Shape Up your Vocabulary from Newspaper Wordlist - 11th February 2017
Good Morning Everyone..!!We are here with your Daily dose of Challenging Wordlist. Consider the given newspaper article as a Comprehension for your exams and do answer the questions at the end.
Today’s article, 'Bowing down to patriarchy’ has been picked from The Hindu.
This article talks about the quota implementation of reservation of seats in local body elections for women, to the order of 33% or more. Even after, the Nagaland government has declared the elections as “null and void” due to some tribal bodies opposed to reservations for women.
One of the success stories of affirmative action in
India has been the implementation of reservation of seats in local body
elections for women, to the order of 33% or more. The importance of
democratising the public sphere by inclusive participation of women in a
largely male-dominated society cannot be stressed enough. In rural
areas the quota has helped improve local governance, enhancing outcomes
in delivery of civic services related to drinking water supply,
sanitation and irrigation, among others. In urban local bodies, the
visible impact has been more quantitative in terms of representation
rather than qualitative, with success being linked to emphasis on gender
sensitisation by civil society and political parties. It is therefore
unfortunate that the Nagaland government, after initial steadfastness to
hold the long-delayed urban local body polls on February 1, declared
the elections as “null and void” after some tribal bodies, opposed to
reservations for women, sought to disrupt the process. Rather than
bowing to this pressure, the State government led by the Nagaland
People’s Front should have enforced the rule of law. That a substantial
number of towns participated in the elections despite a bandh called by
the tribal bodies reflects public support for affirmative action as
mandated by the 74th Amendment to the Constitution.
Article
371A of the Constitution secures a special status for Nagaland. But as
the civil society groups striving for reservation have argued, urban
local bodies are not part of traditional Naga society, and ULBs are
constitutional bodies to which customary Naga laws cannot be applied.
The conduct of the long-delayed elections was achieved after a
protracted legal struggle led by women’s groups. Arguments against
women’s reservation invoking Naga customs have been consistently quashed
by the courts, ultimately paving the way for elections to be announced
for February 1. The State government later submitted to pressure exerted
by the Naga Hoho, an apex group of 16 tribal groups, which smelled
blood and sought Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang’s resignation. The State
government then wrote to the Centre seeking exemption for Nagaland from
Part IXA of the Constitution — which is clearly untenable. The Centre,
meanwhile, sees Nagaland merely through the lens of the still- pending
peace accord with some insurgent groups. This milieu has emboldened
patriarchal forces to assert themselves and deny women their
constitutionally guaranteed rights of representation in local bodies.
Civil society and women’s groups now have their work cut out in
realising their just demand for electoral representation. Denial of
women’s rights cannot be a measure of the State’s autonomy.Challenging Words in the Article -
- Affirmative (सकारात्मक) - AdjectiveMeaning - agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request (Adjective)
a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request (Noun)
Synonyms - positive, supporting
Antonyms - dissenting, negative
Example - The family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come. - Inclusive (सम्मिलित) - AdjectiveMeaning - including all the services or items normally expected or required
Synonyms - general, broad
Antonyms - exclusive, narrow
Example - Our club membership is inclusive and open to both men and women. - Emphasis (महत्त्व) - Noun
Meaning - special importance, value, or prominence given to something
Synonyms - attention, strength
Antonyms - ignorance, lethargy
Example - Our English teacher put emphasis on pronunciation. - Striving (प्रयास करता है) - Verb
Meaning - make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
Synonyms - conation, conatus
Example - We must strive for the greatest authenticity possible. - Protracted (दीर्घ) - Adjective
Meaning - lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual
Synonyms - continued, extensive
Example - Recovery was slow, but included a win in a protracted legal case. - Quashed (अभिखंडित करना) - Verb
Meaning - reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure
Synonyms - crush, quell
Antonyms - surrender, permit
Example - The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger. - Paving (पक्की सड़क) - Noun
Meaning - a surface made up of flat stones laid in a pattern
Synonyms - flagstone, brick
Antonyms - dig up, strip
Example - Tom's sister paved the way for him to become a lawyer. - Emboldened (प्रोत्साहित करना) - Verb
Meaning - give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something
Synonyms - reassure, inspire
Antonyms - depress, dissuade
Example - The coach hoped his speech would embolden his team to win the playoff game.
- Will one term of reservation be sufficient for the women members to fight the next election by themselves?
- Article "371A of the Constitution" talks about?
- Implementation
- Sensitisation
- Enforced
- Insurgent
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