambedkar’s Quest For Gender Equality

Guest Author021 views

In 2004, Columbia University released a list of the world’s best top 100 scholars, and the list was topped by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. He made enormous efforts to make sure that society follows a path of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. The same can be witnessed from his various writings and speeches.

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SC allows Women candidates to appear before the NDA exam

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The Supreme Court removed the bar for women to appear before the NDA exam scheduled on September 5. The Court passed an interim order in Kush Kalra v. Union of India pending before the Court since earlier this year, and pointed out that the admission into the Army would however be subject to the decision in the petition.

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