Padmaja's

The very word ‘Beauty’ stirs a lot of commotion within us .There exists strange and challenging opinions about this topic. My grandmother would give its definition as ‘Truth is beauty’. But is this it? Do we tend to see beauty in truth? John Keats in a poem which we all must have read said, ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever.’ The dictionary tells us that a thing of beauty is a thing which arouses our admiration, to which something in us responds with approval and delight as soon as our eyes behold it Do here comes the famous adage, ‘Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder’. So is beauty really lives in the eyes of the beholder or there is something more than it meets the eyes stating beauty as a relative term is less dangerous when compared to truth  or virtue. Hence, something beautiful to my eyes may not be beautiful to others .I find the blooming of the tender  leaves or a small bird trying to such  the nectar out of the flowers as beautiful but my sister may...

Rape in any form is an act of degradation and violation. Before proceeding towards ‘marital rape’, let us understand what the law has to say about rape. Under Article 325 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines rape. A man is said to commit ‘rape’ who except in the case hereinafter excepted has sexual intercourse with a woman under circumstances falling under any of the six following descriptions: First : Against her will Second : Without her consent Thirdly : With her consent, when her consent has been obtained by putting her or any person in whom she is interested in fear of death or of hurt. Fourthly :  With her consent, when the man knows that she is not her husband and that her consent is given because she  believes that he is another man to whom she is or believe herself to be lawfully married. Fifthly : With her consent, when at time of giving such consent, by reason of unsoundness of mind or intoxication or the administration by him personally or through ...