Discuss the pros and cons of giving SC status to Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians.

The Supreme Court has sought the government’s position on petitions challenging the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950, which allows only members of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions to be recognised as SCs. Several petitions are pending before the Supreme ..

Topics: GS-I : Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Outline the recommendations of the official language committee. What are the implications for the official language debate in India?

The 11th volume of the Report of the Official Language Committee has been submitted to the President of India. It has triggered sharp criticism from some of the Southern states and has been viewed as an attempt to impose Hindi. ..

Topics: GS-I : Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

India has come a long way in ensuring women’s rights to property and inheritance, however there is still much more that needs to be done. Discuss.

Inheritance land property rights or not just tools of economic empowerment but symbols of social standing in India. Long strides towards women’s rights: Indian Parliament’s law on gender equal inheritance rights 2005. Liberal interpretation of inheritance law 2005 in supreme ..

Topics: GS-I : Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

The menace of child marriage still persists in India despite various initiatives taken by the government. Examine the reasons and its impact. Also, suggest remedial measures.

India remains home to 1/3 of global child bride. That child marriage is practised in India especially in few dense pockets in states of Rajasthan, UP, Bihar. Reasons of existing child marriage: Patriarchal society, feudal mindset. Social diktats, which make ..

Topics: GS-I : Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

The idea of population control legislation in India has become irrelevant in the light of demographic changes highlighted by the NFHS-5. Critically examine.

National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The NFHS-5 highlights several demographic changes in India, such as: Lowering of total ..

Topics: GS-I : Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India • GS-II: Social Sector Services Health

Delineate the relationship between social mobility and equality. Highlight the impediments in ensuring it.

Social mobility refers to the ability of people to improve their social status assigned to them at birth through their conduct and achievements in life. E.g. A poor man lifting his social status by clearing UPSC exam and becoming an ..

Topics: GS-I : Salient Features of Indian Society, Diversity of India • GS-I: Social Empowerment Communalism Regionalism Secularism