77 Years of Independence of India: A Balance Sheet
On August 15, 2024, India celebrated 77 years of freedom from British Rule, as `Independence Day’. In 1947 the sovereign power went from British hands to essentially the propertied section…
Neither Licchavi, Uttaramerur or Westminster, India Needs a Republic That Empowers Its Citizens
We need to think anew about how we can transform the current Indian republic into one where the people can realise their rights. Those who speak only of “duties” clearly…
On the Republic Day Celebrations of January 26, 2022: Some Reflections
by BA and Venkatesh Sundaram Source of image: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-unemployment-rate-continues-to-hover-above-24/articleshow/75998561.cms The annual Republic Day Celebrations start a couple of days before January 26 and end soon after. In 2022, this will…
Thoughts on the 73rd Republic Day
President’s Blog Seventy two years of the Indian Republic have unequivocally proved that the Westminster model of a republic and democracy has deprived the people of political power and has…
Issues concerning Indian Democracy
President’s Blog The system of representative democracy and Constitutional principles have not sorted out the contradictions inherent in supreme power residing in the hands of an elite minority than in…