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Part I: Essays on Topical Issues

1. Redefining Development
2. Re-examining Indias Diversity
3. Mixing Quota with Religion
4. Whither Religion
5. Fractured Mandate and Coalition Politics
6. Creating New States
7. Democratic Decentralisation in India
8. Situating Civil Society in a Democracy
9. The Phenomenon of Paid News
10. Governance as a Factor of Development
11. Direct Benefit Transfer
12. Globalisation and Cyber Crime
13. The Immediacy of Labour Reforms
14. Womens Reservation: Looking for Real Solutions
15. A Critical Evaluation of Planning in India
16. Changing Dimensions of Planning in India
17. Economic Reforms in India
18. Food Security in India
19. Green Revolution
20. The Second Green Revolution
21. Re-examining the Need for Genetically Modified Foods
22. Solving the Land Acquisition Challenge
23. Whither Climate Change
24. Climate Change and India
Part II: Essays with Notes
25. Ethics, Economics and Progress
26. Technology, Service Delivery and Inclusive Growth
27. Delays, Governance and Inclusive Growth
28. The Idea of Socio-Economic and Caste Census
29. The Immediacy of Farm Sector Reform
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Part A: Approach to Essay Writing

Decoding the Art / Science of Essay Writing
Preparation
Presentation
Revision
Part B: Collection of Essays
1. Preparing Indian Society for Global Leadership
2. Relevance of Gandhian Principles
3. E - Governance
4. Building India into a Knowledge Society
5. Womens Reservation as a Means of Womens Empowerment
6. Judicial Activism
7. Tradition and Modernity - Friends or Foes
8. Developing a Sporting Culture in India
9. Globalization of Terror
10. Corruption in India
11. Ideology or Technology
12. Indian Democracy
13. Our Future on this Planet
14. The Pursuit of Happiness
15. Role of Education in Development
16. Vision for Food Security in India
17. Social Networking
18. Globalization and WTO - An Era of Neo-imperialism
19. Gender Equality - A Myth or Reality
20. Role of Media in Maintaining Communal Harmony
Part C: Develop Better Writing Skills
List of Topics for Practice
1. Outsourcing - Trends & Impacts
2. The Dignity of Labor
3. Third World Industrialization
4. Millennium Development Goals - The Road Ahead
5. Life of an Illegal Immigrant
6. Corporate Social Responsibility in India - Evolution & Performance
7. Streets of My City
8. Habit is Second Nature
9. Reuse Reduce Recycle
10. A Woman in an Indian Metropolitan
11. Growing Intolerance in the Society

12. Wikileaks and the Age of Transparency

13. An Eye for an Eye
14. Tax Avoidance and Tax Heavens - Undermining Democracy
15. Life of an Anti Corruption Protest
16. The Difficult Indian Neighborhood
17. The Right to Dissent
18. Unlocking the Potential of Micro-finance
19. We Live in Deeds, not in Years
20. Naxal Menace - The War Within

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Introduction to the Essay

Paradoxes of Democracy

Democracy implies tolerance of dissent

The Role of Opposition in a Democracy

Role of Judiciary in a Democracy

Judicial Activism

Elections - Lacunae and Remedies

Corruption in Public Life

Politics and Religion

Communalism

The Politics of Communalism

The Rights and Wrongs of Conversion

Should there be reservations?

Women should have reserved seats in Parliament

Is India ready for a uniform civil code?

An Apolitical Defence Force

Indias Defence Needs in a Technological Scenario

United Nations - Role and Future

Human Rights

Can Human Rights be Universal Rights?

Status of Human Rights in Independent India

Human Rights and the Indian Armed Forces

Torture - The Living Death

The Changing Face of Terrorism

Can Terrorism be Justified?

Economic Liberalization - challenges before India

Privatization of the Economy

Private Sector versus Public Sector

Indias Population and It's Economic Implications

Transforming our Huge Population into Human Resource

Development and Population Control

The Two - Child Norm for Population Control

Peoples Participation in Development

Tourism - Potentials and Problems

The Changing Face of Indian Society

Changing Idea of Family

The Problems of Old Age

Law as an Instrument of Social Change

Morality and Law

Education in India - Lacunae and Remedies

Privatization of Education - Solution to Resource Crunch

Child Labour

Problems of Working Women

Violence against Women

Women need empowerment

Ragging should be curbed

The Rights and Wrongs of Free Expression

Advertising and Social Responsibility

Indian Cinema and Social Responsibility

Challenge Before Television in India

Television and Teenage Violence

Foreign Media in India - Any Cause for Concern?

The Politics of Information

The Scientific attitude rather than science is the need of the day

Moral Dilemmas Inherent in Scientific Progress

Are science and art antithetical to each other?

Science and Literature

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind

Computers - A Silent Revolution

Information Revolution

Sustainable Development and Environment

Pollution

Humans are the worst culprits in environmental degradation

Biodiversity

Are human beings able to cope with natural disasters?

What freedom means to me

Euthanasia - Can death be a therapy?

Non-Violence

Leadership

Leisure - Its Use and Abuse

If the British had not colonised India

History repeats itself

History needs to be rewritten

On Good and Bad Neighbors

Superstitions

Sports sans Sportsmanship

Ethics in Sports

Why Ban English?

Men have failed, let women take over

India Today

The Indian Republic

Generation Gap

The Child is the Father of Man

Compassion is the basis of all morality

The road to happiness is always under construction

Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds

Truth may be eclipsed but not extinguished

Crime - New Dimensions

Capital Punishment

If human beings can be cloned

Material Progress and Human Values

Animals too have rights

Growing Flexibility in Gender Roles of Men and Women

Relevance of Gandhi Today

Essays in Brief

How free are we?

Democracy in India

Road Rage and Democratic Values

Media Freedom and Individual Privacy

Laughter, Truth, and Universality

Protection from Internet Abuse

Terrorism can never lead to democracy

Politicians Above the Law

The Problems of a Huge Population

Gender Bias in Health Concerns

Goals for child welfare remain on paper

Is teaching just a job?

The world needs more tolerance

Criminalization of Politics

Is the nation - state dying out?

Should there be liquor prohibition?

No one knows what he can do till he tries

The test of democracy is the freedom of criticism

The great end of life is not knowledge but action

Should smoking be banned in public places?

Education is Freedom

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old but that one is young

Is government going out of fashion?

Green activism can go too far

Indians are non - violent by nature

Indians are not non - violent by nature

Death penalty solves nothing

Dont ban capital punishment

Violence on the Increase

Examinations are a necessary evil

Pleasures of Reading

Can television affect society?

Science - Blessing or Curse?

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The World of Twenty-first Century

Law as an Instrument of Social Change

Politicians above the Law

Judicial Activism

The Politics of Communalism

Politics and Religion

Growing Flexibility in Gender

Roles of Men and Women

Modern Civilisation

Tourism: Potentials and Problems

The Indian Republic

India's Population and Its Economic Implications

Paradoxes of Democracy

Democracy Implies Tolerance of Dissent..

Should there be Reservations?

Corruption in Public Life

Our Cultural Heritage

The Rights and Wrongs of Conversion

Media Freedom and Individual Privacy

The Two-child Norm for Population Control

Transforming Our Huge Population

into Human Resource

People's Participation in Development

The Politics of Information

An Apolitical Defence Force

Non-violence

Private Sector versus Public Sector

ISI: A Threat to India

If the British had not Colonised India

The Child is the Father of Man

Foreign Media in India

Laughter, Truth, and Universality

Sports sans Sportsmanship

Torture: The Living Death

The Problems of Old Age

Development and Population Control

Cricket Mania

Can India Become a Superpower?

Basic Principles of Indian Constitution

Reforms in Governance and Administration

Constitution of India

The Global Network of Terrorism

The Youth Culture Today

Child Labour: A Shame

Cinema: The Reflection of the Society

Secular Character of India

Relevance of Gandhian Thoughts

in the Prevailing Times

Indian Festivals

Regionalism in Politics

Mass Media in a Democracy:

Information Technology: Boon or Bane

Merits and Demerits of the Parliamentary

and the Presidential Systems

The Evils of Dowry System

Drug Addiction: Causes and Remedies

Women's Liberation in India

Public Service Commissions

Is Science a Blessing or Curse?

The Youth and Nation Building

Indiscipline and Unrest among Students

Prohibition or Curse of the Bottle

Merits and Demerits of City Life

Examination System

The Importance of English

Godmen and New Cults

Making Successful Decisions

Preservation of Tribal Culture in India

Indian Values and Western Culture

Science and the Modern World

Youth and Literacy

Leadership Qualities

Discipline: Recipe for Success

Nothing is Impossible in the World

Work is Worship

India's Contribution to World Wisdom

Art and Morality

Science and Religion

India of My Dreams

If I were the Prime Minister of India

Character Makes a Man

Strike While the Iron is HoL

Cowards Die Many Times before Death

Man Does not Live by Bread Alone

Patriotism is not Enough

Outlines of India's Constitution

and National Symbols

Maintaining the Health of the Nation is the Responsibility of the State

Building National Character

Forest Policy of India

Effective Communication

Nuclear Power Resources in India

Resources for Film Production in India

Impact of Television on the youth

Multi-purpose River Valley Projects

Enviromental Problems in India

India's Environment around the

Sea Coast and under the Sea

Should Sex be a Regular Subject in Schools?

How can Smoking be Discouraged among the Youth?

Should Public Sector Enterprises Enjoy more Autonomy?

Use of Technology for Poverty Alleviation

Equity is Impossible without Adequate Growth

The French Revolution

The American Revolution

True Socialism Still to Come!

The System of Social and Political Life

in Democracies

Optional and Essential Functions of Modern States

Social Exclusion of Classes and Tribes:

Remedies and Responses

The United Nations: Origin, Organs and Functions

Crime against Women

Hazards of Industrial Pollution and

Demand for Clean Technologies