Violence against women

Violence against women is a crucial area where much importance is needed worldwide. There are Several Commissions and Conventions were set up by the UNO to discuss and to find solutions to the violence against women in the world. Through different ways the women are exploited and thus deprived of their due rights. Sometimes by sexually, politically, economically, socially, etc. Gender based violence and discrimination against women are the key areas of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) and also UNFPA(United Nations Population Fund). Like this, UNIFEM(United Nations Development Fund for Women) is also working on this ground. For more click the link below-

http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/violence_against_women/

Human Rights in India

Like all other countries of the world, India too is facing problems of human rights violation. Rights are violated in every hour, in fact in every minute and in different ways. Sometimes children are the victims, sometimes women, indigenous groups, refugees, religious and etnic minorities, etc. In India National Human Rights Commission has been playing a crucial role for those who are deprived and exploited. Several human rights activists have also contributed in this respect. Yet cases of violation of human rights are regular and perennial in India. For more on this follow the link below-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_India

Human Rights of Women

Rights are part and parcel of any individual and it is right which helps in development of individuals in all spheres of life. Since the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in 1948 it has been playing a phenomenal role in uplifting human beings. Amongst all, women are most frequently deprived of their dues and privileges. Despite the fact that women constitutes half of the total world population, yet they are more often exploited by their male counterparts. In this context the steps taken by UNO are significant. For more on this click the following link-

http://www.unfpa.org/rights/women.htm

Multiculturalism and India

India is a country where people of different communities, tribes, religions, linguistic groups, castes reside and it is best suitable place for terms like multiculturalism. It is the need of a country lik India which have a population comprised of diversed culture. Yet it has unity in real terms. Here is a link which will tell us a fantastic story on multiculturalism by Barnita Bagchi-

http://www.countercurrents.org/comm-bagchi290903.htm

Multiculturalism by Shashi Tharoor

The following link will take you to the video about multiculturalism by Shashi Tharoor-

http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/18/multiculturalism-in-india/

On Secularism

Click the following link for secularism in India-

http://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/Essay/secularism.html

Secularism and India

Religion is a very sensitive issue for everyone since it is deeply rooted in everyone's heart and emotion. Its not possible to separate religion from mankind. Religion often helps in binding various religious communities together and sometimes it turns violent and kills the harmony among different religious groups. At this juncture it is pertinent to talk about the importance of secularism. Secularism can reduce the gap between different groups. It can also be added in this context that Indian model of secularism is quite different from the western model which reiterates the complete separation of religion from politics or state. In India it is not easy to make any separation between these two as Mahatma Gandhi too kept these two together. The term 'Secularism' was not originally added to the preamble to the constitution of India, but later through 42nd amendment of the constitution in 1976 the term was added. The following link will provide more facts on secularism in India-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism_in_India