short speech on indian democracy
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Democracy is a system of government that allows the citizens to cast vote and elect a government of their choice. India became a democratic state after its independence from the British rule in 1947. It is the largest democratic nation in the world.
Democracy in India gives its citizens the right to vote irrespective of their caste, colour, creed, religion and gender. It has five democratic principles – sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic and republic.
Various political parties stand for elections at the state as well as national level periodically. They propagate about the tasks accomplished in their previous tenure and also share their future plans with the people. Every citizen of India, above the age of 18 years, has the right to vote. The government is making continuous efforts to encourage more and more people to cast their vote. People must know everything about the candidates standing for the elections and vote for the most deserving one for good governance.
India is known to have a successful democratic system. However, there are certain loopholes that need to be worked on. Among other things, the government must work on eliminating poverty, illiteracy, communalism, gender discrimination and casteism in order to ensure democracy in true sense.
Etymologically, the term ‘Democracy‘ is derived from two Greek words ‘Demos’ which means ‘the people’ and ‘kratos which means power. Thus, the literal meaning of the word ‘democracy’ is ‘power of the people’. Aristotle defined democracy ‘as a government by many’. According to Abraham Lincoln, “Democracy is a rule of the people, by the people and for the people.” It means that in a democracy, the ruling power of the country is not given in the hands of a particular person or a group of persons, but in the members of the community as a whole, without any distinction of caste, colour, creed or sex.
But this is only a concept of political democracy. True democracy, as we understand by the term now, is not merely a political ideal, but a complete social philosophy. It is a way of life and as such, it includes all the social, political, religious, moral and economic aspects.