Major Social Issues

- Shivani Sangwan “Fertility, the report declares, has fallen markedly in recent decades for many countries: today, two-thirds of the global population lives in a country or area where lifetime fertility is below 2.1 births per woman, roughly the level required for zero growth in the long run, for a population with low mortality.” Conversations about overpopulation can quickly become controversial because they beg the question: Who exactly is the cause of the problem and what, if anything, should be done about it? Many population experts worry discussions around overpopulation will be abused by small-minded people to suggest some are the “right people” to be on the planet (like themselves), and some people are “the wrong people” (usually people in poverty, people of color, foreigners, and so on—you get the drift). But there are no “right” or “wrong” people on the planet, and discussing the problems of global overpopulation can never be an excuse, or in any way provide a platform, for h...

SEXISM                                         -By Shivani Sangwan   What is Sexism? It imposes limits on what men and boys can and should do and what women and girls can and should do. The concept of sexism was originally formulated to raise  consciousness  about the oppression of girls and women, although by the early 21st century it had sometimes been expanded to include the oppression of any sex, including men and boys,  intersex  people, and  transgender  people. Sexism in a society is most commonly applied against women and girls. It functions to maintain patriarchy, or male domination, through ideological and material practices of individuals, collectives, and institutions that oppress women and girls on the basis of sex or gender. Such oppression usually takes the forms of economic exploitation and social domination. Sexist behavio...

  - By Shivani Sangwan “Suicide is a form of murder - premeditated murder. It isn't something you do the first time you think of doing it. It takes getting used to. And you need the means, the opportunity, the motive. A successful suicide demands good organization and a cool head, both of which are usually incompatible with the suicidal state of mind.” ―  Susanna Kaysen,  Girl, Interrupted What the numbers say: When a first information report is made, the local police agency gathers information regarding suicides in India. Even after the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017, which decriminalized suicide attempts, was passed, the practise has persisted. The National Crime Records Bureau receives this and sends data to Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India (ADSI) for publication in its annual reports. The frequency of suicide fatalities in India has climbed slightly in some years while declining in other years, according to a review of ADSI records from 2000 to 2021. This...

"Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures." - Thomas de Quincey In India, cows, bulls, calves, buffaloes, and oxen are abhorrent because they are regarded as sacred. Humans have devolved into mercenaries who will do anything to exploit the cattle for profit. India, the top milk producer in the world, contributes 22% to worldwide output and will have a dairy industry of INR 11,357 billion in 2020. In India, where the cow is revered, there are far too many cows, bulls, calves, buffaloes, and oxen. Humans have devolved into mercenaries who will do anything to exploit the cattle for profit.   India, the top milk producer in the world, contributes 22% to worldwide output and will have a dairy industry of INR 11,357 billion in 2020. This method of increasing milk production is harmful and illegal in addition to bein...