Tag: civics

Cities are known for crowded areas, many buildings, Industries and vehicles running on the road. The air in cities is much polluted than villages. There is a lack of plantation in cities which make polluted air remains in the environment. People live in flats and multi-storey buildings.

Raju's father was an engineer in a thermal plant. His father was transferred to a new thermal plant to work there as an engineer, as a result of which Raju's family had to migrate from their original place to the workplace of his father.

Movement of people from one place to another with the intentions of setting their either permanently or temporary is called migration. Following are the various factors of migrations:

After the transfer of Raju's Father who was an engineer in a thermal plant, Raju and his whole family shifted to father's workplace but he was not happy in his new school as he was missing his dear old friends and his old place. This was strange to him.

Raju's father was an engineer thermal plant. His father was transferred to a new thermal plant to work there as an engineer, as a result of which Raju's family had to migrate from their original place to the workplace of his father.

After the transfer of Raju's Father who was an engineer in a thermal plant, Raju and his whole family shifted to father's workplace but he was not happy in his new school as he was missing his dear old friends and his old place. This was strange to him.

Mumbai is a densely populated city of India. It is India's largest city and a financial center. Mumbai is considered as a melting pot due to all of the migrants that relocate to the city for an employment opportunity. Among the urban agglomeration,  Greater Mumbai received the higher number of migrants. Mumbai itself has 60% of migrants, that is really a large figure.

Social groups are the collection or group of people who interact with each other having common interests. A pressure group is a group of people who try to influence government policies or legislation in their interest. They are organised group who do not take part in legislation making process but persuade government to work for fulfillment of their interest. These are also called Interest groups. E.g., Bharatiya Kisan Union

King Martin Luther Jr. was much influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideologies of non-violence and truth. He adopted his ideology and technique to led the civil rights movement in US to give voice to rights of the people (African) who were being harshly discriminated and tortured. Gandhiji's success in Indian Independence movement placed him in influential position.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a renowned civil rights activist who led the civil rights movement in US for Blacks and Africans who did not have the rights that Americans already enjoyed. The Movement began expressly with the Montgomery Bus Incident when one local leader Rosa Parks who is African refused to give up her seat for white American. Martin Luther King led all the major movements including civil disobedience, non- violent protests, sit ins etc. He continued to do so  until he was assassinated in 1968.