Utopia

Utopias are generally said to be societies in which the political, social and
economic troubles hampering its inhabitants has been done away with. Instead the state is
there to serve the people and ensure the peacefulness and happiness of everyone. The
word utopia, which means 'no place' in Greek, was first used to mean a perfect society in
1516 in the publication of Saint Thomas More's story 'Utopia'. The story depicted life as
it was with its people and social institutions on an imaginary island. More's Utopia gained
critical acclaim and a wide audience. The term was subsequently…