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    The document discusses equality and inequality in Indian democracy. It notes that while India practices universal adult franchise, allowing all adults to vote irrespective of religion, caste, education or economic status, inequality still exists in forms such as poverty and caste discrimination. The Indian Constitution recognizes equality and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, sex or place of birth. However, the principle of equality is still being established, and the government uses laws and programs to help disadvantaged communities and implement equality. Inequality also continues in other democracies around the world such as issues of racial inequality faced by African-Americans in the US.

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    The document discusses equality and inequality in Indian democracy. It notes that while India practices universal adult franchise, allowing all adults to vote irrespective of religion, caste, education or economic status, inequality still exists in forms such as poverty and caste discrimination. The Indian Constitution recognizes equality and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, sex or place of birth. However, the principle of equality is still being established, and the government uses laws and programs to help disadvantaged communities and implement equality. Inequality also continues in other democracies around the world such as issues of racial inequality faced by African-Americans in the US.

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    The document discusses equality and inequality in Indian democracy. It notes that while India practices universal adult franchise, allowing all adults to vote irrespective of religion, caste, education or economic status, inequality still exists in forms such as poverty and caste discrimination. The Indian Constitution recognizes equality and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, sex or place of birth. However, the principle of equality is still being established, and the government uses laws and programs to help disadvantaged communities and implement equality. Inequality also continues in other democracies around the world such as issues of racial inequality faced by African-Americans in the US.

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    The document discusses equality and inequality in Indian democracy. It notes that while India practices universal adult franchise, allowing all adults to vote irrespective of religion, caste, education or economic status, inequality still exists in forms such as poverty and caste discrimination. The Indian Constitution recognizes equality and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, sex or place of birth. However, the principle of equality is still being established, and the government uses laws and programs to help disadvantaged communities and implement equality. Inequality also continues in other democracies around the world such as issues of racial inequality faced by African-Americans in the US.

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    Ch 1 On Equality

    Equal Right to Vote:

    In a democratic country, like India, all adults irrespective of what religion they
    belong to, how much education they have had, what caste they are, or whether they
    are rich or poor are allowed to vote. This is called universal adult franchise and is
    an essential aspect of all democracies. The idea of universal adult franchise is
    based on the idea of equality.

    • In a democratic country, like India, all adults irrespective their religion,


    their education, caste, or rich or poor are allowed to vote.
    → This is called Universal Adult Franchise.

    • The idea of universal adult franchise is based on the idea of equality.

    Other kinds of equality:

    • The poverty is one of main basis of inequality in India.


    • Apart from poverty, people in India experience inequality in different ways.

    • Caste is one of the more common forms of inequality in India.


    → Dalits (lower castes) still face discrimination in various ways.

    Recognising dignity:

    • When persons are treated unequally, their dignity is violated.


    Equality in Indian democracy:

    • The Indian Constitution recognizes every person as equal.

    • This is not to say that inequality ceases to exist.

    • But at least, in democratic India, the principle of the equality of all persons
    is recognized.

    • Now there are several laws to see that people are treated with dignity and
    as equals.

    • There are certain provision provided in the constitution for the recognition
    of equality:

    → Every person is equal before the law.

    → No person can be discriminated against on the basis of their religion,


    race, caste, place of birth or whether they are female or male.

    → Every person has access to all public places including playgrounds,


    hotels, shops and markets.

    • The two ways in which the government has tried to implement the
    equality:
    → Through laws in the Constitution.
    → Through government programmes or schemes to help disadvantaged
    communities.

    Issues of equality in other democracies:

    • India is the only democratic country in which there is inequality and where
    the struggle for equality continues to exist.

    • In many democratic countries around the world, the issue of equality


    continues to be the key issue around which communities struggle.
    • For example, in United States of America, the African–Americans whose
    ancestors were the slaves who were brought over from Africa, continue to
    describe their lives today as largely unequal.
    → This, despite the fact that there was a movement in the late 1950s to
    push for equal rights for African– Americans.

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