The famous psychologist Daniel Kahneman and economist Angus Deaton published a famous paper in 2010. The paper reported that happiness goes up with income until the relationship starts to ” flatten ” at between $ 60000 and $ 90000 a […]
Karl Marx was a 19th-century sociologist, economist, and philosopher. He studied human history and came to the conclusion that history moves through different phases. He defined the phases in ascending order as follows : a) primitive communism b) Slavery c) […]
Buddhism was a protest movement against Brahmanism. Professor Yogendra Singh termed the rise of Buddhism as the process of orthogenetic change. It has brought about many changes in Indian society. Many foreigners started arriving in India around 300 B.C. Because […]
From the 1920s onwards, Mr. Winston Churchill was firm in opposing any proposal resembling genuine self-rule for India. He had a deep conviction that Britain would be fatally weakened if its Empire lost India. This conviction might have been strengthened because of […]
In the Hindu social system, eight types of marriage are described. These are Brahma, Daiva, Arsha, Prajapatya, Gandharva, Asura, Rakshasa, and Paisacha. The first four types of marriages were socially sanctioned, whereas the latter four were socially disapproved. Among the […]
In India, dowry practice is a part of marriage. A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride’s family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. This practice is followed in […]
The USSR collapsed in 1991. The disintegration of the USSR led to the formation of around 15 independent countries on the global map. There are many reasons for the disintegration of the USSR. Among these, the Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika […]
The founder of the Muslim Brotherhood was Hasan Al Banna. He founded this organization in 1928 in Egypt. The question is, why did he establish the Muslim Brotherhood? The origin of the Muslim Brotherhood lies in the development of the […]
The first world war was fought between 1914-1918. In this war, 13 lakh Indian soldiers fought on behalf of the British empire on the battlefield. These Indian soldiers had fought neither for any political purposes nor protection of their own […]
Political Scholars believe that developing countries usually have a coup. A coup means sudden, violent and illegal seizure of power from a government. But the richer democracies do not have the coup normally. Three arguments are often advanced for the […]
