Citizens or Subjects
Many of the problems and issues in India – witness the political debate and the controversies that are so rife on twitter and other social media – are to do […]
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Political philosophy
India at 70: democratic accountability is an endangered species
Democracies are expected to empower citizens to take genuine control of instruments of the state for their development. At the core of this concept is the idea that citizens will
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Transcript: Why Democracy – P. Sainath
The following is the transcript of snippets of P. Sainath’s insights on democracy. I think there is much to think of here. Many thanks Atul Hirde for making this video
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Power Dynamics of the JanLokpal Andolan
In the previous article, I have outlined some dynamics of power. Those are universal. They help us understand the JanLokpal agitation and how it is unfolding. Whether you call this
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Anna and his so called Taliban
There are a lot of people comparing Anna with the Taliban, and I think it is a product of our education system, where theory is taught as a separate thing
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Thoughts on Democracy: The rulers, the opposers and the irrelevants
As a kid, I remember questioning “If someone is really good at making country decisions, but doesn’t have money to advertise, then aren’t we losing him?” That’s profound, but I
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