Present is not politically neutral but is certainly politically pregnant. Our time is intense and we have to face its political challenge. We Goans have to face an inevitable politics of the moment. The very idea of Goa brings forth politics into our living present. Goa becomes several things to several peoples. This becoming of Goa is the...
Will the Political Sanyas come through the electoral process?
It is said that ‘The politicians do not retire. They die’. One might find a harsh truth hidden in this statement. It brings to light that since there is no retirement age or term for the politicians like people in other fields, it keeps the doors open for them to stay in office until a good ripe age. Some...
Myth and Reality of Democratic Equality
Every society moves through what may be called politics of recognition. Political powers have exploited the quest for recognition to build vote banks based on castes difference and religious majoritarianism. Often, this need for recognition remains unfulfilled as the political powers thrive on this craving of our people to build their support base. Within this desire for recognition, it...
The Politics of (dis)Engagement
The brutal lathi charge on the helpless fishermen is yet another indication of reign of politics of (dis)engagement. The Government seems to have no political will to engage the aggrieved fishermen and took refuge in the lathi to silence them and ignore their legitimate demand. This act of brutality may be explained away by the authorities in charge of...
The Tangle of the One and the Many in Goan Politics
The political context in our country seems to have become a contest of the same. Each political party is trapped into playing the other of same to us. What does this mean? Maybe an example will assist us to illustrate this dynamics. BJP seems to play the other of Congress. We may ask: what is wrong in being the...
(Un)covering the Political in the Politics in Goa
The political scenario is heating up day by day in Goa. The keys of ignition are in place and the buttons seem to have been pressed on for the grand unfolding of the political drama. While the politics in the political drama is going to be chaotic and polyphonic, it would be interesting to discern the political in our...
