One World

Gender equality is decided not by the legislative battles we win, but the personal battles we lose. Our laws are as water running through a ruptured tumbler: they fill the tumbler, but only just. The laws serve the means for which we need them but are not the end we require. We do not want a victory which is forever unhappy and turgid, but one which is indefinitely consistent regardless of norms. To improve the status quo, governmental action coupled with a change in mentality must be enacted to win the war in the subliminal self. The swiftest path to this destination is the betterment of the economic status of women. Fortunately or Unfortunately, financial capabilities define today's spectrum. The better one's rank, the greater one's persona qua political influencer and social influencer. Lamentably, current democracies are host to politicians who are either richly endowed or funded by the wealthy. To fund actual change, the first step must be to enhance the financial p...

Sexism, misogynism, and horror! Where has humanity headed that makes it prevaricate pseudoscientific theories based on 'religious' practices? Menstruation is a boon, not a curse. The idea that it is impure and disease-like is blatant sexism and should not be followed. However, OneWorld regrets that these ideas are followed by millions across the world. Quite recently, A prominent girls' educational centre in Bhuj (Gujarat, India), which is managed by the popular Swaminarayan trust, was charged with the ignominious crime of insulting the dignity of a girl. Sixty-eight girls were isolated and coerced to remove their undergarments upon the suspicion of menstruating yet not isolating themselves (as was the archaic and discriminatory law of the institution). To further the furore, the head of the managing Swaminarayan order, Krushna Swarup Das, proclaimed in a viral video that, 'Menstruating women who will cook for their husbands will be reborn as b******; men consuming f...

'Freedom is when the people can speak; democracy is when the government listens.' - Alistar Farrugia On the occasion of India's Republic Day, a horde of questions has arisen which the Indian government must answer to satiate the international public. India celebrates its constitution and ideals on this day. However, does the incumbent government uphold the spirit it showcases? Has the Indian Constitution, which stood cemented for 70 years, been eroded to gullible paper in a few months? Where is the Indian fire which once rallied Indian independence and democracy? In the past few months, the Constitution of India has faced heavy fire from attacks on its integrity. The ideals it proclaimed as fundamental to the idea of India are being manipulated and misused by ill-required bills of the incumbent. While the methods of the BJP-led government are certainly on the brink of unconstitutionality, they have the confidence of the Supreme Court of India (Not to cast aspersions...

'One World: One Nation' The above statement is quixotic and high-headed (Agreeably like an assured hoax). However, all its impracticality has been ushered in by the current situation of the world. Nations and individuals who have been politically primed by divisive and nationalistic politicians tend to forget the purpose for the creation of the country - administration, protection and cultural identification. Our world is too divided to appreciate the benefits of an earth-wide union. While previous attempts at this have been made by the global community ( in puncto  League of Nations, United Nations), these attempts have been substantially mellowed by the incompetence of nations. Today, the idea has vast support across borders under different monikers - World government, One World Government, One Nation etc.  The entire intricacy and operation of this colossal power can be read in books such as  The Idea of World Government, Political Globalization, Global Dem...

'Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls' - Rabindranath Tagore (Where the mind is without fear) One hundred ninety-five countries exist today. They shouldn't. Today, the world is more fragmented than ever. Of course, we mustn't grumble. Due to the break-up of the European states' immense empires and the increased dissatisfaction amongst other imperialist powers, this situation has arisen.  Let us delve further back into history. Nations were not just infinitely present throughout the past. They were founded. These nations arose from a sentiment of ethnonationalism. Humans are social animals and take pride in contending life as a part of a larger group or community. This strain of evolutionary mindset endures to this day. Dear reader, look back and reminisce the last time you connected with the stranger sauntering by for being of yo...

'The unexamined life is not worth living,' declared Socrates. Most accurately so. The examination of our lives is indispensable to the quest for ethical enlightenment. Ethical enlightenment? This variety of enlightenment refers to the universal morality of a specific situation quintessentially, regardless of individual or community perspectives. Or instead, what is the righteousness of an act when it is irrespective of the circumstances, outlooks and the time of the decision? Take the Gurkha Regiment of the Indian Army for example (which has preceded the independence of India). Regarding the corps as a being, we can discern a stark change in the regiment's perspective upon a situation. For instance, ad prius independence, the battalion's views upon a circumstance (say, firing on the local denizens of India) were substantially modified after independence (by not firing on the locals). However, at both periods, the Gurkha Regiment maintains that its morality was always...

A patriot is one whose heart beats true to the country. While our archetypal vision of a patriot happens to be of pre-independence liberators and smartly dressed khaki suited army men, they happen to be a minority in the patriotic community. Howard Zinn, historian and playwright, once said: "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." His words imply the significance of dissent in any nation. Agreeably, dissent plays a remarkably fundamental role as the guiding star of a nation's democratic polity.  The real heroes of any nation's success lie shadowed and filmed over by overhanging politicians aiming to desist dissent amongst the voters. While we continually see incumbent governments whipping out advertisement campaigns and fiery speeches for patriotism and army service, almost rarely does any incumbent parliamentarian wish for active citizen participation.  Dissenters in India who reject the incredulous proposal of the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019, have tak...