The book’s central thesis is that the balanced and principled “Brahmin–Liberal” ethos embodied by V S Srinivasa Sastri—marked by civility, ethical liberalism, and a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity—has all but vanished from India’s public life, and its absence has deep consequences for political and social discourse today. Three Key Themes • The complexContinue reading ““The Death of the Brahmin-Liberal”: M.K.Sudarshan — the 3 key themes and the key chapters in the book . A must read for young Indians today .”
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The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-10): ….An “Ahimsa” purer than Gandhi’s….
Srinivasa Sastri’s melancholia that clearly arose from a general sense of being cutoff from mainstream political life in India during the years leading up to the Indian National Congress’s QUIT INDIA Movement — and thereafter too until his death in 1946 — was perhaps worsened by declining health. It is documented that Sastri suffered fromContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-10): ….An “Ahimsa” purer than Gandhi’s….”
Modi-ji, Please don’t let the current Trump-tariff crisis of India go waste!
Below ⬇️ is a jingoistic “forwarded message” that’s going viral on the Whatapp University circuit. Why is Trump angry with India? Is it only because India is buying oil from Russia, or is that just an excuse? And why is it that we are not able to sign even a mini Trade deal, leave aloneContinue reading “Modi-ji, Please don’t let the current Trump-tariff crisis of India go waste!”
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 ?”
The IIM Professor of Finance and Vedic “shaanthi paattam”
Being “Prof”… is the title of a lively , humorous blogpost penned on the blogosphere by an academic Professor, Mr. G. Sabarinathan just a few hours ago. It’s a delightful read and I was so inspired to respond to it with my own blogpost which you can read if you scroll right all the wayContinue reading “The IIM Professor of Finance and Vedic “shaanthi paattam””
“The People Vs Democracy”: In the court of the Hon’ble Sir Winston Churchill
The latest Pew Research Survey, summarised in columns of The Hindu today dt. 4 March 2024, reports that more than a third of the world in terms of number of nations — and much more than half in terms of population size— has already lost faith in Democracy as a system of governance. Zoom inContinue reading ““The People Vs Democracy”: In the court of the Hon’ble Sir Winston Churchill”