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Can laws stop atrocities against women?

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Image source “A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks which others have thrown at her” Let us first allude towards the bricks the society has thrown. In India, there are about 909713 cases reported for cruelty by husbands and other relatives, about 4705596 cases of molestation, about 315074 cases of kidnapping and abduction , about 243051 rape cases and 80833 dowry deaths every 10 years. Again there are still millions of atrocities which are still left unreported in the police stations. Now let us talk about the laws which are formulated and implemented in favour of women. Citing a few:- 1] The child marriage restraint act of 1929  :-which restraints and prohibits a girl who is not 18 to get married. the girls class have confronted with this crime on a large scale and for sure the law has proved itself by eradicating child marriage. 2] Eve teasing :-the section 294 and 509 of IPC prohibits any individual to pass any kind of offen...

FIVE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO RECONSTRUCT LEARNING PROCESS FOR TEACHERS

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Image source Sitting in a classroom and still unsure about what is being taught? Don’t worry, you’re not the lone one going through this. Most of us as a student are now transforming as the consumers of facts. Despite of the advancement in almost every field, we still struggle to be the active creators of knowledge. Even the teaching methodology is still that old “show and tell” process . Then, who need to be the hero in this despair? The expert  who facilitate the knowledge to make learning more dynamic is the teacher.  Here are the five ways  how teachers can change this “trade scenario” of education : 1 .  CATALYST FOR LEARNING  : Learning  doesn’t consist merely of lecturing to students who sit in rows to dutifully listen and record what they hear but also offers every student a rich and unique learning experience. The learning environment shouldn’t be  confined to the classroom but also  extends into the house and the society to...