Tag "Social Issues in India"

Farmer Suicides in an Agrarian Country-Irony!
August 05, 2013 No Comments Student's Blog

Farmer Suicides in an Agrarian Country-Irony!

When I started looking for an issue to write,the one which caught my eye was the farmer suicides in India.The facts and stats that I will share are for sure scary and also eye opening.India is a agriculture based economy and more than 60% of India’s population has some dependency on farming for their livelihood. Agriculture in India is dependent almost completely on monsoons,if monsoon fails there is havoc and

Child Labour: A Serious Social Issue
August 05, 2013 1 Comment Student's Blog

Child Labour: A Serious Social Issue

My exposure to Child Labour: Everywhere in India, be it rural or urban area, there are children begging in the streets; even small children are cleaning the coaches of trains and the aisles of buses, asking for coins. I once needed help moving my scooter in the parking lot. It was late night and there weren’t any people inside the parking area. I noticed a small boy (apparently a cleaner)