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  • Nice article by dr krishna kumar on education
    Summary of the article
    . John dewey in his classic work Democracy and education
    explained why communication across groups is a core challenge for democratic order.Dewey's use of endosmosis as a metaphor for interactive relation between diverse social groups is revolutionary. Endosmosis in biology is the flow of fluid through a membrane which acts like a porous separator
    .Dewey-education-enale citizens to practice individual freedom while contributing to collective efficiency of the society
    .quality of education-measure to the extent to which- social goals are debated and grasped by different social groups
    .Dewey- democracy as a system of governance - only if it becomes way of life by educationally disseminated rationality
    . Educated society must get away with social darwinism which legitimise the winners claim to power .this ideology tends to serve as a cover for orthodoxy ,misogyny and xenophobia .
    .writer writes at the end ...For democratic education we should shed the transplated ideas of west and make the education a tool of equitable and dustributive justice .

    plz explain the line: "Educated society must get away with social darwinism which legitimise the winners claim to power .this ideology tends to serve as a cover for orthodoxy ,misogyny and xenophobia ."
    @Pablo Escobar that's a cool name. TV series is in spanish(mostly). koi aur source h?
    Sorry for posting on wrong thread.
    just before making account on Forum I just finished narcos 2
    then fixed this name
    The King of Cocaine >:)
  • Hi, I haven't started preparing for Ethics paper. I was wondering how to start it considering I am preparing from home and not Mecca
  • Hi, I haven't started preparing for Ethics paper. I was wondering how to start it considering I am preparing from home and not Mecca
    Any inputs just to get a kick start shall be highly appreciated.TIA

  • Hi, I haven't started preparing for Ethics paper. I was wondering how to start it considering I am preparing from home and not Mecca
    Any inputs just to get a kick start shall be highly appreciated.TIA

    For ethics have a look at previous years question papers, understand the types of questions asked, have a look at visions and GS scores solved papers which you can probably find on net or telegram and then study from Lexicon. I think this is best strategy.
  • Hi, I haven't started preparing for Ethics paper. I was wondering how to start it considering I am preparing from home and not Mecca
    Any inputs just to get a kick start shall be highly appreciated.TIA

    Gs paper 4 is all about our own understanding of basic of ethical issues which surrounds us every day.so try to have that and develope understanding from incidences of current happenings from newspapers .study any standard book of ethics jus one source would be sufficient. Dont run after no of sources,it would waste ur time .internet will help a lot in qoutes preparation. After finishing do answer writing as much as you can ..that will be enough :)
  • Nice discussion on AIR today on "dilisting of 200 political parties by election commission "
    Noted few points..writing them ..for gs and essay part..
    Entire gamut of issue-funding of political parties, ECI has written letter to CBDT
    Electoral reform- tarakunde committee,dinesh giswami and indrajeet committe
    Political parties in india- extraconstitutional growth and funding depends upon political culture
    Two fold measure by ECI
    1.deduction in no of political parties
    2.democratisation of public funding
    Steps taken and benifit -many parties never send their copy of fund receipt to election commission -CBDT look in to the matter
    Challenges
    1.newly growing parties
    2.lament of goverment for derecognition of parties
    3.anonymous contribution for funding
    4.lack of moral political culture
    5.issues if fundamental rights regarding donars
    6.criminalisation of elections, extortion
    Way ahead
    1.bringing all political parties under the preview of RTI
    2.evolution of fabian model of funding by election commission
    3.steingent action by CBDT for black money generation
    4.done away with anonymous payment
    5.done away with cash funding
    6.stronge audit system -who gives what and where?
    7.strict regulation of FRCA 1976 act for foreign funding
    8.modern method of electoral procedures
    9.law commissions state funding of elections
  • Nice discussion on AIR today on "dilisting of 200 political parties by election commission "
    Noted few points..writing them ..for gs and essay part..
    Entire gamut of issue-funding of political parties, ECI has written letter to CBDT
    Electoral reform- tarakunde committee,dinesh giswami and indrajeet committe
    Political parties in india- extraconstitutional growth and funding depends upon political culture
    Two fold measure by ECI
    1.deduction in no of political parties
    2.democratisation of public funding
    Steps taken and benifit -many parties never send their copy of fund receipt to election commission -CBDT look in to the matter
    Challenges
    1.newly growing parties
    2.lament of goverment for derecognition of parties
    3.anonymous contribution for funding
    4.lack of moral political culture
    5.issues if fundamental rights regarding donars
    6.criminalisation of elections, extortion
    Way ahead
    1.bringing all political parties under the preview of RTI
    2.evolution of fabian model of funding by election commission
    3.steingent action by CBDT for black money generation
    4.done away with anonymous payment
    5.done away with cash funding
    6.stronge audit system -who gives what and where?
    7.strict regulation of FRCA 1976 act for foreign funding
    8.modern method of electoral procedures
    9.law commissions state funding of elections
    Good one @raksha... as Association for democratic reforms noted, around 100 cr of funding came from sources contributing more than 20000 at a go without adequate details of the donor including PAN which is must.
  • Nice discussion on AIR today on "dilisting of 200 political parties by election commission "
    Noted few points..writing them ..for gs and essay part..
    Entire gamut of issue-funding of political parties, ECI has written letter to CBDT
    Electoral reform- tarakunde committee,dinesh giswami and indrajeet committe
    Political parties in india- extraconstitutional growth and funding depends upon political culture
    Two fold measure by ECI
    1.deduction in no of political parties
    2.democratisation of public funding
    Steps taken and benifit -many parties never send their copy of fund receipt to election commission -CBDT look in to the matter
    Challenges
    1.newly growing parties
    2.lament of goverment for derecognition of parties
    3.anonymous contribution for funding
    4.lack of moral political culture
    5.issues if fundamental rights regarding donars
    6.criminalisation of elections, extortion
    Way ahead
    1.bringing all political parties under the preview of RTI
    2.evolution of fabian model of funding by election commission
    3.steingent action by CBDT for black money generation
    4.done away with anonymous payment
    5.done away with cash funding
    6.stronge audit system -who gives what and where?
    7.strict regulation of FRCA 1976 act for foreign funding
    8.modern method of electoral procedures
    9.law commissions state funding of elections
    Good one @raksha... as Association for democratic reforms noted, around 100 cr of funding came from sources contributing more than 20000 at a go without adequate details of the donor including PAN which is must.
    Oh ..will add this one too.. :)


  • Gs paper 4 is all about our own understanding of basic of ethical issues which surrounds us every day.so try to have that and develope understanding from incidences of current happenings from newspapers .study any standard book of ethics jus one source would be sufficient. Dont run after no of sources,it would waste ur time .internet will help a lot in qoutes preparation. After finishing do answer writing as much as you can ..that will be enough :)


    I was thinking of same just needed a reaffirmation for it. Thanks for the suggestion :)
    Btw i realised later that i hijacked the wrong thread. so closing this discussion here.
  • Nice discussion on AIR today on "dilisting of 200 political parties by election commission "
    Noted few points..writing them ..for gs and essay part..
    Entire gamut of issue-funding of political parties, ECI has written letter to CBDT
    Electoral reform- tarakunde committee,dinesh giswami and indrajeet committe
    Political parties in india- extraconstitutional growth and funding depends upon political culture
    Two fold measure by ECI
    1.deduction in no of political parties
    2.democratisation of public funding
    Steps taken and benifit -many parties never send their copy of fund receipt to election commission -CBDT look in to the matter
    Challenges
    1.newly growing parties
    2.lament of goverment for derecognition of parties
    3.anonymous contribution for funding
    4.lack of moral political culture
    5.issues if fundamental rights regarding donars
    6.criminalisation of elections, extortion
    Way ahead
    1.bringing all political parties under the preview of RTI
    2.evolution of fabian model of funding by election commission
    3.steingent action by CBDT for black money generation
    4.done away with anonymous payment
    5.done away with cash funding
    6.stronge audit system -who gives what and where?
    7.strict regulation of FRCA 1976 act for foreign funding
    8.modern method of electoral procedures
    9.law commissions state funding of elections
    Linking above with recently PM mooted "One India, One Election" concept.
    • holding of the elections of the centre and the state together.
    • Till mid 1960s, it was in existence but post that, coalition politics came into fore in the state elections where the governments were less stable and had to be dismissed which led to separate times of the elections in states
    Why do we need?
    bcoz in current situation:
    • huge burden on exchequer
    • Frequent elections bring policy making to a standstill
    • increase in “vices” such as communalism, casteism, corruption and crony capitalism.
    • focus is more on recouping election cost and next terms rather than governance, which brings in customary popular schemes for people at last moment (reframe it please)
    Why not needed?
    • local and national issues don’t get mixed up to distort priorities
    • disparage and marginalising of different state affairs is possible.
    • Accountability of political parties at both state and center level will submerge.
    • may defeat the federal structure as proper check on government won't be ensured
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