Is our county becoming intolerant? Some of us cannot tolerate this soul searching question. But the good old adage that enjoins us to trace the poof of the pudding in its eating illumines the obvious. The way dissent and disagreement is silenced through state-sponsored mobs often chanting Bharat Mata ki Jai exhibits that there is a growing tendency to...
Has our Democracy Lost its Salt?
We have often heard a rant that says Hindus Katre mein Hai. Is it really so? It does not seem right. Maybe such slogans are hiding something important. What is in real danger is our democracy. It has become fragile. Democracy is in retreat almost all over the globe. Our constitution and our freedom and equality seem to have...
Denial of Democracy
Democracy is said to have brought self-determination to the people. The will of the people is understood to be paramount for an active running of any democracy. Today paradoxically, there is a denial of democracy in the name of democracy. The will of the people has become insignificant as our political leaders and their parties appear to bow down...
