Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism When a country and its people are directly controlled by a foreign ruling power, through political and economic means, it is referred to as colonialism— India under the British rule. Neo-colonialism is this continued exercise of economic (and political) power by a foreign country without any formal (or direct) political control— the … Read more
Liberalism refers to neo-classical liberalization which appeared in the works of Locke, Smith and Ricardo. It promoted Laissez-Faire (the French word for “Let one do what they want to”) and emphasized on free markets. Although neoliberalism originates from liberalisation and apparently withholds all its objectives, or has been subjected to several scholarly debates. Both of … Read more
Famous Dalit Personalities in India: There is a misconception that Dalit is the name of a community. But in reality, Dalit is neither a caste nor a community, it is a Sanskrit word that means “oppressed” or “scattered”. To understand who a Dalit is, it is better to start with knowing the Hindu beliefs. Hindus … Read more
Safai Karamchari Andolan: Manual Scavenging through The Lens of Caste-Based Division of Labour in India SKA is a human rights organisation which has been campaigning for the complete abolition of manual scavenging, which our country is infamous for. The organisation stands against the employment and operation of manual scavengers which has been declared illegal in … Read more
Twentieth-century witnessed increased participation of women in the labor force, post industrial revolution. However, the absence of access to higher education for women was a major hurdle for them to get access to well-paid respectable jobs. The observed increased participation of women in the labor force led to an industrial boom in the 20th century … Read more
The economic history of India relying on agriculture was primarily based on the zamindari system enforcing a labor-employer class hierarchy. Criticized by political philosophers such as Karl Marx the class hierarchy between the bourgeoisie and proletariat is the hurdle to an equal, just and developed society. Labors in India have a history of being deprived … Read more
Decision-making theory was first brought in to existence by Herbert A. Simon in his work on Administrative Behaviour through his book ‘A Study of Decision-Making Process in Administrative Organisation’ in the year 1948. Decision-making process consists of two parts – the actual making of a decision and the other is the process of action or … Read more
