Equality in Democracy
In a democratic country, like India, all adults irrespective of what religion they belong to, how much education they have, what caste they are, or whether they are rich or poor are allowed to vote. This, as you have already read in my previous blog, is called universal adult franchise and is an essential aspect of all democracies. The idea of universal adult franchise is based on the idea of equality because it states that every adult in a country, irrespective of their wealth and the communities she/he belongs to, has one vote.
- One of the more common forms of inequality in India is the caste system. If you live in rural India your caste identity is something that you probably learned or experienced very young. If you live in urban India some of you might think that people no longer believe in caste.