Category: Social Issues

  • Human right violation: No end to Manual Scavenging in India?

    Human right violation: No end to Manual Scavenging in India?

    This article dives into the reality of manual scavenging, its implications and the failure of prevention since the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 and other safeguards which ban it furthermore the article provides for simple solutions to fully stopping the occupation from existing however it faces some obstacles…

  • The Sociology of Water: Commodification, Privatisation and its impact on disadvantaged communities

    The Sociology of Water: Commodification, Privatisation and its impact on disadvantaged communities

    In this article, I’ll be looking at water scarcity from a sociological perspective. Shortage of water has been the topic of various articles and papers, but this piece will be exploring the Sociology of water. I will be exploring the consequences of the water crisis(concerning commodification and privatization) specifically on disadvantaged communities like the underprivileged community and women. Conserving…

  • Analysis of the documentary ‘India Untouched’

    Analysis of the documentary ‘India Untouched’ through the lens of identity and development by bringing in issues related to caste, gender and race. Relationship between caste and development I would in this essay focus upon the link between caste and development in the urban spaces through the documentary, India Untouched. In documentary India Untouched, it…

  • 3 Famous Books of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

      Dr Ambedkar wrote books about various topics but most were based on the caste system and Dalits. Let’s throw light on some of his most important work. Bhim Rao Ambedkar famously known as Babasaheb Ambedkar was an economist, jurist, politician, and activist who fought against social inequality that existed in India particularly towards the…

  • Destruction of mangrove forests in the Kakinada region

    Kakinada mangrove forest issue: We are just a month away from celebrating the International Mangrove day on July 26, but are we really in a mood for celebration? Contrary to what the newspapers would tell us, the pandemic is not the only thing we need to worry about. Destruction of forests is happening right under…

  • Commercial Surrogacy in India

    In this paper, I will focus on the advantages and exploitation that result from commercial surrogacy, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill and the family dynamics of the intending couple and the surrogate through reflection and analysis. Introduction: Childbearing is claimed to be one of the most important stages in the life of a married couple. The…

  • French Revolution: Through the Lens of the Three Paradigms

    French Revolution: Through the Lens of the Three Paradigms

    The French Revolution is considered as a watershed event in modern European History. It is also an important event with respect to the development of the discipline of Sociology; this will be discussed later. It began in 1789 and came to an end in the late 1790s, with Napoleon coming to power. During the French…