Insight / 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. By Sandeep Balakrishna / 9 Feb 2021