The Essays so far (Essay Paper) 1. Indias Role in promoting ASEAN cooperation. 2. Judicial Activism & Indian Democracy.

3. Whither Womens Emancipation? 4. Globalization & its impact on Indian Culture 5. The Lure of Space 6. Water resources should be under the control of the Central Government 7. The masks of New Imperialism 8. How far has democracy in Indian delivered the goods? 9. How should a civil servant conduct himself? 10. As civilization advances culture declines. 11. There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. 12. Spirituality & Scientific temper. 13. Modern Technology Education & human values 14. Search for truth can only be a spiritual problem. 15. If youth knew, if age could. 16. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. 17. Privatization of Higher Education in India. 18. Responsibility of media in a democracy. 19. What have we gained from our democratic set-up? 20. My vision of an ideal world order 21. The march of science & the erosion of human values 22. Irrelevance of the classroom 23. The pursuit of excellence 24. Empowerment alone cannot help our women. 25. Why should we be proud of being Indians? 26. The cyber-world: its charms & challenges 27. Indian culture today: a myth or a reality? 28. The countrys need for a better disaster management system. 29. The implication of globalization for India. 30. Modernism and our traditional socioethical values. 31. The composite culture of India 32. Woman is Gods best creation 33. The misrepresentation & misuse of freedom in India 34. Indias contribution to world wisdom 35. The language problem in India: Its past, present & prospects 36. The world of 21st century 37. Womens Empowerment: Challenges & prospects 38. The youth culture today 39. The mass media & cultural invasion 40. Resource management in the Indian context 41. Value-based science & education 42. Reservations, politics & empowerment 43. What we have not learnt during 50 years of Independence. 44. Judicial activism 45. Greater political power alone will not improve womens plight. 46. True religion cannot be misused. 47. The modern doctor & his patients. 48. Urbanization is a blessing in disguise 49. Literacy is growing fast but there is no corresponding growth in education. 50. Restructuring of UNO to reflect present realities. 51. New cults & godmen a threat to traditional religions. 52. The VIP cult is bane of Indian democracy 53. Need for transparency in Public Administration. 54. Truth is lived, not taught. 55. Politics without ethic is a disaster 56. The New emerging woman-power: the ground realities. 57. Whither Indian democracy? 58. When money speaks, the truth is silent. 59. Restructuring Indian educational system 60. Disinterested Intellectual Curiosity is the life-blood of real civilization. 61. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. 62. Youth is a blunder, Manhood is struggle, Old age a regret 63. Indian society at the crossroads 64. The challenge before a Civil Servant today. 65. Modernization & Westernization are not identical concepts 66. A useless life is an early death 67. Politics, business & bureaucracy- a fatal triangle 68. MNCs- saviors or saboteurs 69. My Vision of India in 2010. 70. The emerging global order, political & economic. 71. Men have failed; let women take over

72. Ecological consideration need not hamper development. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8-19-43-57 (Democracy success/failure) 10-13-21-34 (Technology v. Culture) 3-24-32-37-45-56-71(Women) 4-10-27-31-39 (Culture) 2-44 (Judicial activism) Essays so far (English Compulsory) 1. Indian budget is a gamble on the Monsoons 2. Necessity of water-harvesting in India 3. Social harmony v. Communal frenzy 4. Criminalization of politics 5. All that glitters is not gold. 6. The need for alternative sources of energy 7. The role of judiciary in India 8. Freedom of expression 9. My idea of an Administrator 10. Pleasures of Reading 11. The ways to enrich our regional languages 12. Wither Indian democracy today? 13. Terrorism in India 14. Science & religion 15. If I were the Prime Minister of India 16. Knowledge is power 17. Consequences of globalization 18. Value of yoga 19. Science & human happiness 20. Tourism in India 21. Man is saved not by faith but by work 22. Indian culture 23. Contribution of Science to human progress 24. Political reform you want in India 25. Laughter is the best medicine 26. Power of the press 27. An ideal college 28. The technological miracles of the 20th century. 29. An encounter with an astrologer 30. Cowards die many times before their death 31. The limits of science 32. Our Intellectuals 33. Have we lost the direction? 34. Computers in Everyday life 35. Below Poverty line 36. Tolerance is the key to national unity 37. Your idea of happy life 38. Advertisements: need for control 39. Is vegetarianism a virtue? 40. Failures are the pillars of success? 41. Strange customs 42. Women in my neighbourhood 43. Investigation journalism in modern India 44. Why you like your favourite TV serial? 45. Proposals for improving my town/village 46. Our is an age of information rather than of true knowledge 47. Family as the foremost institution of our social life 48. Time as a tyrant is modern life 49. Our cultural heritage & the modern challenges 50. Life is action & not contemplation 51. Challenges facing the Indian women 52. Relevance of the Joint Family today 53. The pleasures of day-dreaming 54. Love for animals 55. A thing of beauty is joy forever 56. Preserving our national monuments 57. A civil servant as the servant & not be master of the people 58. What do you understand by unity in diversity 59. The case for & against reservation of jobs for women 60. The pleasure of Gardening 61. Those people next door 62. Indian culture in daily life 63. An ideal bureaucrat 64. Reading v watching TV 65. Role of women in modern politics 66. My idea of happy family 67. The new political culture in India 68. The need for liberalization in Indian economy 69. Communal conflicts in India-causes & remedies 70. Building castles in the air 71. Has Indian democracy come of age? 72. Tree as a friend of man 73. Computer applications 74. The domestic life of a working woman

75. The pleasure of reading 76. How do you spend your leisure time? 77. The Noises of modern life 78. The role of voluntary agencies in rural development 79. Indian railways as an instrument of national unity 80. Problems facing Indian Teenagers today 81. Uses of public library 82. Smoking should be banned in public places 83. Why I like folk songs 84. The qualities of a good citizen 85. Towards a world without nuclear weapons 86. If I were a politician 87. Terrorism is inhuman 88. An ideal Civil Servant 89. Festivals of India Abroad 90. Relevance of Gandhi today 91. Life without newspapers 92. Oh, what funny neighbors I have! 93. Dowry system 94. Does religion divide? 95. Youth & National Integration 96. Autobiographies of an Indian peasant Analysis:

97. Health gives hope & hope gives everything 98. National integration & religion 99. Possibilities of migration to new planets 100. India in 2050 AD 101. Television & Education 102. The Responsibility of Journalists in a Democracy 103. Misleading information about products in advertisements. 104. The role of opposition parties in democracy 105. Science & technology for peace 106. Problem of dowry 107. The influence of films on young people 108. The role of free press in democracy 109. Violence & democracy cannot go together 110. What do the young gain by reading comics or popular stories? 111. How I can best serve my country 112. Law as an instrument of social change 113. Indias composite culture 114. Role & responsibility of judiciary

Essays may be related to current problemso social like todays youth, dowry, communalism etc, o Political like corruption, criminalization, success/failure of democracy. o International like globalization, role of MNCs, terrorism o Cultural like role of culture, technology v. culture, science & religion o Current National problems Relating to women o Role in politics o How to achieve the empowerment o Ground realities o Need for reservation Relating to success of democracy likeo Freedom of press o Judicial activism o Law & social change o Opposition parties o Political reforms o Investigation Journalism, sting operations etc. Relating to administration likeo Your concepts of ideal administrator o Ideal world order o Ideal Indian scenario Modern problems like-

o Power/water/oil crisis o Impact of TV/cinema/advertisement o Time as tyrant Personal kind likeo If I were PM/CM o Pleasure of reading/gardening/friends o Ideas of happiness o Personal views as to science, technology, religion & culture o My favourite food/book/person/autobiography Thought provoking like o All that glitters is not gold o Hard work v faith o Have we lost the direction o Failure- pillar of success o The pursuit of excellence etc.

Thus topics relating to success/failure of democracy; technology & science vs. culture & religion; women & their role, ground realities; judicial activism etc. are common topics for both- essay paper as well as English compulsory paper.