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A population is not just a collective of separate , unrelated individuals. It is a society made up of many interlinked communities that are sustained and regulated by social …

Introduction to Demography The term ‘demography’ is composed of two Greek words demos which means people and graphein means describe, both of which together imply a description of people. …

Sociology as a Discipline Sociology is a very vast yet familiar discipline. It is not like any other subject wherein you have no knowledge about it or you have …

Context of the 1990s (i) After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister and he led the Congress to a massive victory in the Lok …

Region and the Nation : Indian Approach (i) The Indian approach in nation building is to balance the principles of unity and diversity. The nation would not mean the …

Nature of Popular Movement (i) The nature of popular movements can be simple as well as complex. Popular movements depict a very unusual form of collective action. From time …

Background of Emergency (i) 1970s was a period of political turmoil in India. This period witnessed tensions in relationship between the government and the judiciary. (ii) Ideological differences erupted …

Challenge of Political Succession (i) Nehru’s death in 1964 generated a lot of speculation about the question of succession. The 1960s were labelled as the ‘dangerous decade’ due to …

International Context or Relations (i) In post independence period, India faced many challenges to make a strong foreign policy. (ii) India shaped its foreign relations with an aim to …

Political  Contestation (i) In a democracy or in a democratic country the final decision must be a political decision, taken by people’s representatives who are in touch with the …