For any political party to thrive in conditions as hostile as the Indian political climate, the presence of a strong, astute leader capable enough to tackle dynamic political conditions is very critical. And it is the absence of a strong figure capable enough to tackle and counter the rise of the BJP that is hurting Congress’ aspirations to rise to power.
I would like to make it clear at the outset that my objective is to engage with the ideas in the book, rather than providing a book review. I adopted a style to amalgamate sentences taken from the author and apply them to my own experience.
As Gandhi stood for Poorna Swaraj where citizens will have the collective right to have a sovereign state to realize their individual rights to freedom and also the state will not be coercive in the hands of any one particular class rather it will be the instrument of the whole society.
As Gandhi stood for Poorna Swaraj where citizens will have the collective right to have a sovereign state to realize their individual rights to freedom and also the state will not be coercive in the hands of any one particular class rather it will be the instrument of the whole society.
Their place is supposed to be on a throne guarded by sentinels who are on the constant search for dissenters, “rebels”, and “outsiders”. Their ideas are to be upheld and words to be obeyed. There must not lie any source of identification with the divine.
In India, a new brand of politics featuring ‘hate, hubris, and Hindutva’ has embarked to facilitate ‘social debacle’ by engineering religious strife by blatantly appropriating majoritarian principles.
Lies are a hindrance to justice and pose a challenge to democracies all across the globe. Given the link between power and lies, especially in a multiparty system like India, does the solution lie in post-democratic ways of handling power?
We can never be free from ideology, as it is the ideology that is dependent on us and feeds on our belief systems. But we have to be free from ideological hegemony to start moving into the direction of freedom.
In 1947, India had a population of 345 million. It was split. The high and lower castes, as well as the dominant Hindu population and other religious Indians, were divided. A wide diversity of languages, fashions, cuisines, and occupations were spoken in this large territory. How could they be forced to live in harmony inside one nation?
To understand the realities of election coverage, we need to look at some of the realities associated with the “National Television Media”.
Though there are many small parties involved in the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections, the election is primarily a two-horse race!
It is necessary to have a stand with a reason in life instead of staying un-opinionated and nonchalant about incidents.
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