SHOULD STUDENTS TAKE PART IN POLITICS?

Introduction It is not possible to give a final verdict on the question of students’ participation in active politics. Nobody expects out students to shut themselves up in the campus and keep their noses to their books all the time. They should certainly take an intelligent interest in what is happening outside and keep themselves …

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THE PROBLEM OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

Introduction “Men are born to live. Their main object of life is to live, survive and not to be perished and killed. The basic instinct of men is to live and not to ruin or to be ruined.” These words have completely changed. The birth of unclear energy has created havoc in the world. The …

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THE PURDAH SYSTEM IN INDIA

Introduction Man is a social animal. He lives in society and follows certain traditions, customs and manners which the people of that society follow. When a certain custom has got a stronghold in the society, it becomes as strong as the habit of a person and cannot be easily shaken off The social animal, man …

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RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Introduction India produced two great men during the war of independence – Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. The Mahatma was a man of great and holy soul or spirit; Tagore was a man of great and holy heart. The Mahatma and Gurudev, as they called them each other, remained inseparable throughout life and looked upon …

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GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE

Introduction A great scholar, a great social worker and a great fighter for national freedom, Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on May 9, 1866 at Kotluck, Ratnagari in the Maharashtra State, nine years after the spark of Indian Nationalism was kindled by the first war of independence of 1857. Possessing remarkable qualities of heard and …

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LOKMANYA TILAK

Introduction In the words of Thomas Carlyle, “The history of mankind is the story of great ment who have led it. Men, who by their infinite genious have shaped the destinies of nations and in doing so have achieved undying fame. Lokmanya Tilak belonged to the minority of men who are ageless and who bear …

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English – The National Language

Introduction A national language is the language of the whole nation. Firstly, it must be spoken by the majority of the people forming the nation. Secondly, it must be simple enough to be learnt well by those people of the nation whose mother-tongue is different. Thirdly and lastly, it must be powerful so as to …

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