Vipanchi

India is the world's largest democracy. We are among those few newly independent nations where democracy survived all odds. People cherish this. But there are people who say, democracy is leading us to nowhere. So, what are the reasons for this? Lets see, why democracy failed India. Immature electorate: People are poor and illiterate. They vote for leaders who give them money, liquor, and in some cases TV sets! So there is a fundamental flaw in electing the leader itself. We can't expect such leaders to be genuinely concerned about the well being of people. Corrupted politicians:  Most of the politicians have a powerful background. They use wealth and muzzle power to come to power. Further, promote their interest by holding power. Common man is helpless in this situation. Then democracy is nothing better than an oligarchy/dictatorship. Poor state of development: India is a poor state in many aspects. Poverty: India's poverty rate is 21.9% according to 2011 census....

Indian independence movement is one of the earliest peaceful movements against the British rule. It opened doors for Non-violent protests against oppressors across the world. Gandhiji is credited for this idea. Indian freedom struggle is mainly classified into three phases: Moderate phase - prayer, petition, protest. Extremist phase - violent revolt. Gandhian phase - Peaceful non-co-operation. What made Gandhian phase unique? The moderate leaders of freedom struggle, though mostly viewed as unsuccessful, were responsible for forming the counter arguments to " white man's burden" theory  of  the British. They prepared ground, propounded theories for intellectual understanding of the British exploitation of India. The extremists, mostly young leaders, believed in complete freedom, resorted to violent means to overthrow the British . However, there was no significant harm done to the British. It is at this juncture that Gandhian philosophy came handy.  Ga...

According to the provisional data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 11,370  farmers committed suicide in 2016 . At least one farmer commits suicide every  hour in India. So let me breakdown the reasons that drive farmers to commit suicides. Why people commit suicide? According to mental health daily, people commit suicide when they view  their current situation as being completely hopeless and feel as if they have no way to change things for the better . Common causes of suicide include : Depression Drug abuse Financial problems Relationship issues In the case of Indian farmers, depression, due to financial problems is the telling cause. Why Indian farmers are depressed? 50-60% of population depend on agriculture as a means of livelihood. Most of them are small and marginal farmers, meaning, they hold a meager 1-2 hectares of land. Almost entire agriculture on India is rain fed. However, monsoons are not consistent.Climate chang...

"It felt butterflies in my stomach when you approached me. I was lost in happiness. Looking at you makes my cheeks blush. I don't know why I like you. You proposed me !!!! I was excited. I was happy. It was like a dream come true to me. You were as good as I thought. In fact, a little more than that. We started hanging out together. You started caring for me and I liked it. I crack jokes, you laugh. I forget everything and keep looking at you. I go mad at the way it sounds when you laugh. I started losing myself in your thoughts. Day in and day out, you are the one in my mind. I remember you and our future in whatever act I do.  I love you." Wrote Adhya in her diary. She closed it with a smile on her beautiful face. Put it in her cupboard. Quickly went to her mom as she noticed mom struggling to open a pickle bottle in the kitchen. After helping mom with her kitchen work she returned to her room. She is longing to talk to her boy. But certain compulsions made her no...

We(common people) to be alive, have to think, to think, we need ideas, for ideas we need conversations, for conversations we need people with ideas!!! Sometimes I get no idea to think or write on. Then some people come as a blessing, they leave an idea in their conversation and that triggers my brain to think, analyze and conclude on that idea. This time it is, a boy's career is more important than a girl's career because girls anyway can get married and they have no social obligation to work. A boy's life itself becomes tough without a proper job. He can't get married or he will not have any social respect. So, boy's career is a question of survival. Analysis: The question of survival: Yes, in Indian society a boy without a reasonable job is compared to nothing.  His prospects of getting a bride are almost null. Societal respect will be a far cry. Life will be miserable for a guy without a proper job-in fact well paid or well-respected job. However, an ance...

Hi, this is me. You see me as your Mom, sister, lover and a friend. I love my parents. I have a brother. We are twins. My parents love us equally. We were sent to the same school. I was a tomboy then. Everything seemed all right for a while. My teens Physical changes did not seem too much to me but change around me made me feel that not only do they matter but they dictate my life! I was no more allowed to play with all of my friends. My mom told me to stay away from boys. In school, we were taught a class on menstrual cycle and sanitary napkins, WE here don't include boys though. I could see my mom worrying about my brown skin, she was extra cautious about my beauty. My dad was then busy planning to join me in a reputed girls' college -to take AIIMS coaching. They wanted me to become a doctor, but I somehow got into an arts college. A mockery When I was in the final year of my graduation, they said, they found me extremely beautiful and proposed a marriage with their...

We want to shine. All of us need motivation in life. We have dreams. Some work towards fulfilling them. Some don't. But some do exceptionally well, and this post is about them! The Champions In any field of human endeavor, there is someone who stands as a torchbearer for the future generations. It is because of them, people get the courage to dream about their lives. They break rules. They show that impossible is no more impossible.'INDIA' as it is now, was unknown a few decades ago, the computer was the size of a room when it was invented. When Mc Cauley drafted IPC, minimum marriage age for a girl was 10 years. The USA destroyed Japan's future in second world war. A few decades ago, it seemed that India will be a socialist state. Women were seen as caregivers and nothing else! BUT Now, India is the largest democracy in the world. A 5-year-old  can operate the smartphone. Marriage age for girls is raised to 18 years, girl education and women empowerment are prior...