Day: June 6, 2022

Lack of Opposition in Indian Politics

Written By Bhavya Bhardwaj India’s parliamentary democracy stands at a tough crossroads today. The ever-growing strength of the ruling party both in electoral numbers and in the larger narrative shaping the country, without alternative voices finding much traction amongst the masses, signals a dangerous trend in the democratic history of India. The last decade has […]

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Socrates’s salient warnings against democracy

Written by Avi Gupta Winston Churchill once famously said that democracy was ‘the worst form of government.’ He made a rather good point for, in so many ways, it is a flawed and unsatisfactory system. Churchill, of course, knew a lot about the subject; twice Prime Minister of Great Britain, a prolific author of political […]

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The necessity of Student Politics and activism in a democracy

Written By Gurmehar Kaur An Indian mind, at any given time, is subconsciously consumed with two things: Bollywood and politics.  In between college classrooms, library sessions for the assignment due, the big presentation for the meeting, the next chunk of manual duty, the next customer on your tea stall, and the next meeting to be […]

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तोफा कबूल करें

लेखक ज़ैद चौधरी सिर पे टोपी लाल हाथ में परचा है कमाल, सिब्बल का क्या कहना। ये तस्वीर और इसमें मुस्कुराते कपिल सिब्बल, सीना फुलाते अखिलेश पर यदि गौर किया जाए तो लगेगा बादशाह सलामत किस गर्व से नए सिपेसलार को नवाज़ रहे हैं।  इतिहास गवाह है गैर लोकतांत्रिक हुकुमतों में कुर्सी जाते ही जेल […]

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