Category: Civil Services
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Identity Movements – LGBTQ and American civil rights movements
Identity movements seek to enhance the acceptability of certain individual characteristics like colour, sex, sexual preferences as definitions of who people are. These movements are also widely used by in sociology to describe the deployment of the category of identity as a means to make political manifestos or promote political ideologies. In this context, let’s…
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Ethnic movements in India – Assam and Gorkhaland movements
Ethnic movements are enacted with the intention of promoting or resisting social change. They are organized by groups who differ in origin, culture, language, religion, territory or phenotype. The word ethnic has been derived from the Greek word ‘ethnos’ which refers to a community of common descent. Ethnic movements are common in multiethnic societies and…
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How to Approach PSIR Optional – A Complete Guide For Beginners
In this article, I am going to discuss the PSIR (Political science and International relations) optional and the Preparation strategies that a few toppers have used. About UPSC UPSC is one of the examinations that witnesses a huge number of people taking it. We all are aware that it has 3 stages: The Preliminary examination,…
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UPSC Mains Economics Optional: All you need to know
Economics Optional Overview: Adam Smith, the Father of Modern Economics defined Economics as, “an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.” Economics, one of the most popular social science subjects is one of the most important aspects of a country. Any civil servant should be aware of the Indian Economy and…
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Differentiate between Liberal Feminism and Radical Feminism
Feminism as an organized political ideology has come a long way from its early days. Mary Wollstonecraft in ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Women’ (1792) argued that women should be entitled to the same rights as men on the grounds that ‘human beings’. Feminism through its four waves has grown to bring more and…
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Environmental Movements in India: All you need to Know
With the growing concerns for environmental degradation worldwide, we can feel the utmost need for a better environmental balance. Unfortunately, there are hundreds of instances of abuse, and only a little paid attention, and that too only when the local community protests. Usually, the conflict is seen as Environment v/s Development. We find that India…
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Backward Classes and Dalit Movements in India (Summary)
Historically speaking, India is of those countries where there is a maximum number of downtrodden sections. The idea of education especially western education was made compulsory for superior classes only. Moreover, lower castes were detached from every cultural and religious activity. M.N. Srinivas described that more Sanskritization was not adequate for the lower classes. Therefore,…