Past Year Essay Papers

 

Economy, Development
  1. Crisis faced in India – moral or economic. -2015
  2. Can capitalism bring inclusive growth? -2015
  3. Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our country? -2014
  4. Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India? -2014
  5. GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of a country-2013
  6. Is the criticism that the ‘Public-Private-Partnership’ (PPP) model for development is more of a bane than a boon in the Indian context, justified ?-2012
  7. Should a moratorium be imposed on all fresh mining in tribal areas of the country? -2010
  8. Are our traditional handicrafts doomed to a slow death? -2009
  9. The focus of health care is increasingly getting skewed towards the ‘haves’ of our society. -2009
  10. Special economic zone: boon or bane -2008
  11. Protection of ecology and environment is essential for sustained economic development. -2006
  12. BPO boom in India.   -2007
  13. Globalization would finish small-scale industries in India. -2006
  14. Economic growth without distributive justice is bound to breed violence. -1993
  15. Ecological considerations need not hamper development. -1993
  16. Multinational corporations – saviours or saboteurs -1994
  17. Resource management in the Indian context. -1999
  18. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise. -1997
 
Education
  1. Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil-2015
  2. Is the growing level of competition good for the youth? -2014
  3. Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress? -2014
  4. Credit – based higher education system – status , opportunities and challenges -2011
  5. Is an egalitarian society possible by educating the masses ? -2008
  6. Independent thinking should be encouraged right form the childhood. -2007
  7. “Education for all” campaign in India: myth or reality. -2006
  8. What is real education? -2005
  9. Modern technological education and human values. -2002
  10. Privatization of higher education in India. -2002
  11. Irrelevance of the classroom. -2001
  12. Value-based science and education. -1999
  13. Literacy is growing very fast, but there is no corresponding growth in education. -1996
  14. Restructuring of Indian education system. -1995
 
Indian Democracy, society, culture, mindset
  1. Dreams which should not let India sleep. -2015
  2. Is sting operation an invasion on privacy? -2014
  3. Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India? -2014
  4. Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s Success? -2013
  5. In the context of Gandhiji’s views on the matter, explore, on an evolutionary scale, the terms ‘Swadhinata’, ‘Swaraj’ and ‘Dharmarajya’. Critically comment on their contemporary relevance to Indian democracy -2012
  6. Does Indian cinema shape our popular culture or merely reflect it? -2011
  7. Geography may remain the same ; history need not. -2010
  8. From traditional Indian philanthropy to the gates-buffet model-a natural progression or a paradigm shift? -2010
  9. ‘ globalization’ vs. ‘ nationalism’ -2009
  10. National identity and patriotism -2008
  11. How has satellite television brought about cultural change in Indian mindsets? -2007
  12. Globalizations and its impact on Indian culture. -2004
  13. Responsibility of media in a democracy. -2002
  14. Indian culture today: a myth or a reality? -2000
  15. Modernism and our traditional socio-ethical values. -2000
  16. Why should we be proud of being Indians? -2000
  17. Youth culture today. -1999
  18. Mass media and cultural invasion. -1999
  19. The composite culture of India. -1998
  20. The Indian society at the crossroads. -1994
  21. Modernisation and westernisation are not identical concepts. -1994
  22. New cults and godmen: a threat to traditional religion -1996
  23. True religion cannot be misused. -1997
 
International issues
  1. India’s role in promoting ASEAN co-operation. -2004
  2. The masks of new imperialism. -2003
  3. As civilization advances culture declines. -2003
  4. The implications of globalization for India. -2000
  5. My vision of an ideal world order. -2001
  6. India’s contribution to world wisdom. -1998
  7. The world of the twenty-first century. -1998
  8. Preparedness of our society for India’s global leadership role. -2010
  9. The global order: political and economic -1993
  10. Importance of Indo-US nuclear agreement -2006
  11. Good fences make good neighbours -2009
  12. Terrorism and world peace -2005
  13. Restructuring of UNO reflect present realities -1996
 
Quote based, Philosophy, Ethics Based
  1. Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole. -2015
  2. Quick but steady wins the race. -2015
  3. Character of an institution is reflected in its leader. -2015
  4. With greater power comes greater responsibility. -2014
  5. Words are sharper than the two-edged sword. -2014
  6. Be the change you want to see in others (Gandhi)-2013
  7. Discipline means success, anarchy means ruin -2008
  8. Attitude makes, habit makes character and character makes a man.  -2007
  9. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. -2003
  10. If youth knew, if age could. -2002
  11. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. -2002
  12. The pursuit of excellence. -2001
  13. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem. -2002
  14. Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of civilisation. -1995
  15. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. -1995
  16. Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret -1994
  17. Useless life is an early death. -1994
  18. He would reigns within himself and folds his passions and desires and fears is more than a king. -1993
  19. Compassion is the basic of all morality would -1993
  20. Truth is lived, not taught -1996
 
Polity, administration, Media and Panchayati Raj Related topics
  1. Creation of smaller states and the consequent administrative , economic and developmental implication -2011
  2. In the Indian context , both human intelligence and technical intelligence are crucial in combating terrorism -2011
  3. Evaluation of panchayati raj system in India from the point of view of eradication of power to people.  -2007
  4. Justice must reach the poor -2005
  5. Is autonomy the best answer to combat balkanization? -2007
  6. The country’s need for a better disaster management system. -2000
  7. Are we a ‘soft ’ state ? -2009
  8. Role of media in good governance -2008
  9. Judicial activism and Indian democracy. -2004
  10. How should a civil servant conduct himself? -2003
  11. What have we gained from our democratic set-up? -2001
  12. Urbanisation and its hazards -2008
  13. Food security for sustainable national development -2005
  14. Water resources should be under the control of the central government. -2004
  15. The misinterpretation and misuse of freedom in India. -1998
  16. The language problem in India: its past, present and prospects. -1998
  17. Reservation, politics and empowerment. -1999
  18. When money speaks, the truth is silent. -1995
  19. Politics without ethics is a disaster. -1995
  20. Judicial activism. -1997
  21. The vip cult is a bane of Indian democracy -1996
  22. Need for transparency in public administration -1996
  23. Whither Indian democracy? -1995
  24. Politics, bureaucracy and business – fatal triangle. -1994
  25. How far has democracy in India delivered the goods? -2003
  26. What we have not learnt during fifty years of independence. -1997
  27. My vision of India in 2001 a.d. -1993
 
Science-Technology Based Essay
  1. Technology cannot replace manpower. -2015
  2. Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation-2013
  3. Science and Mysticism : Are they compatible ?-2012
  4. The march of science and the erosion of human values. -2001
  5. Increasing computerization would lead to the creation of a dehumanized society. -2006
  6. The lure of space. -2004
  7. Spirituality and scientific temper. -2003
  8. The cyberworld: its charms and challenges. -2000
  9. The modern doctor and his patients. -1997
  10. Computer: the harbinger of silent revolution. -1993
 
Women empowerment, Issue based Essay
  1. Managing work and home – is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal ?-2012
  2. Women’s reservation bill would usher in empowerment for women in India. -2006
  3. The hand that rocks the cradle -2005
  4. If women ruled the world -2005
  5. Whither women’s emancipation? -2004
  6. Empowerment alone cannot help our women. -2001
  7. Women empowerment: challenges and prospects. -1999
  8. Woman is god’s best creation. -1998
  9. Greater political power alone will not improve women’s plight. -1997
  10. The new emerging women power: the ground realities. -1995
  11. Men have failed: let women take over. -1993
 

 

 

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