Indian Democracy

Essays

A Century of Leftist Child Abuse Births a CJP

A Century of Leftist Child Abuse Births a CJP

From a Benares boatman’s quiet despair to the streets of Delhi — a hard look at mass agitations, the termite-like capture of academia, and why India’s classrooms have become the Left’s most successful nuclear bomb

Rahul Gandhi and General Naravane’s Book: A Rehash of the Cold War Era Script

Rahul Gandhi and General Naravane’s Book: A Rehash of the Cold War Era Script

To hear Rahul Gandhi hurl allegations at the armed forces or brand his colleagues as traitors is to witness a very old game being played with very new, and very dangerous, stakes

Ghar-Wapsi in an Era of Mounting Losses and Existential Crisis: The Conclusion

Ghar-Wapsi in an Era of Mounting Losses and Existential Crisis: The Conclusion

The concluding episode of this series offers some suggestions regarding Ghar-Wapsi and some measures to counter the existential threat faced by the Hindu community

DVG's "Mahachunavane" - A Brutal Parody of the General Elections

DVG's "Mahachunavane" - A Brutal Parody of the General Elections

DVG wrote his play, "Mahachunavane" (General Elections) in 1965. It depicts an unflattering picture of the first general elections in India held in 1951-52. There is a justified need for revisiting and re-analysing this play today.

DVG’s Immortal 30-Point Advice to Young Men Delivered in 1971

DVG’s Immortal 30-Point Advice to Young Men Delivered in 1971

This is the full text of a letter that DVG wrote in 1971 to a disconcerted young college student seeking advice on entering public life.

Revisiting the 1967 General Elections: A Pivot of India's Downfall

Revisiting the 1967 General Elections: A Pivot of India's Downfall

The 1967 General Elections of India was a crucial juncture in the history of "independent India." It was the clear line that separated decency from brazenness.

From Kautilya to Congress: Downfall of Public Opinion in Indian Public Life

From Kautilya to Congress: Downfall of Public Opinion in Indian Public Life

The era of Hindu monarchies was one where the rulers genuinely feared and respected public opinion and conducted themselves in tune with it. In democracy, public opinion has degenerated into the sham of perception-management. We trace this downfall with concrete examples from history.

The Loss of Rashtra-Rna: The Tighter we Embrace Western Democracy the More Christianized Our Outlook Becomes

The Loss of Rashtra-Rna: The Tighter we Embrace Western Democracy the More Christianized Our Outlook Becomes

A cultural commentary on key civilisational lacunae in the Indian constitution and how they have played out in practice for seven decades

The Genius of Sanatana Polity and Statecraft: Decolonising Indian Governance

The Genius of Sanatana Polity and Statecraft: Decolonising Indian Governance

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision of and eulogy to the Indian Civil Services in his inspirational speech on April 21, 1947 to the first batch of the Indian Administrative Services needs repetition if only to underscore how farsighted he was: Your predecessors were brought up in the traditions in which

The Weakening of the National Spirit and the Sanatana Wellspring of Hope

The Weakening of the National Spirit and the Sanatana Wellspring of Hope

Honourable Members…I ask you, Members, to stand in your places to pay our tribute of respect to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, who by his grim determination and stead fast devotion was able to carve out and found Pakistan and whose passing away at this moment is an