Plato wanted philosopher-kings. India dreamed of the rājarṣi. From Ashoka’s dhamma to modern democracy, the search for a ruler wise enough to wield power remains unfinished.
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“Mudhal Mariyaadhai”, “primus inter pares” and a religious community’s “mos majorum”
Please scroll right down below to read a summary of the above verdict delivered by the Madras High Court in the matter of dispute over claims to rights of “Mudhal mariyadhai” in the Arulmigu Sri Kallazhagar Kovil , in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It could be argued that this verdict is blatant overturning of the wellContinue reading ““Mudhal Mariyaadhai”, “primus inter pares” and a religious community’s “mos majorum””
The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-3 of 3) – CONCLUDED
If Anton Chekov had been an Indian and this short-story of his had had its dramatic setting on an Indian Railways train, running through the countryside somewhere in post-Independence India, he would probabably have changed the title of the story to: “Oh! The Republic”! I shall explain why a little later below in this essay.Continue reading “The “Literature of Victimisation”: a double-edged sword: (Part-3 of 3) – CONCLUDED”
Just Out ! Updated 2024 Low-Priced Edition of “Tale of Two Cities – An Outline of the History of Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”… !
The NEW 2024 Updated and Second Edition of my book is now available for sale on Amazon, Blue Rose and Flipcart online retail platforms . The first Edition out last year in 2023 needed to be revised to enable the inclusion of a few more very relevant research material that had not been accessible toContinue reading “Just Out ! Updated 2024 Low-Priced Edition of “Tale of Two Cities – An Outline of the History of Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”… !”
Make the Indian Voter pay for his apathy
It is election season now and for me it is quite fascinating to do some laid-back voting analysis while waiting for D-DAY on June 4th. You may call it idling time but it’s still worth it because it gives me a slightly better understanding of our voting system. Going back to the subject of glaring anomalies ofContinue reading “Make the Indian Voter pay for his apathy”
A social-contract reeking of conflict of interest and moral hazard: Electoral Bond Scheme
“The Hindu” today 21 Feb 2024 : DATA POINT At least the Data analysis above — if not the noisy news and editorial commentaries in the media that have only confused and confounded me — confirms now my own suspicions voiced in my previous blogposts that I posted here over the last few days, everContinue reading “A social-contract reeking of conflict of interest and moral hazard: Electoral Bond Scheme”
The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins” – Part 38
Between 1925 CE and about the turn of the 21st century CE, the Sri Vaishnavas of the community of “ubaya-vedantins” suffered, in various degrees of intensity, the severe trauma, as it were, of a deep identity crisis brought about by profound social churning all around them in the larger outside world that simply overtook andContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins” – Part 38″
THE “5P” ILLS THAT PLAGUE THE INDIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM … IN 5 SIMPLE INFOGRAPHS.
THE HINDU today (July 15, 2022) must be complimented indeed for publishing a most illuminating set of infographic charts and a succinct, stark high-level analysis, as well, of all the grave ills that plague the justice-delivery system in our vast country. Here below are those charts: The first chart above is THE HINDU’s own summationContinue reading “THE “5P” ILLS THAT PLAGUE THE INDIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM … IN 5 SIMPLE INFOGRAPHS.”
An example of how White Anglo-Saxon Christian (WASC) media insults Indian Democracy using Western academicians of Indian origin
Subir Sinha is Reader in the Theory and Politics of Development, SOAS, University of London. He writes an article on March 14, 2022 in THE CONVERSATION offering an analytical commentary on the recent Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh which the BJP won. https://theconversation.com/why-the-uttar-pradesh-election-result-is-important-for-narendra-modis-plans-177192 Subir Sinha writes a typically obnoxious anti-India piece that reflects Western neo-liberal,Continue reading “An example of how White Anglo-Saxon Christian (WASC) media insults Indian Democracy using Western academicians of Indian origin”
TWO FRIENDS TALK ABOUT THE “HIJAB CONTROVERSY” and the STATE OF THE UNION OF INDIA
Below is a transcript of a WhatsApp conversation this morning that a very dear friend of mine and I had on the ongoing raging national debate on Hijab which has grabbed the headlines of every newspaper we read and every TV news channel we watch. THE FRIEND: Good morning! Any views on the nonsensical butContinue reading “TWO FRIENDS TALK ABOUT THE “HIJAB CONTROVERSY” and the STATE OF THE UNION OF INDIA”