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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India’s Democracy is prosthetic not orthopaedic … Why ?
Winston Churchill, WW-II British Prime Minister, made this famous pronouncement on government and democracy : ‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of GovernmentContinue reading “India’s Democracy is prosthetic not orthopaedic … Why ?”