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Inequality

X Pope Francis' most aptly framed quote, "Inequality is the root of social evil,"
proves to be highly relevant to the current context of Indian society in modern
times. Albeit the Indian government has taken several measures since
Independence to reduce the disparity between social classes, ethnicity-based
crimes have gradually risen over the years. Taking the example of the
B paradigmatic Indian caste system, while it was abolished in 1950,
"untouchability" is still quite prominent in the nations' rural sectors with over
70,000 crimes against Dalits in the past decade. Furthermore, several
government jobs still have a reservation system based solely on the caste
system rather than on one's intellect. While this does help increase the
chances of people from underprivileged backgrounds getting employment, it
also hinders those with intelligence from attaining a job, proving to be an
Mumbai – « La ville ineffective solution. A better method applicable globally is to improve the
qui ne dort jamais » education and healthcare system and make it highly affordable. By doing so,
everyone is well-educated, and
employment rates for skilled
Mumbai est une grande ville de
laborers rise, reducing social
l'Inde qui est à la fois moderne et
inequality among the people. To
animée. « La ville qui ne dort jamais compensate for the investment in
» est une ville formidable qui nous these sectors, taxes can be
offre tout ce dont nous avons increased based on one's current
La Pandémie de 2020
besoin. En plus, grâce aux lieux de income, which will be feasible since
L'année derrière, nous avons eu une pandémie mondiale. divertissements variés comme les people will be more educated; thus,
having higher payments. Denmark
Pendant de nombreux mois, nous avons dû être confinés cinémas, les restaurants et les parcs has already implemented so and
et c'était très ennuyeux parce que je ne pouvais pas d'attractions je ne m'ennuie jamais has proved highly effective, with it
rencontrer mes amis ou aller à l'école. Nous avons ici. Il y a de nombreux endroits being the 2nd happiest nation, one
commencé l'école en ligne et je l'ai aimée au début mais touristiques comme les musées et of the lowest ethnicity-based crime
maintenant c'est ennuyeux parce que ma tête, mes yeux et les monuments qui sont anciens. Ce rates, and a strong economy. This
mon dos me font toujours mal. Cependant, pendant cette que j'aime le plus à Mumbai, c'est le demonstrates that it is possible to
pandémie, j'ai beaucoup appris. J'ai appris à cuisiner et j'ai transport en commun qui est moins reduce inequality in society while
commencé à lire beaucoup plus. J'ai passé beaucoup de cher, rapide et confortable. Donc, improving economic and living
temps avec ma famille .Je ne pouvais pas aller nager mais on peut se déplacer partout standards at the same time.
j'ai réussi à rester en forme en faisant des exercices chez facilement. Pari Naheta Adeetya Upadhyay
moi. J'espère que nous retournerons bientôt à l'école et Sanya Shah
que je pourrai rencontrer tout le monde. J'espère que Saisha Gupta Malgré ces aspects positifs, il y a The Question of Sustainability
l'environnement continuera à rester aussi propre même après la fin de la pandémie. aussi des aspects négatifs. Il faut
l'accepter. Étant une grande ville, When will it be enough?
Aarushi Barai
Mumbai est surpeuplée. Il y a du You've already stained the seas
The economic footprint of the Quarantine monde partout et on prend Set ablaze the skies
beaucoup de temps pour des Uprooted the earth.
Online school has not been easy on me. Between 8 hours of looking at a screen and not meeting my friends in trajets. D'ailleurs, les gens ici sont When will the destruction be done?
the familiar, safe space of the DAIS campus, going to school lost its charm, and my reluctance to participate très occupés. On n'a même pas When the climates clash
grew exponentially. As competent of a software it is, Microsoft Teams fell short as a substitute for me. But my assez de temps pour rencontrer ses The forests cry
complaints and whining sound so trivial and first world when you look at what the underprivileged are going amis. When she no longer responds to the plight.
through. It feels a bit disingenuous grouping so many people under the term “underprivileged,” but alas, Mumbai est mon univers dont je suis Is it worth it?
unlike race or cast, these divisions are created by a quantifiable, indisputable, unassailable metric, money. It fier. Je serai content de trouver un The countless lives lost
has transcended the man-made construct it once was. Society is similar to a rainforest, where the tallest trees bon emploi à Mumbai. J'espère The lies, the hostility, the deceit
get the most sunlight, leaving those below in darkness. The rich have a voice, but the poor are still close to the qu'un jour mon rêve sera une réalité. Why can't you see? The need for power will inevitably
ground, shrouded in darkness. Be our defeat.
Krish Waghani
The internet was supposed to dissolve this distinction, give everyone a voice, and to an extent, it has, but this Why, is the answer not simple?
pandemic has proved that the internet may be an equalizer, but the access we have to it is far from equal. The solution to our demise
She who provides the answer
Here I am, sitting in front of my Apple iMac, listening to my classes through the latest Sony Noise-cancelling Sees her countless resources doltishly
headphones, with a 300 Mb/s broadband connection, while there are children out there who have to miss
Neglected. Pushed aside.
classes, as there is only one device that their household must share. I may whine and complain, but I have no
Why is it never our conscience to do
idea how good I have it. Some children out there don't have any device to attend school with, but I have a What is right?
desktop, laptop, iPad, and phone to myself in my air-conditioned room. We may jokingly say, “everyone has a
When it's right in our grasp
smartphone these days,” and to an extent, that is true, but the delta between the kind of equipment the rich
We open up our fists,
and poor have is indisputably massive. Letting it vanish into the thickened air.
The children out in the real world have lost a year of education involuntarily. There are people out there who Then why! Why do we
want to study, but can't, while I was too busy taking what I had for granted to notice. Moral browbeating Choose the destructive way
aside, I just felt helpless, and thought “oh, that is sad, but what can I do about it? Inequality predates me and The dark fumes assimilate into
most likely will outlive me. I'm not special enough to fix something this omnipresent.” But then I realized that Our ignorant brains.
the thing that got us into this mess is what can get us out of it: society. If we work together, literally nothing is When Copenhagen, Stockholm, and
impossible. Socioeconomic inequality is something that existed eons before any of us were born, but it Amsterdam have sight of what we need
doesn't have to exist for eons after we die. Why not we? Or is it
Madhav Kejariwal our desire to kill this land
As we have done with humanity.
Rihaan Bhansali Sanaa Beriwala
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