POLICY CENTRE AND GENDER LAB

Peace, in general terms, refers to a state of tranquillity in which people live in harmony. In other words, people residing as a cohesive unit respecting other people’s freedom is the meaning of peace. But, the definition of peace varies from person to person as people believe that the definition is far more than the absence of war and living in harmony. Peace is necessary for a society to function efficiently as the levels of trust, inclusiveness, and cooperation can be achieved through it. In the long run, peace ultimately leads to the formation of a civilized society.  There is a notion known as the Philosophy of peace which implies that every person must regard others as ends in themselves and thus not engage in violence towards other people. The Philosophy of Peace education is understood to be an encouraging commitment towards peace in settling disposition and enhancing the confidence of the individual as an agent for peace. But as we try to understand peace from the perspect...

India birthed at midnight in tumultuous times wherein while freedom was being celebrated and rejoiced upon, a bloodbath continued in several of its parts, recently unclenched from the fists of the British. As India continues to pride upon the rich travesty of culture, flora, fauna, people, languages, and other kaleidoscopes celebrating  Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav , the Constitution of the largest democracy in the world continues to unite the differences and include the multifarious realities of its people like a strong spine. The Constitution makers envisioned India to be a modern nation based on the norms of the rule of law, secular character of the society, and democratic nature of the polity. The constituent assembly highlighted three major challenges at the outset. First was a concern with national unity emerging from the bloodbath of Partition; second, a deep and anxious preoccupation with social issues such as poverty, illiteracy, economic development that plagued the nation; a...