लेखक: प्रशांत शुक्ला आज़ादी के बाद देश में पहला आम चुनाव 1951 में हुआ। यह चुनाव सफलतापूर्वक संपन्न हुआ और नेहरू आज़ाद हिंदुस्तान के पहले प्रधानमंत्री बने। दूसरा चुनाव 1957 में हुआ। यह चुनाव देश के चुनाव आयोग के लिए चुनौतियों भरा था। देश के पहले चुनाव आयुक्त सुकुमार सेन की देखरेख वाला यह दूसरा […]
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Written by Vipin Sabu ‘Satyameva Jayate’, and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ are all slogans which are widely popular among Indian citizens and used by political parties and non-political parties alike. The success of these slogans lies precisely in their nationalistic yet secular nature, but who came up with these popular slogans? How impactful were these […]
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Written by Vipin Sabu In the last two years, India has seen a dramatic drop in Global democratic rankings. The V- Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2022 ranked India 93rd out of 179 countries in the Liberal Democracy Index, classifying India as an “electoral autocracy.” Whereas the 2021 Democracy Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit […]
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Written by Bhavya Bhardwaj When the society determined her position, they relegated her status to the four walls of household, when they measured her capabilities, they believed it to be of less relevance than the men in the society, but she proved her worth irrespective of all odds, in the form of Indira, Sarojini, Kamla […]
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Written by Bhavya Bhardwaj Youth are the conscious-keepers of a nation and the foremost torchbearers that guide a country towards a more progressive future. The Indian political landscape bears a strong testimony to this statement, as the country has had a ‘rich and glorious history’ of youth activism, where the young people vociferously presented their […]
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Written by: Bhavya Bhardwaj India’s young human resource and the humongous possibilities it possesses, has often been quoted as its biggest strength as a nation. Currently, the median age of the population is just 28.4 years, which makes India one of the youngest across all the countries in the world. The youth today are more […]
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Written by- Niyati Tewari When the image of a 50-year-old grey-haired man dressed in a white kurta, sometimes flashing a Gandhi cap comes to describe the average politician of the world’s largest democracy- the country with the world’s largest youth population, one can sense that something is wrong. In spite of being one of the […]
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Written By – Niyati Tewari Participating in democratic societies has always been important for young people. They have different policy priorities than other age groups and their engagement also promises a sustainable future for democracy. With an increasingly young population but ageing Members of Parliament in India, it has become even more crucial for young […]
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Written By – Manya Kapoor India has a population of nearly 1.3 billion. Youth makes 19.1% i.e. one-fifth of the country’s total population. Statistics say that 65% of India’s population is below the age of 35 years and yet only 6% of our leaders and ministers in India are below the age of 35 years […]
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Written By – Manya Kapoor The participation of youth in the political scenario of a country like India today has become a necessity because of the dynamism, diversification and constructive vision that the youth carries with them. The power of the youth can be harnessed in the political realm in India, seeing the changes that […]
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