Society and Culture Issues

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Category Description:

Listings in this category deal issues relating to society and culture in India. Topics include human rights, poverty, child marriage, child labour, caste and communal issues, nuclear weapons, the environment and animal welfare.

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  • A4India.com  - Provides essays, articles, short stories, and literary poems on contemporary problems of the country about politics and economy.
  • Aaranyak  - Presents the organization's conservation projects and programs.
  • Anti-caste  - News and research on caste, women's oppression, communalism, and class struggle in South Asia from a Marxist perspective.
  • Caste System and Stages of Life in Hinduism  - Comprehensively discusses the levels of social stratification of the Hindi belief and explains the status of the untouchables in the country.
  • Confusing Caste System, The  - Explains the complications of the system for people on marriage and status in the country.
  • Consumer Complaints  - News, anecdotal accounts, discussions, tips and tricks, and answers to questions related to consumer complaints in India.
  • Consumer Court Information  - Registered nonprofit and non-political organization founded to help and guide aggrieved consumers.
  • CUTS International - Consumer Unity & Trust Security  - Monthly publication offering a forum for the oppressed to seek justice.
  • Hum Coolie  - Humanitarian movement aimed at addressing problems of child oppression and exploitation.
  • Human Rights Watch  - Discusses the causes of discrimination and patterns of violence against the “untouchable” classes in the country.
  • IndiaEyeWitness.com  - Presents the common issues in India, pamphlets, discussions, polls, articles, and various other related resources.
  • People’s Union for Civil Liberties  - Shows reports and news articles about human rights policies as compiled by the organization that supports the practice of rights that are free form political influence.
  • Population Council  - Discusses the population control programs and the reproductive health problems in the country.
  • Public Concern for Governance Trust (PCGT)  - Organization committed to promoting honesty, transparency, and accountability in governance. Site provides information on projects, partners, and achievements.
  • Right to Food Campaign  - Discusses the agency’s campaign on food distribution in locales where access is limited.
  • Toxics Alert  - Provides various news articles and reports on proper disposal of hazardous chemicals, municipal load, and industrial effluents.
  • Unwanted Humans  - Chronicles the social injustices encountered by an Indian Eunuch citizen and details the government projects in suppressing cases of violations.
 
 
 
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