Topic Of The Day:-“The poor are left to themselves”
The benefits being projected in Aadhaar’s name are not backed by the data
The first death anniversary of Santoshi Kumar, a Dalit girl from Simdega, Jharkhand, was this week. She died of hunger, at the age of 11, a few weeks after her family’s ration card was cancelled by the State government because they failed to link it to Aadhaar.
The Aadhaar judgment of September 26 provided an opportunity for the Supreme Court to make amends for her tragic death. The upholding (by and large) of Section 7 by the majority judges is, therefore, the biggest let-down in the Aadhaar judgment. This is because the judges decided to accept the government’s ‘assertions’ — wrongly — as ‘facts’.
MEANINGS AND WORDS
1) profess
Meaning : claim, often falsely, that one has (a quality or feeling).
Synonym : affirm , proclaim
Antonyms : conceal
Example : “he had professed his love for her only to walk away”
2) propagate
Meaning : breed specimens of (a plant or animal) by natural processes from the parent stock.
Tamil Meaning : கடத்தப்பட
Synonym : inseminate , multiply
Antonyms : decrease
Example : “try propagating your own houseplants from cuttings”
3) deity’s
Meaning : a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion).
Tamil Meaning : தெய்வத்தின்
Synonym : divinity , immortal
Antonyms : mortal
Example : “a deity of ancient Greece”
4) devotees
Meaning : a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.
Tamil Meaning : பக்தர்கள்
Synonym : addict , adherent
Antonyms : detractor
Example : “a devotee of Lewis Carroll”
5) prevails
Meaning : prove more powerful or superior.
Tamil Meaning : நிலவும்
Synonym : abound , beat
Antonyms : forfeit
Example : “it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion”
6) purported
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7) concurring
Meaning : appear to be or do something, especially falsely.
Tamil Meaning : அபாயகரமான விளைவுகளை
Synonym : pretend , profess
Antonyms : conceal
Example : “she is not the person she purports to be”
8) celibate
Meaning : abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons.
Tamil Meaning : பிரம்மச்சாரி
Synonym : chaste
Antonyms : active
Example : “a celibate priest”
9) dissenting
Meaning : hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Tamil Meaning : எதிர்ப்போடு
Synonym : balk , contradict
Antonyms : accept
Example : “two members dissented from the majority”
10) touchstone
Meaning : a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
Tamil Meaning : உரைகல்லாக
Synonym : barometer , criterion
Antonyms : standard
Example : “they tend to regard grammar as the touchstone of all language performance”
11) morality
Meaning : principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.
Tamil Meaning : அறநெறி
Synonym : decency , integrity
Antonyms : dishonor
Example : “the matter boiled down to simple morality: innocent prisoners ought to be freed”
12) tussle
Meaning : a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something.
Tamil Meaning : மோதல்
Synonym : fray
Antonyms : agreement
Example : “there was a tussle for the ball”
13) grapple
Meaning : engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Tamil Meaning : பற்று
Synonym : confront , contend
Antonyms : agree
Example : “passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack”
14) abstinence
Meaning : the practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol .
Tamil Meaning : தவிர்ப்பு
Synonym : fasting , frugality
Antonyms : excess
Example : “I started drinking again after six years of abstinence”
15) pilgrimage
Meaning : a pilgrim’s journey.
Tamil Meaning : யாத்திரை
Synonym : crusade , excursion
Antonyms : jaunt
Example : “he wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela”
