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15 Nov, 2019
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Paper | Topics | Subject |
---|---|---|
GS-II | Sabarimala Case | |
Nadu Nedu programme |
Syllabus subtopic: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
News: The Supreme Court has referred to a 7 judge- bench a clutch of review petitions challenging its September 2018 verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups into the Sabarimala temple.
Prelims focus: About the case and the Sabarimala temple
Mains focus: Concerns and challenges, and SC observations
Background:
Observations made by the court:
Questions before the larger bench:
Constitutional vs Cultural dimensions:
The case has constitutional as well as cultural dimensions. Displaying great cultural sensitivity, a division Bench of the Kerala High Court had, back in 1991, pointed out that “age regulation” in Sabarimala is not unconstitutional.
In Sabarimala, the deity is worshipped in the form of Naishtika Brahmacharior- a celibate, as pointed out by the Kerala High Court.
The supporters of Temple ban say that:
Why does preventing women’s entry to the temple discriminatory in nature?
Preventing women’s entry to the Sabarimala temple with an irrational and obsolete notion of “purity” clearly offends the equality clauses in the Constitution. In any civilised society, gender equality is to be treated as one of the core values.
Way ahead:
This issue raises serious questions about faith and practices of a religious denomination or sect. Therefore, it is time to evolve a judicial policy to do substantial and complete justice.
Source: Indian Express
Syllabus subtopic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
News: ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme has been launched in Andhra Pradesh. The programme seeks to transform government schools into vibrant and competitive institutions.
Prelims focus: About the programme.
Mains focus: Need for and significance of English education, challenges present and ways to address them.
Key features of the programme:
Criticisms:
A language war has erupted in Andhra Pradesh. In this age of rapid globalization, the detractors, primarily the Opposition, has argued that the state should stick to Telugu to protect itself from cultural degradation, else it would endanger the regional language’s survival.
Need for English education: Language is a means of communication. Today English is a global language, but our vernacular languages are where our thoughts form. At the same time, English is needed to reach out to people at a global level.
Source: Indian Express
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