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Meaning of equality
Equality simply means that every person of the country have equal access to education, health care facilities, and equal opportunity to improve their life.
Example: Right to vote also known as universal adult franchise give every citizen who is 18 years or above the equal right to vote irrespective of his or her caste, gender, etc.
Dignity
It is the quality of being recognized as worthy person. Every person must be treated with respect and we should not act in such a way that hurts someone’s dignity.
The Indian democracy recognizes every citizen of India as equal. It means that every person is equal in the eyes of laws irrespective of their caste, gender, education etc.
There are some provisions in the constitution regarding the recognition of equality:
Government has introduced a mid-day meal scheme for the students of government schools where students are provided free of cost meal in the afternoon.
Government has introduced this scheme to promote equality among the society.
Under this, scheme every child irrespective of their caste or religion is given meal in the afternoon and they all have to sit together at the same place.
Due to the launch of this scheme, the number of enrollment in government schools has increased significantly.
Dalit women are employed to prepare and distribute the meal so that inequality can be reduced.
Civil rights movement
In America, African people were discriminated based on their race and country-origin. At that time, African- American people had to give up their seat in train or bus for the American people.
A woman named Rosa Park (On 1 December 1955) refused to give up her seat in bus. From that day, a movement started against the discrimination. This movement was known as civil rights movement.
In 1964, the Civil Rights act was passed that prohibited the discrimination based on race and country-origin.