Democracy in Ancient India

Essays

The Training, Qualifications, Character and Powers of Ministers in Ancient India: A Study in Harmony

The Training, Qualifications, Character and Powers of Ministers in Ancient India: A Study in Harmony

An essay providing a glimpse of the harmonious relationship that existed between the ruler and the council of ministers in ancient India all the way up to the end of the Classical Era. The values that it instilled continued to endure in the Hindu ruling class. Its most recent exponent was Sir M. Vis

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Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of a Civilisational State: Remembering P.K. Telang

Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of a Civilisational State: Remembering P.K. Telang

Commentary on the civilisational message of Narendra Modi's Rajya Sabha speech of 8 February. We find a direct echo of the scholar P.K. Telang whose exposition of ancient India's democratic tradition is ever-relevant.

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