Tag: citizen
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Bottom-up approach to the human rights!
Source: United Nations website Yesterday, on 10th December, it was the International Human Rights Day. The theme chosen by the United Nations this year was- “Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials”. There was a beautiful conference organized by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at Bharat Mandapam to commemorate the occasion. The Chief Guest, the Hon’ble…
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When will there be an end to political untouchability among large masses?
When I was in college, one day I was discussing with my good friend about the future career prospects. The moment I told him that I wanted to join Civil Services, he snapped at me saying that he could never work under the uneducated and dumb politicians, so Civil Services is out of the question…
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Active citizen or a passive cynic- not a choice anymore!
In earlier times, when there was an era of monarchy, the people (actually ‘subjects’) were dependent on the king or the queen for their basic needs like food, water, education, security etc. They had virtually no say in the governance of the kingdom. If the monarch was a generous, wise and judicious person, the people…
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