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Initially NAM was founded, shaped, inspired and guided by such stalwarts, visionaries and luminaries as Jawaharlal Nehru, joist Broz Tito and Gamel Abdel Nasser. In keeping clear off the nations of the two rival power blocs, these leaders were helped by Archbishop makarios of Cyprus, U.Nu of Burma, Sukarno of Indonesia, Nkrumah of Ghana, Emperor Haile Sellasie of Ethiopia and King Mahindra of Nepal. It celebrated its silver Jubilee in 1986 at Harare.
Time has come when NAM should wake up to realize its duties, responsibilities and readjust to the reality that now U.S.A. is the only super power. It must reflect the concerns, interests and aspirations of the third World and not confine itself only to holding summits, meetings, conferences, lectures, discussions and exchange of views. The member – countries should take bold, positive, united resolute and hard decisions on the world issues. NAM should no more allow the rich nations breathe hard on the neck of developing countries on the pretext of labor standards, improved human rights, etc. it must resist the restrictive trade practices of these affluent countries.

It pledged the right of life, liberty and security of a person –the basic human rights. Although these rights are not ,legally binding but they have been universally recognized and were later on ratified by a couple of international conventions. Then there Are political rights which entitle a person to contest an election and to vote freely, without any fear for a candidate of his or her choice.

In a democracy people enjoy the maximum number of human rights. But rights and duties go together. The human rights have their corresponding human duties. They are two of the same coin rides. Liberty never means license. Human rights pre-suppose a rule of law where all the citizens follow a code of conduct and behavior for the good of all irrespective of caste, creed, religion, sex, social status, region, etc. It is the sense of duty, tolerance, mutual participation that lends meaning and sense to the rights. Rights have their existence on the principal of live and let live. For example, my right to speech and expression involves my duty to all others to enjoy the same freedom of speech and expression. Human rights and human duties are inextricably inter-linked and interdependent. My rights become duties for others and vice versa. Perfect balance should be always maintained between the two. Whenever there is an imbalance, there is violation of human rights leading to disturbance and chaos. Rights cannot survive without their corresponding obligations and duties.

In India, dog’s are mainly responsible for maintaining the disease and transmitting it to human beings. Though dogs are moderately susceptible to this infection their large population which is nearly 780 million as census by Agriculture Ministry makes them chief reservoir of the infection. Jackals, foxed, wolves etc maintain the disease sylvatic area. Mongoose also suffer from the disease and can transmit it. The possibility of rabies should always be kept in mind when wild animals which normally avoid human beings, lose their fear of man and appear tame or attach him. Recently, 14 year child who had 14 dog bite wounds which could be cauterized 12 hours after injury, was hopeless. Pasture tried his vaccine for the first time on him and gone down in the history as the first person saved from death by vaccination against rabies.

It is impossible today to carry on or carry out university education except through the medium of English language. It is rich in art, technical terminology and scientific. We must not lose or loosen our hold on it. If you are interested in your true progress or advancement of the nation, you must not slacken over it.
It is absolutely important that we should maintain study of English and conserve what we have achieved in that respect. English is an international medium of great value; and so far as we are concerned, it is the language of modern science. The knowledge of English possessed by the educated people of the world is a great national assert and should not throw away. Freedom from British rule should not mean escape from English literature. The unbroken and subtle tuition of each generation is far more effective than what is obtaining in schools.

Human rights and their implementation, practice and protection are a benchmark of a truly developed, civilized and democratic society. In a democracy people aejoy the maximum number of human rights. But rights and duties go together. The human rights have their corresponding human duties. They are two of the same coin rides. Liberty never means license. Human rights pre-suppose a rule of law where all the citizens follow a code of conduct and behavior for the good of all irrespective of caste, creed, religion, sex, social status,region, etc. I t is the sense of duty, tolerance, mutual participation that lends meaning and sense to the rights. Rights have their existence on the principal of live and let live. For example, my right to speech and expression involves my duty to all others to enjoy the same freedom of speech and expression. Human rights and human duties are inextricably inter-linked and interdependent. My rights become duties for others and vice versa. Aperfect balance should be always maintained between the two. Whenever there is an imbalance, there is violation of human rights leading to disturbance and chaos. Rights cannot survive without their corresponding obligations and duties.

Violation and denial of human rights are very common in totalitarian and despotic states. In theocratic states there is much persecution in the name of religion and the minorities and women suffer the most as we see in many fundamentalist Muslim countries. The women, children and the weaker sections of the society are victims of these transgressions and violation.

Human rights are the rights to which an individual has a just right as a human being. Men, women and children collectively and individually have these by virtue of their birth as human beings. For the sake of convenience, human rights have been put into two categories; natural rights and civil rights. Under natural rights come such rights as right to live and exist and sustain life with food, shelter, clothing, etc. Freedom from torture, cruelty and slavery, freedom of movement, the right to marry and have a family, freedom of thought and conscience and faith are some other fundamental natural rights. Right to work, freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention, right to a fair trial, equality before law, the right to a nationality, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, to have adequate standards of living, freedom from exploitation and discrimination, right to participate in elections, etc, is important civil rights.

Charter of Human Rights was mostly drafted by Rene Cassin, Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1968. The Charter urged the right to political, economic social and cultural self-determination; the right to peace; the right to live in a good environment; and right to share in the natural resources. It pledged the right of life, liberty and security of a person –the basic human rights. Although these rights are not ,legally binding but they have been universally recognized and were later on ratified by a couple of international conventions. Then there Are political rights which entitle a person to contest an election and to vote freely, without any fear for a candidate of his or her choice.

Vedic literature is full of significant references to ‘Antariksha’ and ‘Akasha’ the intermediate space between heaven and earth, the atmosphere, the sky, the open space, vacuity, etc. In the Ramayana, Rama travels in an aerial chariot called ‘Pushpaka’ from Lanka to Ayodhya. Ravenna having abducted Sita travels through skies. Similarly, the Mahabharata is replete with space-stories and adventures. There is an interesting anecdote in the Mahabharata which wonderfully illustrates the concept of gravitation and planetary motion, through allegorically. Bhima, physically the most powerful of the 5 Pandava princes, caught hold of an elephant by one of its feet and swirling hurled it into the space and it never fell on the earth.