Happy Mother's Day

It's just foolish!

Cartoons simplify  complex issue and easy to understand for the common man. Issues usually depicted in cartoons are of political, policies and ideas. People who are involved with the policies and giving direction to the country are expected to be criticized for their roles and decisions by the public . Indeed, constructive criticism is the need of any progressive society.

After Mamata, it's congress turn to remove one cartoon from 11th class NCERT text book, Indian Constitution at work,  which apparently  insulted Dr.B.R.Ambedkar. Surprisingly, the cartoon was first drawn in 1949 by Shankar who was awarded Padma Vibushan by Govt. of India. How come politicians found the cartoon is objectionable after nearly 60 years?  What is objectionable, by the way??


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Daughters Are Precious

First step to solve a complex social problem is to keep alive the problem in mainstream or mass media. First episode of Amir's Satyamev Jayate is on Female Foeticide,  has become very famous and its message is clear and widespread - Daughters are precious!.

India is known as country where women are respected and worshiped as goddess. This country is suppose to be a safest and best place for girls and women. Unfortunately girls are missing and violence against women is ever increasing.

The issue is that child sex ratio (number of girls per 1000 boys in 0 - 6 years) has dipped to 918 in 2011 from 927 in 2001 and 945 in 1991. It's the lowest since Independence and even worst is child sex ratio is dipping badly after economic reforms in 1991!.

Year       Child population        
1961       976                               

1971       964                               
1981       962                                
1991       945                                
2001      927                                

2011      918       

What next? 'Operation Girl Child'??                         

Girls are toppers again!

Like last year, this year also girls have bagged top two ranks. Click here for the complete details.

The results will encourage and motivate many girls to aim higher!

If more women are involved in administrative and policy decisions, it's likely that the policies will be more women oriented and will lead to overall development of women.

In the last 5 years, only 25 per cent (approx.) are women in IAS cadre. Even this 25 per cent can go to higher echelons of administrative service, things will improve a lot for women. But this will not happen unless more women become MPs and Ministers.

Random thoughts on Capital Punishment

Punishment under jurisdiction is given to the accused to prohibit from committing the similar act and deterring the society from violating the law and order of the land.  Capital punishment is the extreme end of the punishment and is given in the cases in which accused considered is very harmful to the society. Though it was practiced throughout world, in recent times many countries have banned the capital punishment considering it is inhuman and constitution cannot take the life as the  it cannot give the life, . 

There is no universal law to give a capital punishment. In India, capital punishment is given in rarest of rare cases, while in countries like Saudi Arabia capital punishment is given even in case of theft, robbery etc. One of the objectives of capital punishments is to control the crimes which are considered as heinous like murders. In USA, capital punishment is given quite often to the guilty of murder. In this case, needless to say, capital punishment is given to control the crimes which amounted to murder. Surprisingly, in one recent analysis it was found that murders are increasing though capital punishment given cases are also increasing in the last decade. Here, the main objective of punishment to the control the crimes could not be achieved. Problem lies somewhere and it needs to be identified and solved. Capital punishment is not the solution and should be banned.

Justice is done based on the available facts. Capital punishment is given after careful study of evidences. However, there is a possibility that all the facts are not available or the facts produced in the court may not be true. Capital punishment is irreversible. There is always a possibility of human error in the judgment and analysis. If innocent is punished, it violates the famous saying in court that let 100 criminal set free but one innocent shall not be get punished. As capital punishment cannot be traced back, it should not be given.

At the birth every child is like a white paper -an innocent. The white paper can become a letter of love or a letter of hate. It is the society, environment in which one grows, socio-economic conditions and morality of the society are responsible for what is the future of  innocent children. In all the crimes except crimes committed by people with psychiatric disorder, society is a passive player. Indirectly it is the society that is responsible. Giving the capital punishment for just being a protagonist in the crime is not justified.

Capital punishment has no place in a matured civilized society. Alternative punishments can be given in place of capital punishments like life sentence. Equal distribution of natural resources, education and sound mental health can only reduce the crimes in a society.