The Issue There has been a recent furor over the Maharashtra Government declaring that it had decided to derecognize madrassas that give students education only on religion, without imparting formal education like English, Maths and Science subjects. The registered madrassa not teaching primary subjects will be classified by the state government as “non-schools” and children […]
மொழியும் மதமும். Language and Religion
Excerpt from a newspaper article BJP campaign to “rescue” Tamil from atheism: The BJP is looking to build a campaign to “reconstruct” the identity of the Tamil language and “rescue” it from “atheistic propaganda.” … “These organisations (Dravidian and Tamil Nationalist) have created an image that religion and Tamil were independent of each other” says […]
Federalism 2 of 2
History of federalism in India Period of Cooperative federalism 1950 – 1960 Maximum cooperation between Centre and State. Just after India’s independence. Nehru enjoyed the confidence of the nation. It was also a period of Congress dominance over the centre as well as the States. Except on the issue of formation of new States, the […]
Federalism 1 of 2
Definition Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. Ex. Central government and State government. Features 1) 2 or more levels of government2) Though the different levels govern the same citizens, each has its own “jurisdiction” for administration, taxation, legislation […]
Judiciary 2 of 2
Appointments Chief Justice of India Chief Justice of India (CJI) is appointed by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers in consultation with the judges of Supreme court and High courts, if necessary. It was convention that the senior most judge of the Supreme Court would be appointed Chief Justice. This convention […]
Judiciary 1 of 2
Definition Judiciary – an institution empowered to administer justice – a system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. – provides a system for settlement of disputes. – protects people’s rights. Your browser is not able to display frames. Please visit the mind map: JUDICIARY slideshow on Mind […]
Legislature 3 of 3 – Process, Committees and Instruments of Control
Go to Legislature 1 of 3 Go to Legislature 2 of 3 Legislative Process Introduction The first reading consists of the bill being introduced along with an explanation of its aim and purposes Consideration 1) After the second reading, a bill may be – referred to a select committee or – circulated for public response […]
