Teenage seems to be the most joyous yet testing times in a person’s life. Here in this stage young adults come to terms with puberty, change in physiology and varied experiences of life that are pitched like a curve ball. One may hit a home run while some others get strike-out. Drugs and other narcotic substances have become such curve balls in this age of globalization and modernization. In a country like India we try to put a curtain on anything that would possibly “corrupt” the youth that’s the reason why India has no sensitization programs about drug abuse in schools/colleges or for children out of school. In India the major bracket of population falling in the youth segment hence incidence of drug abuse among children and adolescents is higher than the general population. Let’s see some facts and figures: · In India 20 million children a year and nearly 55,000 children a day are drawn into a tobacco usage · ...
When I think about reservation 'Poona Pact' agreement strikes my mind. Basically, it was an agreement signed in the presence of B.R.Ambedkar and Gandhi Ji , both revolutionaries of contemporary India. The highlight of this agreement was that it ensured the Dalits(low caste) get reserved seats in legislatures for equal representation and participation. The pact was signed in 1932, times have changed so have people and their lives. Reservation system was introduced in India mainly because of below mentioned reasons: •To curb historic repression. •To eradicate inequality/discrimination faced. •To stand by and promise right to equality as stated in the constitution of India. All these were the scenarios decades ago. But the current situation breaks my heart. In today's India general category have become Dalits in the real sense without the official 'certificate'. In the field of higher education, profession and politics why the general category is under this...